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Sabotage and in various fields.

He stressed that the challenge creterrorism will not stop the ated
by sabotage and terrorism should
governments efforts to de- by no means impede the governments
velop Bahrains villages and efforts.
achievement in every field be
towns, vowed the Premier ourLet
main focus, he said, affirming
yesterday.
resolve to carry on the development
MANAMA:
n The Premier ... resolve
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman

Al Khalifa said that national work
should be a competition in which
citizens use their experience and
potential to enhance development
Campaign to
fight the flab
march, paying no heed to those who

put aside their national responsibilities
and engage in vandalising and damaging not only their own villages and
towns, but also their homeland.
The Premier pointed out that the fo-
cus of the governments efforts is on

achieving security and stability, on the
one hand, and ensuring the citizens live
in a secure environment, on the other.
He made the statements as he received at Gudaibiya Palace a number
of government officials.
The more we agree on the love of
our nation, the more secure and sedition-free our country becomes, he
said, saluting Bahraini citizens for
their distinguished patriotism and dedication.
Audience picture Page 16
Police assaulted
in prison riot
MANAMA: A two-month awareness campaign

on obesity health risks got underway at Bahrain
University yesterday.
A total of 117 academic figures and administrators joined the drive, Watch your Weight-2.
Eighty contenders took part last year in the
first edition marking World Health Day on
April 7.
The event, which marks the anniversary of
the founding of the World Health Organisation
in 1948, provides an opportunity to get involved
in activities that can lead to better health.
The top three winners who lose the most
weight will be presented with cash prizes of
BD300, BD200 and BD100 respectively.
The College of Health Sciences took part
in the inaugural day and conducted free blood
pressure and diabetes tests.
Nutrition consultant Dr Nariman Rashad Lotfi delivered a lecture, in which she advised the
contenders to abstain from consuming canned
food and energy drinks, urging them to drink
water and eat fibre-rich food.
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MANAMA: Violence broke out

at Jaw Prison yesterday after
guards denied entry to a prisoners relative who showed up
at the visitors centre without
proper identification.
Police said the relative became angry and assaulted police guarding the facility, and
damaged property.
The director of reformation
and rehabilitation said in a
statement that some of the inmates began rioting and vandalised parts of the building.
Inside the prison, some inmates damaged wards and held
one male nurse supervisor hostage.
Police acted to restore order
and the director said some of the
family members were arrested
along with the inmates involved
in the rioting and vandalism.
Full report Page 3
n King Salman vows

growth and stability
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud last night
vowed to pursue growth and stability in the
kingdom.
In his first major policy speech since assuming
the throne, King Salman also promised to
defend Arab and Muslim causes around the
world.
Full report Page 2
Should US send
ground troops
to fight ISIS?
By ANWAR ABDULRAHMAN
Pages 14-15
n 29 housemaids arrested
MANAMA: Twenty-nine housemaids, brought

to work in a neighbouring country, have been
arrested on the King Fahad Causeway, it was
announced last night.
Interior Ministry Under-Secretary of
Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs
Shaikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said
legal measures had been taken against the
maids, their employers and recruitment
agencies.
Full report Page 2
n SIO denies funds missing

MANAMA: The Social Insurance
Organisation (SIO) yesterday dismissed as

untrue a report that BD60 million had gone
missing from its accounts.
Chairman Arif Khamees said, under
the law, SIO is subject to control by the
National Audit Court as well as internal
and external audits to protect insured
deposits.
At a Press conference, Mr Khamees said
pensioners money is protected and all
investment funds had achieved record
revenues of BD179m in 2013 and high
returns were also expected for 2014. The
organisation is seeking sustainable funding
to help address actuarial deficit, he pointed
out.
He also announced plans to launch a major
recreational project in Gudaibiya soon in
addition to development of Marina Club
and buildings owned by the organisation in
more than 13 locations.
Gulf Daily News Wednesday, 11th March 2015
Saudi King unveils

new policy agenda
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques King Salman bin

Abdulaziz Al Saud vowed yesterday that low oil prices would
not halt progress in his country,
and promised to defend Arab and
Muslim causes around the world
in his first major policy speech
since assuming the throne.
King Salman said the kingdom

would continue oil and gas exploration, despite crude prices being
nearly half of what they were last
summer.
In an acknowledgement of the
kingdoms burgeoning young population, he urged businesses to help
create jobs, calling it a national duty.
Every citizen in the country and
every region of our nation are of my

concern, interest and care, he said,
adding that all Saudis are equal before his eyes.
He promised improvements in
education and health care, and to
find solutions for affordable housing
shortages.
Throughout the speech, he made
it a point to address both men and
women, referring to them as brothers and sisters and my sons and
daughters.
Security is a blessing and a pillar
for the prosperity of a society and its
stability, he said.
Security is the responsibility of
all and we will not permit anyone to
tamper with it or our stability.
On foreign policy, he said the

kingdom would continue to defend
Arab and Islamic issues and the creation of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.
He delivered the 10-minute speech
from the Al Yamama palace in Riyadh.
He was seated during the speech,
reading from a paper underneath a
large painting of his father, Saudi
Arabias founder King Abdulaziz.
Next to him were his crown prince
and deputy crown prince.
The invitees included governors,
senior royals, Cabinet ministers,
military leaders and senior clerics,
including the influential grand mufti
of Saudi Arabia.
n King Salman delivers his speech at Al Yamama

Palace
Clinton admits
email mistake
NEW YORK: Likely Demo- private email account.

cratic presidential candidate
I now, looking back, think
Hillary Clinton said yesterday that it might have been smarter
it would have been better if she to have those two devices from
had used a government email the very beginning.
account and a separate mobile
Clinton,
the
presumed
device as US secretary of state, front-runner for the 2016 Dembut said the vast majority of ocratic presidential nomination,
her correspondence
said she had provided
went to employees
to the State Departusing government
ment all of her emails
addresses.
that could possibly
Clinton has come
be work related for
under fire for her use
archiving purposes.
of a private email
She said she chose
account for official
not to keep personal
business when she
emails on topics such
served as the top US
as her daughters
n
Clinton
speaks
at
diplomat because of
wedding.
the
UN
concerns about seClinton tried to
curity and concerns that she head off criticism last week by
shielded important facts about urging the state department to
her tenure from the public.
quickly review her emails.
I saw it as a matter of conClintons decision to address
venience, Clinton told report- reporters reflects a calculaers during a Press conference tion among her advisers that
at the United Nations in New the issue was ballooning into
York in an effort to defuse the crisis-like proportions.
controversy over her use of
The story has dominated
a single mobile device and a cable news for days.
Ministry in video row
MANAMA: The Education Min-
istry said yesterday it had completed its investigations into a

video clip aimed at discrediting
it and driving a wedge between
the ministry and imams.
In the video, of an awareness
lecture presented by Dr Sharifa
Swar at a primary school in Isa
Town, the phrase Hammam
Al Masjid (bathroom of the
mosque) has been cut out so as
to sound like Imam Al Masjid
(imam of the mosque).
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The ministry said the incident

bore the hallmark of a malicious
crime targeting the sanctity of
educational establishments, with
the aim of sparking sedition
among segments of Bahraini society and tranishing the reputation of the ministry.
It said it had send the results
of its investigations to the anti-corruption and economic and
electronic security directorate
to take deterrent legal measures
against people behind the prank.
BBC suspends
Top Gear
host Clarkson
LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson,
the outspoken British presenter

of the Top Gear motoring show,
has been suspended by the BBC
after he was involved in a fracas with a producer.
Clarkson, who has generated
both controversy and profits
for Britains publicly funded
broadcaster, was already on a
final warning over accusations
last year that he had used racist language while filming the
show.
The BBC said Top Gear,
which is aired in
more than 200
countries, would
not be broadcast
on Sunday.
A friend of
Prime Minister
David Cameron,
Clarkson became
the popular face
of Top Gear by n Clarkson
mixing a passion
for cars with blunt banter and
swagger that offended, among
others, environmental groups,
and mental health charities.
Despite controversies, Top
Gear has become one of the
BBCs most successful and lucrative programmes.
It was even recognised by
Guinness World Records as the
most-watched factual television show of all time.
The BBC said it would say
nothing further on the matter and Clarkson could not be
reached for comment.
His manager and his assistant
did not immediately return calls
requesting comment.
Warning over
exploitation
of workers
MANAMA: Efforts to root out
the phenomena of illegal workers aim at protecting domestic
workers and preserving their
rights, said Interior Ministry
under-secretary of Nationality,
Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) Shaikh Rashid
bin Khalifa Al Khalifa yesterday as he announced the arrest
of 29 housemaids, who were
brought to Bahrain to work in a
neighbouring country.
Legal action is being taken
against the maids, who belong
to different nationalities, as
well as their employers and
manpower agencies.
Some employers exploit migrants for their own interests,
paying no heed to the detrimental impact of runaway workers
and incurred legal accountability, said Shaikh Rashid.
He stressed the role of joint
inspection patrols, which are
co-ordinated with the Labour
Market Regulatory Authority,
as well as the e-follow up of
commercial registers to verify
the validity of migrant workers
permits.
Shaikh Rashid warned that
the NPRA would take legal and
administrative action against
violators who are found in
breach of the law.
Gulf Daily News

Wednesday, 11th March 2015
Police assaulted as
rioting breaks out
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RIOTING inmates went on the

rampage at Bahrains main prison
facility in Jaw yesterday, damaging property and even holding a
nurse hostage.
Violence erupted when guards denied access to a prisoners relative

who showed up for a visit, but did not
have identification.
Police said the inmates relative
became angry and assaulted police
By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL
guarding the facility and damaged

property, but rioting then broke out inside the prison.
Images purportedly uploaded online
from inside the detention centre show
inmates climbing on the prison roof,
smoke rising from burning debris,
smashed windows and trashed cells.
A statement attributed to the General
Director of the Reformation and Rehabilitation Directorate said police intervened and arrested those responsible.
It said they had been referred to the
Public Prosecution for follow-up.
Families of some inmates at Jaw
Prison asked for a person without an
ID to enter for a visit, which was denied, said the statement.
(The) families damaged and vandalised the building and attacked the
police.
It said a nurse who oversees health
facilities was held captive by inmates.
The inmates caused chaos and
committed sabotage acts in a number
of cells and they took a nurse hostage
who supervises the health services in
the facility, added the statement.
It also said the entire incident had
been captured by CCTV cameras.
Pictures apparently taken inside the
prison and uploaded to the Internet

yesterday are believed to have been
taken by inmates using smuggled mobile phones.
It is illegal for inmates to possess such
items and police announced last month
that an employee of the Interior Ministrys Reformation and Rehabilitation
Directorate was suspended for smuggling mobile phones into the prison.
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Officer tells court of lucky escape
A POLICEMAN has described how he

narrowly avoided being shot in the head
with his own weapon as he struggled
with a rioter in Dair.
The 27-year-old officer was giving
evidence yesterday against three teenagers who are standing trial at the High
Criminal Court for rioting, assaulting
policemen and possessing Molotov
cocktails.
He told the court how he and his colleagues had been tasked to deal with a
50-strong mob of rioters who had set up illegal road blocks using rubbish bins, rocks
and burning tyres on January 5 last year.
By NOOR ZAHRA
We fired tear gas canisters to disperse
the mob of masked men, said the policeman in his statement to prosecutors.
Some of them ran away but we gave
chase and I managed to grab hold of one
of them, who was not masked.
He then started to push me, however,
resisting arrest, holding onto my shotgun and causing it to fire.
The shot skimmed right by my head.
My colleagues then rushed in to help
me arrest him.
The man that the officer was referring
to, a 17-year-old Bahraini who is one of

the three defendants on trial, claimed
that he did not grab the officers gun and
was just trying to get away.
I attempted to flee and pushed him but
his gun accidentally went off, said the
teenager in his statement to prosecutors.
I did not mean to grab onto his weapon and just wanted to avoid arrest.
Another officer described how he had
rushed in to help when he saw his colleague in trouble.
We were dispersing rioters when
one of them tried to take my colleagues
shotgun, he said.
We rushed to save him because the

rioter had fired a shot in the air as he was
grabbing the weapon.
Luckily my colleague escaped unharmed but the pellets missed his head
by only inches.
The 17-year-old, who is the only one
of the three defendants in custody, appeared yesterday to plead not guilty to
the charges.
He is also accused of attempted murder in connection with the case but is
standing trial separately on that charge.
The trial was adjourned until April 1
for review.
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happiness
A WALkATHON will be held
on March 20 to mark the United Nations Happiness Day at
Prince khalifa Bin Salman
Park in Hidd.
Organised by the Art of Living Bahrain Chapter, the event
has been titled Happiness
Walkathon and is the second
one to be held in a row.
The first one was held last
year.
According to organisers, the
registrations will commence by
3pm on March 20 and the 3kmwalk will start by 5pm.
Entry fee is BD1 and is open
to the general public, they
added.
The organisers pointed out
that the objective of the event
is to bring people together and
inculcate the healthy habit of
walking and staying happy by
releasing stress and incorporating healthy habits.
Added attractions include
a laughter yoga demonstration apart from various fun
activities.
The event is being supported
by HSBC bank.
The Art of Livings main service activity includes conducting stress relief and happiness
programmes throughout the
kingdom.
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it has grown into a humanitarian organisation involved
in service projects across 155
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Gulf Daily News

Workers protest
n Expatriate employees of Mercury Contracting say they have not been paid for two months
l 125 expatriates strike over unpaid salaries
MORE than 100 expatriate

employees who worked on
a new five-star hotel have
allegedly not been paid
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN
for two months.
The 125 electrical and me-
chanical staff, who worked on

the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain
Bay, went on strike on February
28 when they staged a protest in
front of the hotel.

They work for Mercury Contracting, which was a subcontractor on the hotel project, and
dian, Pakistani and Filipino

workers who say they have not
been paid for work they did in
January and February.
Ever since we came back
from the site on February 28,
we have been at our labour
camp in Askar, said one Indian electrician, aged 32, who
requested anonymity.
All of us were paid BD50
each on Sunday, which helped
us to settle our food and grocery bills at the nearby shop.
There are around 30 of us
whose visas have expired and
the rest of us have not been paid
since December.
say they were originally promised they would be paid last

week, but instead received just
BD50 each on Sunday.
The hotel, which opened on
March 1, says it is not involved
in paying the salaries of subcontractors employees.
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Mercury Contracting
claimed the wages should have
been paid by the main contractor Six Construct.
We are subcontractors of
Dubai-based main contractor
Six Construct, which is responsible for paying the salaries,
she told the GDN.
It is true that the workers are
on strike and the fact is that it
is not only these employees, but
even other employees in Mercury involved with the project
have not been paid.
We had a meeting with them
(Six Construct) two weeks before the opening of the hotel
and they said they were ready
to pay only 30 per cent of the
salaries, which was for the Bahrainis, and the reason for this
decision is unclear.
We cannot stop the workers
from striking as it is their right,
but the contractor could seek
legal action on non-negotiable
terms as striking is a breach
of contract.
As of now, it is uncertain as
to what could be done.
Those on strike include In-
He said the electrical and

mechanical staff are supposed
to be paid basic salaries of between BD65 and BD150.
We have families back
home who solely depend on
our salaries and we are unable
to meet our expenses here as
well, he said.
He said Mercury Contracting
had completed 95pc of its work
on the hotel when the men went
on strike. It is just 5pc remaining and we dont know if they
care about paying us, he added.
We are told that the company has financial problems,
hence the delay.
Six Construct could not be
reached for comment.
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A SAUDI already sentenced to

18 years behind bars for conning
more than 40 low-paid foreign
workers has had another three
years added to his prison term.
The
41-year-old
targeted
low-income Asian workers waiting to withdraw cash from ATM
machines.
He offered to help them, but
then switched their debit cards
with fake ones before emptying
their bank accounts.
The defendant was handed an
additional three-year sentence
for fraud yesterday by the High
Criminal Court.
His latest conviction relates to
an incident in which he tricked
two Indian men withdrawing

money at an ATM machine in
Manama and Nuwaidrat in January 2013 and stole BD360 in total.
I was just trying to use my
credit card but I did not know
how to, one of the victims told
prosecutors.
I then tried to withdraw a second time and saw another man
(the defendant) using an ATM
machine near me.
I asked if he could help me
and he was very polite and accepted.
He then said my card was not
working and I walked away, but
got a message saying that BD69
was withdrawn from my account.
Expenses
More jail time for

debit card conman
Gulf Daily News

Subsidies cut for

expats proposed
By MOHAMMED AL AALI
COSTS could go up for

expats and the private
sector as Bahrain seeks to
offset a projected shortfall in revenues, driven
in large part by lower oil
prices.
Finance Minister Shaikh

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al
Khalifa told the GDN yesterday that one proposal
involved cutting subsidies
for
foreigners
and companies,
making them pay
at least the cost
price for government services.
He was speaking after he appeared in parliament to persuade MPs to
retrospectively approve an
increase in the amount of
money the government is
allowed to borrow.
MPs will vote next week
on a Royal Decree issued
before parliament was elected in November, which
raised the governments
borrowing cap from BD5
billion to BD7bn.
None of the publics
benefits will go away, but
foreigners and companies
will have to pay at least
the cost price of services as
one of the solutions to re-
Session in chaos over technical hitch
A TECHNICAL glitch threw parliament into

chaos yesterday morning as microphones
switched themselves on and off without warning and absent MPs were somehow able to
vote.
An IT team was called in to fix the issue by
parliament chairman Ahmed Al Mulla, who
was earlier seen struggling with the systems
controls to no avail.
It was parliament financial and economic
affairs committee chairman Isa Al
Kooheji who first noticed something was awry with the voting
duce costs, Shaikh

Ahmed told the GDN.
We have different scenarios for the
budget, which uses different oil
barrel calculations.
There is a general view on
what we want, but again it will
be left to MPs when we present
them with the draft budget.
During his appearance in
parliament Shaikh Ahmed
warned that failure to approve
an increase in borrowing could
directly affect the public.
MPs plans to cap it at
BD5bn as in the past budget,
rather than BD7bn as in the
decree, are setting us back,
he said as he appeared in
parliament.
The cap will stop everything - monthly wages and pro-
system when a yes vote was recorded in the

name of absent MP Roaa Al Hayki.
In response, Mr Al Mulla ordered a re-vote
on the issue, which concerned the new Public
Health Law, after Mr Al Kooheji showed him
a picture of the voting screen he had taken
with his phone.
At this point, Parliament and Shura
Council Affairs Minister Ghanim Al Buainain questioned the validity of all votes taken
during the session, given the glitch.
However, Mr Al Mulla told the GDN afterwards that a crucial vote on a Royal Decree
grammes we have for the people - and we dont want to make

the public scapegoats. It is not
resolutions we are looking for,
we want solutions.
Shaikh Ahmed said the government had suggested different options to parliament, such
as redirecting subsidies and
reducing spending, to offset
lower oil revenues.
MPs want the oil price to
be calculated at $60 per barrel
when preparing the budget and
for that borrowing is necessary, since we dont know what
comes next regarding the oil
market and whether there is a
recovery, he said.
Meanwhile, MP Ahmed Qarrata challenged the minister
to come up with the perfect
budget that did not require
concerning the pearling industry had been

done by reading out names, so any fault was
ruled out there adding that he had clearly
said in the morning that there is a problem
with the voting system, just to be on the safe
side.
Unless voting is questioned then it is correct, he said.
This is how we regarded all matters
discussed until I was alerted by Mr Al
Kooheji, which meant that I had to take a
re-vote on the issue under discussion at that
point of time.
borrowing. Mr Qarrata offered

to come up with his own finance proposals, which he
dubbed The Qarrata Budget
- an offer that was accepted by
Shaikh Ahmed.
I am ready to see The Qarrata Budget and we in the
government dont believe in
monopolising wisdom.
Help us with the budget.
We are waiting for it to be presented to us and if it is as good
as claimed, we will throw our
plans, adopt it as ours and present it to parliament, rather than
spend time preparing our own.
But for now we will sit on
the table and explain reasons
why borrowing is necessary,
Shaikh Ahmed pointed out.
Parliament chairman Ahmed
Al Mulla told the GDN he
was given assurances that the

Cabinet had finished revising
the two-year budget, but did not
know why it had not yet been
presented to parliament.
He said he hoped it would be
approved during the Cabinets
session next Monday. It will
come to us by the end of next
week, as promised, and it will not
spend a lot of time with us (MPs)
since what we want is already
reflected in the four-year government action plan approved last
month, said Mr Al Mulla.
Parliaments financial and
economic affairs committee
chairman MP Isa Al Kooheji
told the GDN that Bahrains
borrowing currently stood at
BD5.6bn, which equates to
45.3 per cent of GDP.
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Fines plan for

firms selling
CRs illegally
IMMEDIATE fines for companies found to be illegally
selling commercial registrations (CRs) on the black market are being considered by
the Industry and Commerce
Ministry.
Minister Zayed Al Zayani
told MPs yesterday that an
amendment to the law was
under consideration to avoid
long wait for court verdicts.
He was responding to a
question from parliaments
environment affairs committee vice-chairman Ghazy Al
Rahma on the number of CRs
currently in circulation.
The minister said there were
around 86,000 CRs, but added
that it was difficult to monitor
them with the ministrys six
inspectors and said help was
being sought from the Labour
Market Regulatory Authority
and its 70 inspectors.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Sadiq Al Shehabi said information presented to parliament by its woman and child
committee chairwoman Dr
Jameela Al Sammak on huge
shortages of doctors in government facilities was wrong.
We are working with the
Civil Service Bureau to employ more doctors to meet
needs in some specialisations
which have shortages, he
said.
But not in the manner
suggested by the MP, which
gives the impression specialised doctors are completely
unavailable.
Ten MPs were named to the
free visa workers probe committee formed last week.
They are legislative and legal affairs committee chairman
Anas Buhindi, Mr Al Rahma,
financial and economic affairs committee vice-chairman
Nasser Al Qaseer, and MPs Ali
Al Muqla, Theyab Al Nuaimi,
Mohsin Al Bakri, Adel Al
Asoomi, Hamad Al Dossary,
Jalal Kadhem and Dr Shaikh
Abdulmajeed Al Asfoor.
Foreign investment sought for pearling industry
BAHRAINS pearling industry is being opened up to foreign investment

as the government looks to attract
private companies to replace the countrys existing Pearl and Gem Testing
Laboratory.
A Royal Decree amending the Pearl
and Precious Stone Control Law was
issued in December (2014) shortly before the start of the new parliament, but
it has just been put to the vote.
Only seven MPs voted in favour of
the decree yesterday, 15 voted against
and eight abstained with many abstaining MPs complaining that they
had not been made aware of the proposed changes ahead of time.
However, the decree was passed
as under the constitution, an absolute

majority of 21 votes against should be
recorded for a decree to be suspended.
Despite an outcry by abstaining
MPs, parliament chairman Ahmed
Al Mulla referred the decree to Shura
Council and waved for secretary-general Abdulla Al Dossary to move on.
Industry and Commerce Minister
Zayed Al Zayani had earlier told MPs
that Bahrain had to attract investment
to solidify its status as a regional leader
in the pearl industry.
The current lab costs us BD200,000
a year and makes only BD57,000, he
said during the weekly session.
I dont want to upgrade this facility
because it will cost millions and em-
ploys just 12 people, so scrapping it is

better.
Giving the work to private companies, whether Bahraini or expatriate,
is better and rest assured that we
will enforce fees on those entering the
trade, meaning we will be rid of a burden, make profit and allow the market
to boom.
When the telecoms industry was
opened up for competition it gave the
market a huge boost, allowed more employment and made Bahrain a leader in
the industry.
Mr Al Zayani said that MPs should
move with the times.
Why stand in the way of change,
when it is imminent? Do you want
pearls and precious gems to be tested

in Dubai? This would have happened if
the decree had not been issued by His
Majesty King Hamad, he said.
We would have lost a lot, but we
have managed to buy time.
My grandparents were pearl merchants and if we had continued in that
profession, we would not have become
the business family we are today.
The West has developed because
it attracted foreign minds and if its
people said not to bring them in, those
countries would not have developed.
Cable and Wireless came to Bahrain and it is a foreign telecoms company and without it we would still
be sending messages today using
pigeons.
Mr Al Zayani added that the current
Pearl and Gem Testing Laboratory employees could form their own company and enter as bidders to avoid losing
their jobs.
Bahraini pearl businessmen could
also form their own companies and
enter as bidders we dont have a
preference, it could be more than one
company allowed in, he said.
Meanwhile, Parliament and Shura
Council Affairs Minister Ghanim Al
Buainain said having an international company giving pearls and precious gems their stamp of approval
would give it more market value and
credibility.
Gulf Daily News

Clamp on matt
finish vehicles
CARS and motorbikes decorated with flat matt paint

or matt vinyl wrapping
will no longer be allowed
on Bahrains roads due to
safety concerns.
Part of a GCC-wide ban on

non-glossy paint jobs, agreed
at an Interior Ministers summit
held in Kuwait in November,
the move will see owners of vehicles decorated in such a fashion unable to renew their vehicle registrations at the General
Directorate of Traffic.
Several car dealers and companies across Bahrain provide
services to personalise cars
with a matt finish, especially
luxury and high-end cars.
However, traffic authorities
in Bahrain yesterday urged
drivers to remove matt paint or
By SANDEEP SINGH GREWAL
stickers from their vehicles.

Owners should maintain the
original appearance of the car
and refrain from matt painting
their vehicles, said a source
from the General Directorate of
Traffic.
There has been a circular issued which is now in force that
applies to cars and motorcycles
to reduce traffic accidents.
It was not made clear whether violators could have their
vehicles impounded if they refuse to obey, but officials did
confirm that any vehicle with a
matt finish would not have its
registration renewed.
The
Bahrain
Chamber
of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) earlier this week
n A matt paint finish costs upwards of BD300 and is increasingly

popular on luxury and high-end cars
notified all of its members

about the rules.
Invitation to the Ordinary General Meeting of

Al Baraka Islamic Bank Bahrain
In accordance with Articles (55) of the Articles of Association of Al Baraka
Islamic Bank (B.S.C) Closed) the Board of Directors of the Bank is pleased to
invite the Shareholders to attend the Banks Ordinary General Meeting to be
held on Sunday 29 March 2015 at 12:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Agenda for the Ordinary General Meeting shall be as follows:
1. To review the report of the Board of Directors on the activities of the Bank
for the Financial Year ended 31/12/2014
2. To review Sharia Supervisory Boards report for the Financial Year ended
31/12/2014
3. To review and discuss the External Auditors report for the Financial Year
ended 31/12/2014
4. To approve the Financial Statements and the Profit & Loss Accounts for the
Financial Year ended 31/12/2014
5. To approve the Board of Directors recommendation to pay the Boar
Members a remuneration of US$ 200,000 after obtainment of the required
official approvals.
6. To absolve the Directors from liability for the Financial Year ended
31/12/2014
7. To appoint external auditors subject to the approval of the Central Bank of
Bahrain for the Financial Year ended 31/12/2015 and to authorize the Board
of Directors to fix their remuneration.
8. To review the Corporate Governance plan as per the CBB instructions.
9. To approve the recommendation of the Board of Directors with regards to
the Variable Remuneration Policy as per the CBB guidelines which includes:
(a). The Variable Remuneration Policy.
(B). Share Incentive Scheme.
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani

Chairman
All car and motorcycle dealers must refrain from importing

matt-coloured vehicles, it said
in a notice.
This also applies to automobile decoration stores applying
matt stickers on the entire body
of the vehicle.
Quartz Car Centre Bahrain owner Arif Dawani told
the GDN that he stood to lose
thousands through his shop in
Isa Town if the matt ban was
enforced.
I have spent around
BD85,000 to get the franchise for matt paints and other
products in Bahrain and with
the new decision there will be

fewer clients from Bahrain and
GCC countries, he said.
We were told by traffic officials that cars painted with
matt colours will not be able
to complete the yearly vehicle
registration process.
Another leading car customisation outlet, that did not
want to be named, said it was
aware of the new regulation
but claimed it had not stopped
people from customising their
vehicles.
We have heard about the
ban on matt-painted vehicles,
but officially we have not
been informed about it, said a
member of staff at the company, who wanted to remain
anonymous.
There are several colours to
choose from and some customers are now using coloured foil
stickers for their cars instead.
The matt ban decision was
made before Bahrains tough
new traffic law, which dramatically increased fines and
jail terms for various offences,
came into force last month.
Under the new law, anyone
driving a vehicle without a valid registration certificate can
expect a prison sentence of up
to six months and a fine of up
to BD500.
[email protected]
Cross-dressers
attend hearing
A GROUP of convicted
cross-dressers has appeared in
court after some refused to attend previous appeal hearings.
The group includes a Saudi,
aged 16, a Jordanian, 15, and
two Bahrainis, 16 and 20, who
were earlier found guilty of inciting debauchery by the Lower
Criminal Court.
They were filmed wearing
womens clothing in Sakhir on
National Day last year.
Indecency
All four were handed twoyear jail sentences, with the
Saudi also ordered to spend an
additional year in jail for public indecency after he exposed
his buttocks out of a car window.
They appealed at the High
Criminal Appeals Court, but
three of the defendants refused to attend three previous
hearings.
However, they all showed up
yesterday and the appeal was
adjourned until April 1 for defence lawyers to submit their
final arguments.
Parents of the victims told
the GDN they hoped their children would be found innocent
on appeal.
They received very harsh
sentences and I am hoping they
will all be acquitted on appeal,
said the father of the Jordanian.
They are still young and
have a future in front of them.
Court allows
screening of
assault video
VIDEO footage allegedly showing a womans rights advocate
assaulting two female police officers at a detention centre in Isa
Town will be screened in court.
The 50-year-old Bahraini is accused of kicking two policewomen when they tried to remove her
from a police vehicle on September 14.
She had been arrested for insulting staff at King Hamad University Hospital and a policeman
on Twitter.
However, she allegedly refused
to get out of a police car for four
hours and then attacked officers who tried to get her out.
The defendant, who appeared
in court yesterday, earlier pleaded not guilty and was released
from custody while the trial is
underway.
She spoke in the absence of her
lawyer and requested for the video to be shown in court.
She also presented judges with
six medical reports, which she
claimed contained information
about a medical condition in her
legs that proved she could not
kick anyone.
Judges agreed for the video
footage to be screened at the next
hearing on April 5.
She also presented judges with
her lawyers final arguments,
which the lawyer signed, and said
he was currently abroad.
She also asked the court to
appoint a medical specialist to
examine her and the alleged victims.
The defendant, who was fined
BD100 in October for insulting
hospital staff and a policeman
on Twitter, is also facing trial in
eight other cases.
Expo to focus
on autism
awareness
A YOUTH group will host a twoday exhibition from tomorrow to
raise awareness of autism.
The Bahraini Youth Forum
Society (BYFS) is showcasing
paintings, documentaries and
short films about the topic on the
ground floor of City Centre Bahrain.
There will also be live music
and medical specialists will join
mothers of autistic children at
the stand, which is being staged
under the patronage of Information Affairs Minister Isa Al Hammadi.
It is being run as part of the
societys Naseem Initiative and a
festival is being lined up on April
4 to mark the International Day
of Autism.
Other events include a walkathon on April 25 at Dohat
Arad and a childrens fashion show in co-ordination
with Alia Centre for Early
Intervention on June 13 at Seef
Mall.
Claim number: 02/2013/13275/9

The Second Grand Court
ATTENDANCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Claimant: Mr. Hazem Ahmed Ishaq Husseini
By the legal Agent : Mr. Mohammed Alfateh Madani
Defendant : Mr. Joseph Pierre Benoit Giblot Ducray
Claim capacity: Demand the amount of 4000.000 BHD in
addition to the fees , expense and the lawyer fees.
Hence The Second civil Court announces to the defendant
named above to attend personally or by his legal representative,
and adjournments the hearing administratively to 17th of March
2015 to address the claim.
Gulf Daily News

Fire-hit homeowners
seek legal advice
HOMEOWNERS at a luxury
housing development have sought
legal advice over a gas pipeline
fire that left their properties and
cars covered with dark stains.
n FLASHBACK: A sun
lounger at Riffa Views
coated in an oily substance
after last months fire
A residents association at Riffa

Views has appointed Haya Rashed Al
Khalifa Attorneys at Law and Legal
Consultants to handle the case.
They want an independent investigation into the blaze in Sakhir on February 11, which coated the surrounding area including Riffa Views with
an oily substance.
The group wants to know if a similar incident could occur in future and
if the blaze last month posed a health
risk to tenants.
Tatweer Petroleum, which is responsible for Bahrains oil field, has
initiated a clean-up operation at Riffa
Views in the wake of the fire.
However, residents are concerned
about the close proximity of oil and
gas facilities to their homes and are
By RAJI UNNIKRISHNAN
calling for such installations to be
moved if an independent review concludes that they pose a threat.
This group also includes residents
whose houses or properties were not
affected by the oil spill, an American
homeowner at Riffa Views told the
GDN.
There are some residents who
didnt want to join this group, fearing
that Tatweer might stop the cleaning
procedures it has initiated.
However, our concern is the environment, the quality of air that we
breathe and the health of our children.
The diesel generators, oil wells
and other facilities that pollute the air
are a concern and we need to see if
these facilities should be removed altogether or relocated.
It is our duty and responsibility to
work together to ensure a clean and
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The Riffa Views residents group

also wants a damage assessment to
be conducted to determine how badly properties were affected by last
months fire and the cost of repairs.
Those in the group include homeowner and retired oil industry professional Muhammadali Harazy, who
called for the facility affected by the
blaze to be shut down until a full review is conducted. To restart this
facility, we must have a full investigation into the incident to prevent such
a catastrophic fireball release from the
flare stack, said Mr Harazy.
He added that he was concerned by
the size of last months blaze.
We must have an independent
engineering review, he said, questioning the frequency of air quality
inspections in the Riffa Views area.
Tatweer Petroleum did not comment yesterday.
[email protected]
Letters Pages 8-9
n Mr Harazy
n FLASHBACK: The massive blaze that

dumped oily deposits on Riffa Views
The Sun in your sign, connects with the Moon in your sister water sign of Scorpio, today. And whilst
this may not be a long lasting influence, its one which helps you to make the connection between
what youre trying to do in your everyday situation at present and how its communicated out to
other people.
Your ruler Mars continues to encourage you to be as daring as possible. When you read the archetype of your Zodiac sign, there might be times when you dont recognise how youre supposed to
be. After all, as we get older we become more wary, but I do feel that if something is exciting you
now, youll throw lifes dice.
The Moon angles well with the Sun today, suggesting that the feedback you get from a friend can
prove to be really encouraging. You may continue to have a surfeit of nervous energy, and if you
dont quite know what to do with it, because they can be more objective, they could help you to
work through the process.
Your natural curiosity can work in a number of ways at this time, Gemini. This is certainly a week
when youre likely to gain through your links to others, especially through groups or even social
media. However, today also gives you an opportunity to take things to a deeper level, and help you
count your blessings.
If you can express your emotions, either through tender exchanges with your children, if you have
them, to a partner, or by investing them in a hobby or artistic craft, it can be tremendously fulfilling.
Yet there could also be a counterpoint, with some erratic energies thrown up in your professional
situation just now.
As much as this can be a period when youre prompting changes within your situation, you may
also experience others pushing you to make alterations and this could be more challenging. In fact
today, with the Moon still in a tender area of your solar horoscope, if it seems youre under pressure
you might feel rather feisty.
When the Moon works its way through the sector of everyday communications, as it does today,
it can help to open us up and be more self-expressive. And this is felt even more by the role of the
Sun which is encouraging you to think about your human interactions more closely. Try not to
force the pace with one person.
Sparks can continue to fly, but a spark is required to light a fire and today you could find yourself
jousting with someone, or even being more provocative - but you might find all this rather enthralling. In fact, even in a settled relationship you could be more outspoken, or if there is someone
you like, let them know.
Sometimes you can be a little bit reticent in terms of showing your feelings, and there may be
times today when the need to manage fast moving developments in your worldly or work situation could give you little time to breathe. But once you can, you might find yourself enjoying a
rather tender moment with one person.
Watch out for unspoken communication today. Indeed, do even stay alert to your own inner emotional dimension. If you do, you may be pleasantly surprised by some of the things that you notice.
Then again, theres another side of you that can be much more go-getting, which also comes to
the fore, Sagittarius.
You might find that you are changing your mind quite rapidly at the moment. In some ways this
can be exciting, because it helps you to see lots of different concepts, juggle them around in your
thinking and discard the ones that you dont feel will stand the test of time. But you may also feel
rather drained Capricorn.
Theres only so much you can cram into each day Aquarius, and currently you may find yourself
trying to almost reinvent the clock. Your capacity to grapple with new ideas or enjoy upbeat and
vibrant conversations, is really quite immense. The real trick is going to be focusing on one thing,
and doing it really, really well.
Online dangers
HE article Trial sheds light on

T7) really
recruiting girls (GDN, March
got my blood boiling.
The recruitment of soldiers

for Islamic States (IS) war has
moved from conventional
means to online recruitment
drives.
Social media has played
a very significant role in the
recruitment of young people for
IS. It seems to me that young,
disaffected youths who exist primarily on the fringes of society
seem more susceptible to this
kind of propaganda.
IS has especially ramped up
its efforts to lure young women
seen as potential brides for its
fighters. It is already known how
IS and other extremist groups
use platforms like Facebook,
WhatsApp and Twitter to
reach their target audience in
a language they understand.
Their methods include manipulating popular
hashtags from Ebola outbreaks to the recent
World Cup to disseminate their message.
In an age where the young already outpace
their elders in technological matters, keeping
an eye on their online habits is even harder.
Methods of supervision like placing the
computer in an open area where they can be
watched is not feasible anymore.
Is it possible to sit and watch what the children do on the computer every time they go
online? This can also create trust issues if the
children feel like they are not given the ability
to make their own choices. Parental filters
can also be bypassed easily
nowadays.
I was born in the 90s and
my sister was born a decade
later and she's not
even 15 yet. And
she is the designated
person in our family
to set up our mobile
phones, fix our Internet
problems and even
take care of our parents
online banking transactions.
Im sure there are similar cases in many
other families where young ones are tech
geniuses and parents are often relegated to
back in my day... stories.
I feel IS have succeeded in their social media propaganda primarily because children
arent being sufficiently monitored on what
they do online.
Previously, there were dangers of meeting
strangers, molesters and crazy people online
and now we can add terrorists to that list. And
to those parents who think, Oh, my kid(s)
wont do that, this only affects western children or My children are smart enough not to
pay attention to such things can we really
be sure about anything at all?
Franziska Lfgren
TODAY is Wednesday, March 11, the 70th day of 2015.

There are 295 days left in the year. Highlights in history
on this date:
1597 - Austrias Archduke Albert captures Amiens in
France.
1784 - British sign peace treaty with Tippoo of Mysore in
India.
1795 - The Mahrathas defeat the Mogul of Kurdla in India.
1812 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia declares Jews
citizens with equal rights.
1845 - Maoris stage further uprisings against British rule
in New Zealand.
1913 - Britain and Germany agree on frontier between
Nigeria and Cameroons.
1917 - British forces capture Baghdad during the First
World War.
1920 - Amir Faisal is proclaimed King of an independent
Syria.
1921 - France, in treaty with Turkey, renounces claim to
Cilicia.
1938 - German forces enter Austria.
1943 - British Eighth Army repulses heavy German counterattacks in Tunisia in the Second World War.
1966 - Mobs sweep through Calcutta, India, and surrounding towns in second day of food riots, and police kill
five of the rioters.
1975 - Two Portugal Air Force planes attack military barracks in Lisbon in what is called attempt to overthrow left-
Ridiculous suggestions
writing to thank Nix for the excellent

IinAM
explanation of the Tatweer accident in Riffa
his letter Perfectly safe (GDN, March 5).
I am also sure the management of Tatweer

is overjoyed to read your expert conclusion
of the situation that absolves them of any
blame.
You are right, I really should not complain
about all the oil on my house, my car, my garden, the outside furniture, my childs toys and
anything else. I was foolish enough to leave
my own house that night.
I also would like to thank him for his ideas
on what to do if there is another accident a
seemingly impossible event if his expert view
is to be believed.
It had never occurred to me to simply drive
away from my house, as I have spent quite a
lot of money on it and I had considered it, well
... I considered it home.
If only the thousands of people of Bhopal
had thought about this option, or indeed
maybe the 167 workers tragically killed on
Piper Alpha should have just climbed on a
helicopter.
We, as residents of Riffa Views, should
seriously discuss seeking the services of an
expert like Nix to come and review the safety
aspects of the place. No doubt the place
should really be flattened and the thousands
of residents should simply drive away in their
cars, the same should be considered for the
Bapco Awali Camp and The Royal Golf Club.
Nix, no doubt by now your expertise will
lead you to conclude there is an element of
sarcasm in my words, and whilst Oscar Wilde
would say something about that, in this case
for you, I felt it necessary.
The reason the people of Bakersfield do
not complain about oil spilt on their houses
is because it probably does not happen, and
if it did, I am very sure they would not simply
wing military government.

1977 - Brazil cancels 25-year-old military assistance treaty
with US because of US State Department report criticising
its alleged violations of human rights.
1987 - Sudanese-sponsored peace talks between Chad
and Libya break down, and no date is set to resume negotiations.
1989 - Two dozen nations sign declaration in the Netherlands enlisting United Nations as watchdog against pollution of Earths atmosphere.
1990 - Lithuanian parliament declares independence
from Soviet Union.
1991 - Pro-democracy activists in Kuwait demand that
the countrys government set a date for parliamentary
elections.
1992 - Sikh militants round up 17 Hindu workers and execute them at a government-owned mill in Punjab.
1993 - After days of hard bargaining with recalcitrant
Serbs, United Nations convoys are allowed to enter embattled eastern Bosnia.
1994 - Eduardo Frei becomes president of Chile.
1995 - Government forces using rockets, artillery and
fighter jets pound Kabuls southern suburbs in an assault
aimed at dislodging rival Islamic forces.
1996 - The trial of former South Korean presidents Roh
Tae Woo and Chun Doo Hwan, charged with carrying out
a 1979 coup and massacring pro-democracy protesters,
opens in Seoul.
Another
Anoth
er
View . . .
By Yenus S
n The young are susceptible

to Internet propaganda
It is a ridiculous suggestion that we simply

drive away from our homes. The development
is here to stay and thus the onus is on Tatweer
to ensure that such events are not repeated.
Fortunately they do have teams of experts
working 24/7 to ensure this is the case.
Personally I have no issues living in Riffa
Views alongside Tatweers installations.
Thankfully Nix, you mention you work in
an adjacent offshore oilfield, thus when you
return there I will have little fear of any of your
future ridiculous suggestions.
However if some sour gas is leaked I will
be sure to get in my car and drive away. Oh
hang on, H2S is heavier than air, so surely the
correct response would be to go upstairs?
I guess I should wait for the fabled very
good escape plan to be published.
Lee
Balanced view
refers to Shameful behaviour (GDN,

Tby HIS
March 6). What has been presented here
Essa Khan is a single-sided version by a
accept driving away as a solution.
In fact I am quite sure the EPA of California
would be having words with Occidental about
spraying oil around the place, no doubt followed by quite a healthy fine ... you must have
heard of Deep Horizon?
Regarding blame, I am personally not
bothered who is to blame. From what I understand, flammable liquids found their way into
a gas flare, this ignited and the resulting fire
sent a significant amount of oil into the air,
which rained down on about 400 houses.
We, as residents of Riffa Views, decided
collectively to consult with Tatweer with the
aim of having the mess cleaned up.
This was to provide a single point of contact
between Tatweer and the residents. To date
Tatweer has been very engaging, they sent
professional loss adjusters who visited all affected houses, and they have begun cleaning
up. So far, the response
from Tatweer has been
Published letters are not
necessarily the views of the very professional, and
rather than shying away,
Editor. Readers wishing to
the experts you refer
make a complaint through
to have been making
the GDN should provide full every effort to sort the
details of the complaint
mess out.
together with their contact
To date, we have had
telephone numbers.
six official notices from
them, the latest one was
to inform us that they have arranged a free
car washing service to clean any oil residue
on our cars. Thus in short, we just want the
mess cleaned up, not too much to ask, I had
thought until your letter.
In my expert conclusion, Nix, what you
have written is utter nonsense. The fact is that
we live on a small island with an oil-driven
economy, at some point residents and the oil
industry will cross paths. We live alongside
several oil and gas facilities, incidentally some
were here before Riffa Views, some have been
added or developed since Riffa Views.
frustrated air-passenger, but before blaming

the Indian government or Indians, there are a
few matters to be considered and analysed.
1. Every common man from the Indian
subcontinent knows that there are political/
visa issues between both Pakistan and India
for either of their nationals. There were times
when even well-known international cricket
players were denied visa to play in the Indian
Premier League. Then how can 214 unknown
Pakistan air passengers be allowed to enter
India, without completing the routine security
procedures and
checks?
2. It is NOT the
responsibility of
the Indian government to give
accommodation
for the passengers; its the duty
of the airline.
3. Was the airline ready to bear the cost of accommodating
214 passengers and crew in some standard
hotel in Delhi? (Delhi is an expensive city)
Were they ready to take full responsibility for
all passengers entry into India, their safe stay
and return back to the flight later on, if the
Indian authorities allowed them to step out?
4. Will the airline be able to find quick
accommodation for 214 passengers and
manage the administration part of it in such
short notice?
Now answering your three questions:
1. Had the flight consisted of US passengers, would you give them the same treatment? Everyone knows that US government
takes care of their citizens very well, especially
under critical situations. Hence Im sure that
US embassy would have taken care of all their
matters, even if the airline failed to do their
job. (Provided the Indian authorities give the
required permission for the same. Moreover
US citizens can get on-arrival visa in India).
2. If any Indian airline was diverted to Bah-
1997 - Armed unrest

of Cyprus end without
spreads for the first time
an agreement.
to northern Albania, and
2004 - A series of bombs
outgunned soldiers pull
hidden in backpacks exTHERE are some people who leave plode in quick succesback towards the capital.
impressions not so lasting as the im- sion, blowing apart four
1998 - South Korea says
it will compensate womprint of an oar upon the water Kate commuter trains in Maen who were enslaved in
Spain, killing at 199
Chopin, American writer (1851-1904). drid,
Japanese army brothels
people and wounding
in the Second World War,
more than 1,400. Spain
then recover the money
blamed Basque sepafrom Japan.
ratists but a shadowy group claimed responsibility in the
1999 - Indonesia and Portugal agree on a UN-sponsored
name of Al Qaeda for the worst terrorist attack in Spanish
referendum for the people of East Timor to decide whether
history.
2006 - Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic, bethey want autonomy or independence from Indonesia.
ing tried at The Hague for war crimes after orchestrating
2000 - A methane gas explosion rips through a coal mine
a decade of bloodshed that killed 250,000 people and
in eastern Ukraine, killing 81 workers in the former Soviet
broke up his country, is found dead after a heart attack in
republics worst mine disaster in decades.
his prison cell.
2001 - The US government asks the Yemen to postpone the
2007 - Heavily armed police kill a protester and arrest Mortrial of those detained in connection with the bombing of
gan Tsvangirai, the leader of the main opposition party in
the USS Cole.
Zimbabwe, as they violently break up a prayer meeting pro2002 - A fire and stampede at a girls school in Saudi Arabia
testing government policies.
kills 15 girls and wound more than 50, sparking an outcry
2008 - The Belgian government and banks agree to pay
as newspapers accuse the countrys religious police of pre$170 million (euro110m) to Holocaust survivors, families
venting male firefighters and paramedics from rescuing the
of victims and the Jewish community for losses during the
girls because the girls were not wearing the abaya, required
Second World War. About half of the 50,000 Jews in Belby Saudi law.
gium were exterminated in the Holocaust.
2003 - Talks on a United Nations plan for the reunification
rain and they were given the same treatment,

how would the Indian government respond?
Your question itself has the answer; that the
Indian government will not take it easy.
3. What if Narendra Modi or any Indian
national with family was made to sit in an
airplane for 18 hours? Let me split this into
two parts. First Modi is the leader of 1.2 billion
Indians, which means he is a powerful person
among world leaders, hence the required
protocol will be provided by the local government and the Indian embassy in the best way.
Second, its the duty of the airline to arrange
accommodation for travellers with family and
not the country where the plane has landed.
At this juncture I would like to remind you
about an incident that took place on December 24, 1999. Air India flight IC 814 with 176
passengers and crew from Kathmandu, Nepal,
to Delhi, was hijacked by terrorists mid-air.
The flight was diverted to Pakistan as per
terrorists orders, but soon it was running out
of fuel. The captain of IC 814 requested Lahore
International Airport authorities to allow him
to land the plane in their airport, citing shortage of fuel and threats from terrorists.
But Pakistan authorities did not allow the
plane to land, in spite of several requests. The
airport authorities even switched off lights in
the entire airport including the runway so that
the flight cannot be landed.
With no other option in hand, the captain
tried to land in a nearby highway, but by then
Lahore airport authorities sensed the consequence of a flight landing on a highway, creating huge causalities and damages not only to
the flight and passengers, but to many who
live in the locality. Only then
they switched
on the lights
and allowed the
flight to land for
refuelling. They
asked the flight
to be moved
out immediately
without giving
any assistance to solve the kidnap issue. The
rest is history. So now how can we address
this behaviour of a government which did not
extend any help to the flight with 176 passengers and crew in absolute danger?
You should be million times thankful to the
Indian government for allowing your flight to
land and Im sure this was done considering
the safety of 214 passengers including yourself (Delhi is one of the busiest airports in the
world, hence occupying 18 hours of unallocated space is not a joke).
Life is a life, whether elderly or child, we
Indians know it and value it. Indians are globally known for their good hospitality. They are
known as tolerant and peace-loving people.
Hence, please be thankful to the Indian
government for accommodating your flight
in Delhi for 18 hours and allowing the airline
to solve technical problems, so that you are
safe back home which allowed you to write a
critical comment in the GDN.
Manoj Zagariah
2009 - A 17-year-old wielding a Beretta 9m pistol bursts

into a classroom in his former high school in Germany and
guns down students in a rampage that leaves 15 dead before he takes his own life.
2010 - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines sets off a storm in Italy, with the
Roman Catholic Church charging the move will encourage
young people to have sex and Romes mayor saying it sends
the wrong message.
2011 - A massive show of force by Saudi Arabias government snuffs out a Facebook-based effort to stage unprecedented pro-democracy protests in the capital of Riyadh,
but political unrest and sectarian tensions roil neighbouring Yemen.
2012 - A US Army sergeant opens fire on Afghan villagers
as they sleep, killing 16 people mostly women and children in an attack that reignites fury at the US presence
following a wave of deadly protests over Americans burning Quran.
2013 - Thousands of cheering admirers accompany president Hugo Chavezs hand-picked successor as Nicolas Maduro registers to be a candidate to replace the dead Venezuelan leader while forcing the main opposition candidate
to delay his entry into the race.
2014 - In trade talks, the European Union wants to ban the
use of European names like Parmesan and feta on cheese
made in the US, but US dairy producers, cheesemakers and
food companies are fighting the idea.
The vendetta
has begun...
he long-standing military partnership

between the US and Iraq has started to
show some cracks of late. The increasing role of Irans Revolutionary Guards in
Iraqs battle against Islamic State (IS) seems
to have pushed the US forces out of the
game.
In the recent Iraqi military campaigns
against IS militants in Tikrit and Anbar provinces, an alliance of Iraqi government forces,
Shiite militias, volunteer units and Iran was
involved without US forces (AFP, March 5).
Participation of the two long-time enemies the US and Iran in fight against IS
appears to go beyond eliminating the militant group. Both promote different agenda;
the concern seems to focus on dominating
Iraq's political future.
After Iraq eliminates IS, will it be an
Iranian province or a democratic country as
the US envisages? The answer lies on who
dominates the outcome of the present crisis
and the fierce competition between the two
has already started.
The Iraqi military is now co-operating
and getting orders from Iranian officials
participating in the ground fight, due mainly
to a shared vision of sectarian agenda. The
militias have also lost hopes on the US who
they say likes to postpone any military
action against the IS.
The Iranian-backed Badr brigade, who
makes the majority of the militias fighting
force and whose name is associated with revenge killings of Sunni civilians, is believed
to have spearheaded the war, which is likely
to be followed by ethnic cleansing of Sunnis in villages and towns captured.
The US has probably backed away from
the recent Iraqi attacks on Anbar province
the hotbed of IS militants and inhabited
by Sunnis owing to concern for civilian
casualties as a result of sectarian infighting.
The US authorities have warned Iraq government on the consequences of sectarian
score settling by its militia.
Despite the US warning, however, the
vendetta has already begun. A video posted
on the Internet on March 4 showed Iraqi
soldiers shooting to death at close range a
captured child, aged 11, suspected to have
fought with militants in the Diyala Province.
(Al Arabiya, March 4).
American officials voice unease over the
prominent role of Iran and its allied Shiite
militias in the Tikrit operation. Iranian forces
participation in the assault in Iraqis Sunni
heartland could inflame the sectarian divide
that the IS has exploited.
Moreover, Americans had shown discomfort over Iraqi governments inability to
mobilise Sunni forces to join the fight, which
is crucial to breaking the IS hold on many
Sunni areas (The New York Times, March 3).
Though most Sunni residents support the
governments takeover of their area; they
are not in favour of replacing them by Shiite
militias whose intention is sectarian reprisals and vengeance.
The area of current showdown was
the scene of a massacre of hundreds of
captured Iraqi Shiite troops stationed at
Camp Speicher by IS fighters last summer
and many in the Shiite community have
demanded revenge for those killings (Financial Times, March 3). Accordingly, those
participating militias in the war appear to be
geared up for sectarian killings.
What is happening in Iraq has similarities
with the situation in Syria in 2012 where Iranian involvement turned the tide in favour
of the government, resulting in an open
ended sectarian war of attrition.
Unless the Iraqi government takes steps
to rein in its militia, we will witness unprecedented civilian casualties, which will further
divide the country along sectarian lines.
Should US send ground troops? Pages 14-15
10
DAILY SMILE
!
DANCE
Ballet beginners adult and

private
class,
Ballare
School of Performing Arts,
Saar,
9.30am-10.30am;
yogalates,
10.30am11.30am; IDTA ballet
prep, IDTA modern jazz
prep/primary, 3.30pm4.15pm; hip hop (16+
years), modern jazz
grade 1/2, 4.30pm5.30pm; ballet primary/
grade 1, contemporary
intermediate, 5.30pm6.30pm;
commercial
theatre (13+ years),
street dance (ages 11+
years), adult ballet,
6.30pm-7.30pm;
pointe class, 7.30pm8.30pm. Piano lessons.
Call 17300021 for
information.
Classes for all ages,
Victoria Dance, Hamala
and Umm Al Hassam
- ballet, tap, modern
jazz, hip hop, break
dance,
contemporary,
stretch, combat, bokwa,
river dance, singing,
guitar, piano, musical
theatre, dance fusion.
Call 39876215 for more
information.
Bahrain Ballet Centre classes
held at Royal Country Club,
Riffa, beginners ballet,
3.15pm-4pm,
primary
ballet, 4pm-4.45pm, Grade
1, 4.45pm-5.30pm. Piano
classes held at Budaiya and
Marina Club. Call 17750777
for more information.
Ballet classes, Life in Music
school, Sanad, 4pm-7pm.
Call 36798866.
Scottish Country Dancing,
Awali, 7.30pm-9.30pm on
Mondays, all welcome from
beginners to experts. Call
Nancy 39176909.
Dance classes, Harmony
Music Gate, street dance
advance (10-17 years),
4.30pm-5.30pm, creative
movement (3-5 years),
3.30pm-4.30pm. Hip-hop,
jazz, contemporary, musical
instruments classes, karate
classes and art classes,
Royal Country Club, belly dancing (ladies) 9am

and 6pm, freeletics (mixed) 11am, spinning
(mixed) 6pm, Nia (mixed) 7pm. Junior
Classes, beginners ballet (3-5 years old) 3pm,
primary ballet (6-8 years old) 3.45pm, Grade
2 ballet (9-12 years old) 4.30pm. Call
17750777.
Activities at the British
Club, Adliya, cardio mash,
9am-10am
(members
and guests), story time
10.30am-11am,
bridge
1pm-7pm (members and
guests), squash section
6pm-8.40pm
(members
and guests), darts 7.30pm
(members and guests),
library
9.30am-3.30pm
(members only), tennis
section, 5pm-8pm (members
and guests). Call 17728245
Me Tarzan ...
King of the...
9am-7pm. Call 13622112

or 36464360 for more
information.
9am-5pm. Call 17717707.
Bollywood dance classes,

Bollywood Steps, Ramli
Mall second floor, behind
Sharaf DG, next to Al
Gosaibi gym, 10am-9pm.
information.
Studio Ceramics, off Budaiya

Highway,
9.30am-6pm.
Drop in for painting,
book for special crafts,
summer school camp, and
birthday parties. Visit www.
studioceramics.me or call
17599026.
CULTURE, ARTS AND CRAFTS
BSB Academy of Performing

Arts, Hamala, individual
classes in piano, violin,
viola, cello, guitar, bass,
voice,
flute,
clarinet,
oboe, bassoon, trumpet,
trombone and French
horn and group classes in
music theory, voice, speech
and drama, Afro-Arabic
drumming and exploring
instruments course. Group
classes - little voices,
LAMDA speech and drama,
exploring
instruments,
mini music makers, junior
percussion, drum circle,
vocalzone, twinkle toes
and musical mayhem. Visit
Facebook page http://www.
facebook.com/Academy Of
Performing ArtsBSB or call
17610943 or 17610973 for
more information.
Albareh Art Gallery, Adliya,
Birds Kingdom bird sanctuary, Amwaj Islands,

9.30am-5pm. Closed Mondays and Ramadan.
Call 16030597.
Wahooo! water park (heated to 30 degrees),
Bahrain City Centre Mall, Seef, opens at 11am.
Entry BD11 for those over 1.2m tall, BD7 for
others, BD4 for children under three. Visit
www.wahooo.com.bh or call 17173000 for
the weekly schedule.
Sightseeing and city tours in Bahrain, Aradous
tours, 8am-8pm. E-mail Aradous.tours@gmail.
com or call 36788001 for more information.
Full and half-day sightseeing tours of Bahrain,
Farhat International Tours and Travels,
Manama, 9am-1pm. Call 36313142 or
17216411.
Dolphin watching trips, boat trips, Al Dar Island
beach resort, off Sitra Coast, 9am-5pm. Call
17704600.
The
American
Womens
Association (AWA) is a nonprofitable organisation with an
active member base consisting
of a variety of nationalities.
Visit www.awabahrain.org for
more information on becoming
a member and being part of a
vibrant group of women.
Oil
painting,
pastels,
watercolour, and acrylic
classes, Ella Art Gallery,
Adliya,
9am-1pm
and
3.30pm-8pm.
Call
17292815 or 39073299.
C r e a t i v e
classes
by A r t
L o u n g e with
M a r i o n ,
Ya t h r e b
G a rd e n ,
h o u s e
number
4,
opposite
Saar
Music Centre, Saar. E
mail
artlounge08@
gmail.com to register or
call 39212060 for more
information.
Saudi artist Faisal Samras
private gallery, House 64,
Road 4102, Block 341,
Juffair. Open to the public
by appointment only. Call
The Association Francophone de Bahrain

(AFBH) is a non-profitable organisation
consisting
of
members
of
all
nationalities, whose common interest is
use and practice of the French language
through a large number of morning and
evening activities. Visit www.afbh.net or
call 33403763 to become a member or for
more information.
FC Toastmasters Club meeting, Pars
International Hotel, 8pm to 10pm. Open
to Filipinos interested in developing their
communication and leadership skills. Call
39422723.
Keyboard, guitar, tabla, drums, violin,
light and Carnatic music, drawing and
painting, clay modelling, cinematic and
classical dance, karate, yoga
and chess classes, Kalabhavan
music and arts training
centre, Adliya, 4pm-8pm. Call
17717271.
Classical dance class, 7pm-8pm, Kerala
Catholic Association, Segaiya. Call
39300835.
Mr Samra on 39645994.
Art classes for adults, teens
and children by Alexandra
Novik, Palitra Studio.
Visit
http://jemnovik.
Al Areen Wildlife Park and Reserve, 9am-4pm.

Call 17845444.
Ahmed Al Fateh Mosque (Grand Mosque) visit
programme, every 30 minutes from 9am-4pm.
Visits are put on hold during prayer times. No
prior appointments needed unless big groups or
special arrangements are required. Call Farahat Al
Kindy on 17727773, 39734440 or fax 17729695.
Al Kurar House for traditional handicrafts
Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Call
17320955 or 17322549.
Iqraa Childrens Library, Muharraq, 8am-1pm and
4pm-7pm. Call 17320955 or 17322549.
Amigos kids activities, Dilmun Club, Saar,

5pm-6pm. Call 17690926.
Childrens classes, My Gym Childrens Fitness
Centre, Seef, waddlers, 9.30am-10.30am;
gymsters, 10.45am-11.45am; practice and
play, 11.45am-12.30pm; tiny tykes, 3.30pm4.15pm; mighty mites, 4.30pm-5.30pm;
practice and play, 5.30pm-6.15pm. Call
17566566 for more information.
Developmental kinesiology for children
with special needs, learning and
behavioural difficulties and adult stress
management. Brain Body Dynamics,
Ola Tower, Sanabis, 9am to 5pm, by
appointment only. Call 38880188 or visit
www.brainbodydynamics.com.
Enrichment classes for children, Bright
Beginnings, Adliya, dance, 3.30pm-4.15pm.
Call 17710405.
Bahrain Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) sanctuary,
Askar, 9am-5pm. Those interested
in adopting pets, walking dogs or
volunteering, Call 17591231. Rescued
animals will be accepted 24 hours a day.
Seventh Day Adventist, Sabbath Service, St
Christophers Cathedral, Manama, 9pm. Call
36451764 or 39094260 for location.
Alcoholics Anonymous, American Mission
Hospital, 7.30pm9pm. Call 17530020 or
39434200.
ACOA (adult children of alcoholics) meeting,
Amwaj, 7pm. Call Dr Anne on 36317033.
Toddler art class, Art Toddies Free Play,
Saar, centre opens from 10am-8pm. Call
39789878 or 39965338 and reservation.
Tony the Dogfather and CSBPA relocated
animal rescue centre in Saar. Call 39629889
or 33363352 for more information on
rescuing, sponsoring, adopting, walking,
volunteering or donations.
Party Bridge Club, male/female, partners/
singles.
Contact
Graham.Nugent@
MANDEV.co.
Chess classes, group and personal training, by
international chess master. Call 33266677
for directions and information.
wix.com/palitra for more

information.
Art classes on how to recycle
household waste into art,
The Green Scene, Hoora.
Call Vrushali on 33839227
Saar Islamic Centre Mosque, by prior

appointment only, Call 17727773 or fax
17729695.
Beit Al Jasra (Al Jasra House), Al Jasra village, towards
Saudi Causeway, 7am-2pm. Call 17611454.
Shaikh Isa bin Alis house, Muharraq, 9am-6pm.
Call 17334945.
Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre
for Culture and Research, Muharraq, 8am-1pm
and 4pm-7pm. Call 17322549.
Bahrain National Museum, 8am-8pm. Call

17298777.
Mohammed Bin Faris Music House, Muharraq,

8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Call 17322549 or
36619038.
Al Jasra Handicrafts Centre, Al Jasra, 8am-2pm. Call

17611900.
Full and half-day tours of Bahrain, 8am onwards.

Call 36654246 or 77080111.

The
Craft
Industries
Development
Centre,
Isa Al Kabeer Avenue,
opposite Police Fort,
Manama, 7am-2pm. Call
17254688.
National
Industries
Exhibition, Industry and
Commerce, Seef, 7.30am1.30pm. Call 17564170 or
17564171.
Exhibition - In Dialogue,
The Waterline Gallery,
Bahrain
Financial
Harbour,
10am-7pm.
information.
Permanent
stamps
exhibition,
Postal
D i r e c t o r a t e ,
Transportation Ministry,
7am-2pm. Call 17523403.
Group and individual art and
design classes for adults at
artist Marianne Pasmans
private gallery, Saar. Call
39922642 to arrange
appointments.
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10
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16
17
19
21
22
23
26
28
29
30
31
32
33
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ACROSS
1 Small cave (6), 7 Scottish city (8), 8 Gasp (4), 10 Beasts of burden (6), 11 Harass (6), 14
Torn cloth (3), 16 Teacher (5), 17 Mountain lake (4), 19 Snake poison (5), 21 Exclude (5), 22
Agitated (3,2), 23 Backless shoe (4), 26 Ponder (5), 28 Vehicle (3), 29 Federation of clubs
(6), 30 To rot (6), 31 Way out (4), 32 Height (8), 33 Penetrate (6)
DOWN
1 Drinking vessel (6), 2 Unanimously
(2,1,3), 3 Cereal grain (4), 4 Originator
(7), 5 Brutal person (5), 6 Directly
below (5), 8 Young salmon (4), 9 Horse
(3), 12 Total (3), 13 Faithful (5), 15
First performance (5), 18 Ablaze (5),
19 Animal doctor (3), 20 Doze (3), 21
Subtracts (7), 22 Pig (3), 23 Of the sea
(6), 24 Single entity (4), 25 Dig up (6),
26 Baa (5), 27 Hop-drying kilns (5), 28
Anger (3), 30 Peek (4)
6
8
9
3
4
5
12
13
15
18
19
20
ACROSS
Boxes with credit before a
setback (6)
Mrs Mop as tea woman (8)
Woman of the outer Sahara (4)
The student has an excellent
right to read it (6)
Something to wear for the dance
(6)
Its clarity is proverbially poor (3)
She shows a chap round Central
Park (5)
Utter lack of sparkle, possibly! (4)
Levelled the ground (with fire?)
(5)
Bent on getting somebody
married! (5)
Do such girls rabbit on a lot? (5)
They will be themselves (4)
Such panels have power (5)
Much damaged by the RAF (3)
Walk straight out of some
lodgings (6)
Unreal view of a space station for
a time (6)
Indigo from Manila (4)
Read incorrectly about the
remainder being pinched (8)
Hire a new gang in extremes of
exigence (6)
DOWN
Poet who exercised power with a
cool head (6)
Combine to get the side
promoted (4,2)
Mark, intimidated by Edward? (4)
Tolerated a bird in bed (7)
Richard could give you a break
(5)
By name, a lord (5)
Possibly Miss Joan? (4)
Looking embarrassed about the
sad ending (3)
Young man with an old heart
nowadays (3)
Available to interpret a letter (5)
Little men pushed to the fore (5)
A player of current eminence (5)
Being erroneous would be too
much for him (3)
Chief of the bunch? (3)
21 Guy spy! (7)

22 Sinful centre for troubadours (3)
23 Fetch out an article thats
revealing (6)
24 Alternatively a student exam (4)
25 It slithers along, negotiating
ledges (6)
26 Only a sucker would drink with
one (5)
27 See the attraction about money
(5)
28 Flat object used in surfing (3)
30 Turned out at silly point? (4)
YESTERDAYS CRYPTIC SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1, Re-C-ap 6, B-each 9,
Dropped 10, Nimoy 11, E-GG-Ed
12, Platy 13, Magi-c-Al 15, DIM 17,
I-sis 18, Vele-T-a 19, Medes 20,
Heeled 22, (basic) Slag 24, Tan 25,
Scuttle 26, L-at-Ch. 27, Stein 28, SiMon. 29, Million 30, Trip-e 31, Ters-e
DOWN: 2, Ericas 3, A-Don-is 4, P-r-y
5, Spill 6, Bee-tle-s 7, Edgy 8, Credit
12, Pa-re-d 13, Might 14, GI-V-EN
15, Dealt 16, Marge 18, V-etch 19,
Me-lanie 21, E-aster 22, Strine 23,
Allows 25, Scale 26, LI-MP 28, S-ot
YESTERDAYS QUICK SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1. Tango; 6. Lotto; 9.
Alcohol; 10. Laird; 11. Again; 12.
Delta; 13. Doleful; 15. Toy; 17. Anon;
18. Secure; 19. Debts; 20. Themes;
22. Cite; 24. Sir; 25. Pelican; 26.
Femur; 27. Ideal; 28. Realm; 29.
Rostrum; 30. Tramp; 31. Balti.
How many words of four

letters or more can you
make from the letters
show here? In making
a word, each letter may
be used once only, Each
must contain the centre
letter and there must be
at least one nine-letter
word. No plurals or verb
forms ending in s no
words with initial capitals
and no words with a
hyphen or apostrophe
permitted.
The first word of a phrase
is allowed (e.g. inkjet in
inkjet printer)
TODAYS TARGET
Good 11; very good 16;
excellent 21 (or more).
Solution tomorrow.
YESTERDAYS
SOLUTION
airs aria bairn banish
bias bins brain brains
BRAINWASH hair naira
nibs rain rains rani ribs
sahib sari sharia shin snib
swain wain whin whir
whirs wins wish
H P I
E E R
Y P R
DOWN: 2. Amazon; 3. Garden; 4.

Old; 5. Model; 6. Loathes; 7. Olga;
8. Tailor; 12. Dukes; 13. Darts; 14.
Lower; 15. Tunic; 16. Yemen; 18.
Steer; 19. Develop; 21. Hinder; 22.
Cinema; 23. Tablet; 25. Putty; 26.
Farm; 28. Rub.
LEVEL: HIIII
In which decade did the

Cuban missile crisis take
place?
Often referenced in
works of fiction and
comedy, what type of
food is Brown Windsor?
What is the name of
the BBC comedy film
starring David Tennant,
Rosamund Pike and Billy
Connolly?
Which city is described
in a 1957 Frank Sinatra
hit as that toddlin town?
According to the French
knight in Monty Python
And The Holy Grail, Your
mother was a hamster
and your father smelt
ofwhat?
1 Sixties
2 Soup
3 What We Did On Our
Holiday
4 Chicago
5 Elderberries
12
CINECO (CITY CENTRE): 20 SCREENS

1) Outcast
(PG
15)
(Action/
Adventure)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Hayden
Christensen and Andy On
Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm,
5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and
midnight
2) Project
Almanac
(PG
15)
(Scientifiction/
Thriller/
Adventure)
Starring: Amy Landecker, Sofia BlackDElia and Virginia Gardner
Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm,
7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm
3) American Heist (15+) (Thriller/
Crime/ Drama)
Starring: Adrien Brody, Hayden
Christensen and Jordana Brewster
Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm,
8pm, 10pm and midnight
4) Asterix: Le Domaine Des Dieux
(PG) (Animation/ Adventure/
Comedy)
Starring: Roger Carel, Lorant Deutsch
and Laurent Lafitte
Shows at 10.30am, 2.30pm and
6.30pm
5) Regatta (15+) (Thriller/ Crime)
Starring: Amro Saad, Mahmoud
Hemeida and Rania Yousif
Shows at 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm,
6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm
6) Focus (15+) (Thriller/ Crime/
Comedy)
Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie
and Rodrigo Santoro
3pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 7pm, 8pm,
9.30pm, 10.30pm and midnight
Shows at (VIP I) 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm,
6.30pm, 9pm and 11.30pm
Shows at (VIP II) noon, 2.30pm, 5pm,
7.30pm and 10pm
7) Youm Maloush Lazmah (PG 15)
(Comedy)
Starring: Mohamed Henedy, Ruby,
Rihamhaggag
and
Mohamed
Mamdouh
Shows at 11.15am, 1.45pm, 4.15pm,
6.45pm, 9.15pm and 11.45pm
8) The Spongebob Movie: Sponge
Out Of Water (PG) (Animation/
Adventure/ Comedy)
Starring: Tom Kenny, Antonio
Banderas and Bill Fagerbakke
Shows at (3D) 11am, 1pm, 3pm,
5pm, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
9) Kingsman: The Secret Service
(15+) (Action/ Thriller/ Comedy)
Starring: Colin Firth, Michael Caine
and Taron Egerton
6.30pm, 9.15pm and midnight
10) The Wedding Ringer (18+)
(Comedy)
Starring: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting,
Josh Gad and Kevin Hart
Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 4.45pm,
7pm, 9.15pm and 11.30pm
11) Taken 3 (PG 15) (Action/ Thriller/
Crime)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace
and Famke Janssen
6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm
12) Dragon Blade (PG 15) (Action/
Adventure/ Thriller)
Starring: Adrien Brody, John Cusack
and Jackie Chan
Shows at 10.45am, 1.15pm, 3.45pm,
6.15pm, 8.45pm and 11.15pm
13) Captain Sabertooth And The
Treasure Of Lama Rama (PG)
(Action/ Adventure/ Comedy)
Starring: Tuva Novotny, Fridtjov
AT THE CINEMA
14)
15)
16)
Saheim and Anders Baasmo

Christiansen
Shows at 12.30pm, 4.30pm,
8.30pm and 10.30pm
Serena (PG 15) (Drama/ Thriller)
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer
Lawrence and Rhys Ifans
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Heineken
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Ingredients
the flavour out of the herbs, squash in
Cusack and Jackie Chan
1.5kg Whole Chicken, or 4 Chicken
the garlic cloves and pour in the olive
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Breasts by AMERICANA
oil.
7.30pm
1 bunch of Rosemary
3. Mix and rub all over the chicken then
10) Focus (Drama/ Crime/ Comedy)
8 cloves of Garlic, skins left on
lay it out flat, skin side up and grate
8 tbsp extra virgin Olive Oil by
over half the ginger. If you have time,
SASSO
leave for a couple of hours to marinate.
Shows at 1pm, 5.30pm, 10pm
small pieces of Ginger
4. Preheat your oven to 200C, Gas
and midnight
Salt and Pepper
Mark 7. Season the chicken well after
11) Project Almanac (PG 15) (Sci-Fi/
2 lemons, washed and thinly sliced
marinating and place in the preheated
Thriller/ Adventure)
oven for 30 mins.
Method
5. Remove and lay the lemon slices
1. With a pair of scissors or a knife,
over the chicken, then grate the rest
remove the bottom of the chicken
of the ginger all over. Tilt the tray
3pm, 5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm
carcass, making sure not to cut into the
and spoon over all the cooking oils.
and midnight
thigh meat.
Alternatively, you can use the chicken
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2. Open out the carcass like a book,
breasts and cook in the preheated
Crime)
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press flat and place in a roasting tray.
oven for 30 mins.
Sherawat and Naseeruddin Shah
In a pestle and mortar or with a rolling
6. Remove from the oven and reset for
pin and a metal bowl, bash and bruise
10 mins before serving.
5.30pm, 8.30pm and 11.30pm
Herb Marinated Chicken
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13
Bank backs centre to

combat blindness
A NEW initiative to combat blindness and
establish a rehabilitation centre for the visually impaired in Bahrain was announced yesterday by Standard Chartered Bank.
The $500,000 facility is part of the banks
global initiative Seeing is Believing, in
which it has committed to raise $100 million
by 2020 for a programme launched in 2003.
An agreement to establish the new centre
has been signed by Health Minister Sadiq
Al Shehabi and the Prevention of Blindness Union (PBU) founder and chairman
Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed Abdul Aziz
Al Saud, in the presence of Standard Chartered Banks corporate and institutional clients and financial institutions head Abdulla
Bukhowa.
The project is being funded by the bank
and will be implemented by PBU in collaboration with Salmaniya Medical Complex.
It will involve the establishment of a rehabilitation
programme that will help both
children and adults.
Work is due to commence
next month and the new centre
is expected to be ready by the
end of March 2017.
Services will include counselling, low vision assessments,
provision of low vision aids and
outreach services to schools for
the blind and other institutions.
It will also be responsible for
the retraining of ophthalmologists, optometrists, experts,
technicians and social workers.
So far the Seeing is Believing initiative has covered over
65m people through medical
interventions, health education and improved access to
eye care in their communities,
with over 3.4m cataract operatestify whether the cards were tions and surgical interventions
and around 12.3m screened
forged.
[email protected] globally.
Credit card scam

suspects on trial
n Mr Al Shehabi signs the agreement with Prince Abdul Aziz, right, in the presence of bank staff
A GANG forged credit cards

and used them to buy mobile
phones worth more than
BD17,000, a court heard.
However, four Indian men

accused of involvement in the
racket pleaded not guilty to
fraud and theft yesterday.
They are accused of using
forged credit cards to buy 45 Samsung Note 4 handheld devices and
four iPhones from the same electronics shop in Tubli over a twoweek period in January.
The men were arrested as
they tried to purchase 15 more
Samsung and Apple mobile
phones from another electronics store at City Centre Bahrain.
Judges at the High Criminal
Court heard that the defendants,
aged 25 to 34, visited the shop
in Tubli six times in January to
make purchases.
One of them admitted to
prosecutors that his co-defendant offered the others money
to get involved in the alleged
scam and illegally loaded
their credit cards with cash
which they used to make the
purchases.
He is my neighbour and told
us to meet him in a bar in Manama to discuss something,
said the 30-year-old.
By NOOR ZAHRA
He then said he bought and
sold mobile phones and wanted
us to help him.
He said we would use forged
credit cards and he would
pay us in return for purchasing mobile phones using these
cards.
We handed him our credit
cards and he said he would fill
them with money before returning them to us.
The 30-year-old said the defendants managed to purchase
45 mobile phones from a single
store within two weeks without
raising suspicion.
We went to the electronics
shop in Tubli and bought 45
Samsung Note 4 and four iPhones using the forged credit
cards, he said.
He (the neighbour) then
gave us BD40 each for our services and everything was going
well.
He also told me that he will
pay for my travel tickets along
with my family.
However, he said the racket was exposed when they
changed shops and one of the
cards was declined.
We decided to change the
shop and headed to City Centre Bahrain and purchased 15

Samsung and iPhone devices,
he said.
However, we were nervous
when one of the credit cards
was not accepted.
I called him (the neighbour)
and said we were in trouble
because one of the credit cards
was not working.
He told me to wait for a signal as he was trying to fill the
credit card with cash.
The defendants were arrested
after a store employee became
suspicious and alerted police,
who used surveillance camera
footage to identify the defendants.
However, the 34-year-old
neighbour who allegedly masterminded the scam denied the
allegations and said he started a
business selling mobile phones
after leaving his job at a bank.
He has previously had 10
complaints filed against him
connected to allegations of
fraud and forgery involving
dud cheques.
Judges yesterday refused a
request by lawyer Suhair Omran, representing three of the
defendants, for her clients to be
released from custody.
They adjourned the trial until

April 1 to summon prosecution witnesses and an expert to
Invitation to the Ordinary General Meeting of

Al Baraka Islamic Bank Bahrain
In accordance with Articles (61) of the Articles of Association of Al
Baraka Islamic Bank (B.S.C) Closed) the Board of Directors of the
Bank is pleased to invite the Shareholders to attend the Banks
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bank to be held on Sunday
29 March 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Manama, Kingdom of
Bahrain. The Extraordinary Meeting will be held immediately
after the General Meeting.
The Agenda for the Ordinary General Meeting shall be as follows:
1. To approve the amendments of the Articles of Association as

per the Law No. 50 for the year 2014 amending the Commercial
Companies Law No. 21 for the year 2001.
2. To authorize and empower the Board of Directors or its
delegate to take the necessary action, to eect amendment to
the Memorandum and Articles of Association for the purpose of
publicizing including signing, and attesting the necessary
amendment to the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Khalid Rashid Al Zayani

Chairman
n Almoayyed International Group announced its diamond sponsorship of the Bahrain International
e-Government Forum 2015, which will be held under the patronage of Deputy Premier Shaikh
Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa at the Isa Cultural Centre and Bahrain International Circuit
from Sunday to Thursday. Above, at the sponsorship signing are, from left, Almoayyed Computers
general manager S M Hussaini, Almoayyed International Group vice-chairman and managing
director Mohammed Farouk Almoayyed, forum sponsorship and exhibition committee head
Ahmed Naeemi and company large account manager Sayed Baqer Al Alawi.
14
Should US send ground

Walter lippman remains the doyen of Time
Magazine and US writers. For although no longer
living, his words will reverberate forever.
In one particularly pithy aphorism, he said: the
final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in
other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
the passage of time is showing that President
Barack Obama lacks both leadership and the vi-
By ANWAR ABDULRAHMAN
sionaries to carry on americas presence in world
affairs.
last week Time Magazine published two contradictory articles by senior and influential writers
under the banner: Should the US send ground
troops to fight ISIS?
YES
Uproot the enemy
uring an address to the nation

that he delivered from the White
House in September, President
Barack Obama vowed to degrade and
ultimately destroy ISIS. The only thing
that has been degraded and destroyed in
the intervening months, however, is the
credibility of the US.
US-led air strikes have killed more than

6,000 ISIS fighters. But those losses have
been more than made good by the stream of
1,000 foreign fighters who are estimated to
join the ISIS every month. ISISs snuff films,
like one showing a Jordanian pilot being
burned alive, may trigger widespread repugnance, but they also have a sick appeal to a
dismayingly large number of young Muslim
men who thrill at the chance to establish a
new caliphate.
n US soldiers search for bombs in the Diyala

of Baghdad
Max Boot, a senior fellow at the Council of Foreign relations, explained why america should be
involved. He started with a big YeS Uproot the
enemy
On the other side Karl Vick, a Time editor-at-large, declared NO Dont take the bait.
Because of growing alarm, we reprint these two
important articles, and let the reader judge.
By MAX BOOT
ISIS is not going to run out of cannon fodder anytime soon, and the US approach, limited to air strikes, has shown scant ability to
dislodge ISIS from its strongholds, especially
in Syria, where ISIS has expanded its zone of
control over the past six months. For air strikes
to work, they need to be launched in co-ordination with an effective ground force, but that
has been mostly lacking.
The only real exceptions are the Kurdish
Peshmerga fighters and the Iranian-backed
Shiite militias. But neither the Kurds nor the
Shiites will be able to clear and hold Sunni areas stretching from Fallujah to Mosul. Indeed,
the more that bloodthirsty Iranian-backed militias gain prominence in the anti-ISIS cause,
the more Sunnis will rally to ISIS as defenders
of their embattled community.
Back in 2007-08, when Al Qaeda in Iraq,
ISISs precursor, was pushed out of Sunni-dominated northwest
of Iraq, it was by Sunni
tribal fighters working in
conjunction with American troops. To inflict
serious setbacks on ISIS
today will require resurrecting that successful
coalition rather than flatly
refusing, as Obama has
done, to put any boots
on the ground.
It is in Americas interest to send as few troops
as possible into harms
way and to get our allies
to do as much of the fighting as possible.
But sending only 3,000 troops and essentially prohibiting them from leaving base,
as Obama has done, is a recipe for ineffectiveness. If were going to have any
impact on the fight against ISIS, we need
to take off our self-imposed shackles.
Its hard to know now what commitment may be necessary, which is why its
vital not to pass an Authorisation for the
Use of Military Force that would prohibit
enduring offensive ground combat operations. It is folly to tell ISIS in advance
that it has nothing to fear from the best
ground troops on the planet.
Credible estimates of how many
troops we should send range from
10,000 to 25,000. Just as important as
the troop numbers are the rules of engagement under which they operate. It
province, northeast is imperative that US advisers and joint
tactical air controllers be able to operate
n The magazine cover
on the front lines with the local troops

they support. This was the formula that
made possible the rapid overthrow of
the Taliban in Afghanistan in the fall of
2001.
In addition to sending advisers along
with support personnel to protect and
sustain them, we should be sending joint
Special Operations task forces composed of Navy Seals, Army Delta Force
and other Tier I operators to target ISIS
as they once did so successfully with Al
Qaeda in Iraq. While aircraft can drop
bombs and kill people, only commandos
can capture and interrogate high-level
terrorists, gathering intelligence that has
the potential to wipe out an entire enemy
network.
With a slightly larger commitment of
American forces, we might be able to
galvanise more local opposition to ISIS in
Syria and Iraq. But we need to be careful
not to make the US the enabler of Shiite

death squads working at the behest of
Irans General Qasem Soleimani, the
commander of the countrys far-reaching,
elite Quds Force. The entire Iraqi army
may be so badly compromised by militia
infiltration that it is better to focus American efforts on persuading the Sunni tribes
of Syria and Iraq to join forces against
ISIS. Baghdad and Soleimani might
not approve, but the US must ignore those
concerns. Without the support of the Sunni tribes, the West will face an impossible
task in the war against the ISIS.
l Boot, a senior fellow at the Council
on Foreign Relations, is the author of
Invisible Armies: An Epic History of
Guerrilla Warfare From Ancient Times to
the Present.
15
troops to fight ISIS?
NO
Dont take the bait
By KARL VICK
n December 2001, when the war on

terrorism was only weeks old, victory appeared at hand with the fall of
Kandahar, the southern Afghanistan city
Osama bin Laden had called home. Now
that the question is how best to confront
a fresh horror, its worth noting that the
city was taken not by US troops but by the
same tag team that liberated the rest of the
country: scruffy Afghan militias advancing
in pickup trucks behind the US air strikes.
As Christmas approached, there couldnt have

been more than 50 Americans in town, most of
them Special Forces so at home in local clothes
that they were easier to spot by the bumper
stickers on the pickups: I love NY. The rest of us
were reporters haunting public venues like the
central market, where one morning I noticed a
man standing apart. He wore a black turban and
a knowing look, both markers of the Taliban, and had a
question. Why didnt you
come on the ground? he said.
It would have been lovely if
you came on the ground.
I knew what he meant,
but not nearly as viscerally
as I did two years later, in
Iraq, where we came on the
ground. Why we came at all
is a bit of a mystery, but it was
pretty clear pretty early that
our physical presence created
its own reality, armoured up
yet vulnerable both to labels
occupier at best, but also
crusader and constant ambush. If youre trying to win
hearts and minds, a Marine
major told me in Najaf, maybe sending 100,000 19-yearolds with machine guns isnt
the best way to go about it.
Not massing US troops in
Afghanistan after 9/11 was a
masterstroke, even if it came about mainly because the Pentagon lacked a ready war plan for
the country that had sheltered Bin Laden. Its
not just that Afghanistan has a way of swallowing armies. (Ask the British; ask the Russians.)
There is an essential elegance to using what the
military calls standoff weapons in a fight made
infinitely more difficult by your actual presence.
Which is why its fortunate that Americans have
shown little appetite for a large-scale ground
war against ISIS.
The group was, after all, spawned by the oc-
n An Iraqi fighter launches a rocket during

clashes with ISIS militants on the outskirts
of Al Alam town, near Saddam Husseins
home city Tikrit. Left, Iraqi army recruits
train in the desert in Najaf
cupation of Iraq. Many of its leaders are veterans of the US military prisons that turned out to
double as universities for jihad. But their aim is
no longer to expel the invader. Just the opposite.
Now they want to lure us in. The fundamentalist
narrative embraced by ISIS calls for a return of
US forces to Iraq, modern legionnaires fulfilling the role of Rome in the end-time narrative the group believes it has set in motion. Its a
millennialist vision as complicated as the Book
of Revelation, but the US role is pretty simple:
show up. For anyone seeking a logic behind the
Now that you have read these two different opinions, we must not forget that this situation in the
Arab world was created by Americas folly.
Its misguided interventions have caused untold destruction of many countries under various guises weapons of mass destruction, and
gruesome decapitations of American journalists

and aid workers, there it is provoke a reaction.
The bloodletting does summon the associations of terrorism, barbarity and peril that have
beset Americans for more than a decade now.
But associations are almost all they are. To date,
ISIS has demonstrated no particular ambition
to attack the West at home. (That remains the
raison detre of Al Qaeda, whose Syria affiliate
Jabhat Al Nusra harbours the elite Al Qaeda
bombmakers dubbed the Khorasan group.) ISIS
eyes another prize. Having declared a caliphate
the so-called Arab Spring, engineered by US

foreign policy to impose a western democratic
pattern.
The United States is now at an historical crossroads to make amends for its wrongdoings, because the deaths of millions of people, with mil-
on the river valleys and desert land it has conquered in Syria and Iraq, it aims to turn the clock
back to the 7th century. It functions both as a
government and as a sectarian killing machine,
slaughtering Shiites and many others in the
name of purification.
To retain its sense of inevitability, however,
ISIS must expand something its been unable
to do in Iraq since US air strikes began in August. Recent growth, such as it is, has all been
virtual, via pledges of fealty from existing jihadi groups in Sinai, Libya and other ungoverned dots on the map. The mother ship itself
is hemmed in. Shiites and Kurds man the bulwarks to the east. To the west lie Syrian state
forces that ISIS nominally a rebel group has
mostly left alone.
What to do? The US clearly has a national interest in preserving Iraq. (We broke it; we
bought it.) But sending Americans back into
Anbar and Saladin provinces would provide
ISIS with pure oxygen and fresh waves of volunteers, while feeding the narrative that the US
is in a war against Islam. We have planes, but
this looks like a fight for guys in pickups who
want to take their own country back.
l Vick is a Time editor at large and was
previously the Jerusalem bureau chief.
lions more rendered homeless refugees, leaves an

indelible stain a legacy of havoc whose extent
visibly continues every day.
This increasing mayhem dwarfs even Hiroshima and Nagasaki!
where is Mankinds conscience?
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n Cypriot leader leaves

CYPRIOT President Nicos Anastasiades yesterday left
Bahrain after an official state visit during which he held
talks with his Majesty King hamad on co-operation and
regional and international developments. The Cypriot
leader was seen off by Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh
Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Present were
Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,
Industry and Commerce Minister Zayed Al Zayani,
Muharraq Governor Salman bin hindi and Cypriot
honorary consul Stephanos Zacchariades.
n Egypt terror attack slammed
The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned

a terrorist attack on a security force military camp
in el Arish, egypt, killing one civilian and injuring
several others. The ministry affirms the solidarity
of Bahrain with egypt as well as total support for all
steps it takes to combat terrorism, spread security
and underpin stability in all its territories, backing
the efforts it exerts for the sake of further growth,
construction and progress, the ministry said.
n His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al

Khalifa yesterday received outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Chen
and stressed the importance of developing economic and political
co-operation with China. The Chinese ambassador conveyed the
Chinese Premiers greetings to the Premier.
n HRH the Premier received at Gudaibiya Palace Thai ambassador Vichai

Varasirikul. He lauded growing bilateral relations and co-operation,
praising the distinguished status of Thailand in economic, investment
n Co-operation reviewed
LABOUR Minister Jameel humaidan yesterday received US

Ambassador William Roebuck and discussed co-operation.
n e-Government team received
housing Minister Bassem Al hamer received the

e-government Authority (egA)s chief executive
Mohammed Ali Al Qaed and his delegation. The
meeting was attended by housing Ministry undersecretary shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.
The delegation delivered a raft of tools pertaining
to practical management programmes and projects
especially prepared as per international standards
adopted by the Project Management institute.
n Hospital facilities inspected
heALTh Minister Sadiq Al Shehabi yesterday visited

Salmaniya Medical Complex and inspected on-duty
doctors accommodation. he also inspected parking
facilities and urged officials to fast-track multi-storey
parking. The minister also received MP Majeed Al
Asfoor and discussed the standard of services and needs
of his constituency, including Sitra health centre.
n Projects discussed
PreMiers Court president shaikh husam bin isa

Al Khalifa yesterday received social Development
Minister Faeqa Al saleh and discussed planned
projects to strengthen community partnership.
n Sandhurst qualification
ROYAL Guard Commander Staff Colonel Shaikh Nasser

bin hamad Al Khalifa attended at the Isa Royal Military
College the graduation ceremony and the qualification
session of officer candidates who are going to the Royal
Military Academy Sandhurst in the UK.
n Graduates honoured
ACTing royal shields Commandant Brigadier

general rashid Abdulla Al nuaimi yesterday
attended the graduation of a specialised course and
presented graduates with certificates as well as top
achievers with gifts.
n HRH the Premier yesterday received at Gudaibiya Palace a number of state officials. He vowed that challenges created by sabotage and
terrorism would by no means impede the governments efforts to develop Bahrains villages and towns.
RCO honours friends of orphans and widows
The Royal Charity Organisation (RCO) honoured outstanding employees for their
dedication in serving orphans
and widows.
The annual ceremony was
held under the patronage of his
Majestys Personal Representative for Charity and Youth Affairs and RCO board of trustees
chairman Shaikh Nasser bin
hamad Al Khalifa.
The patron paid tribute to
his Majesty King hamad,
hRh the Premier and his
Royal highness Prince Salman
bin hamad Al Khalifa, Crown
Prince, Deputy Supreme Comn Shaikh Nasser with Dr Al Sayed and the Orphans Friends certificate winners
mander and First Deputy Premier, for supporting needy people.
Abdulkarim Bucheeri in recognition of their honoured outstanding RCO employees with
Shaikh Nasser presented the Orphans support.
certificates of excellence for 2014.
Friends certificates to Bahrain University PresiCivil Service Bureau president Ahmed Al
RCO secretary general Dr Mustafa Al Sayed
dent Dr Ibrahim Janahi, GPIC president Dr Ab- Zayed presented to Shaikh Nasser the ISO cer- outlined the organisations achievements over
dulrahman Jawaheri and BKK chief executive tificate awarded to the organisation. He also the past year.
Pupils need to learn

Internet etiquette
PUPILS in the Middle east
should be taught about
etiquette on the Internet,
according to the United
Nations (UN) Secretary
Generals envoy for youth
Ahmad Al hendawi.
he made the recommendation during the seventh
International Youth Conference, which started yesterday at the Crowne Plazas
Bahrain Conference Centre.
More than 500 people
aged 18 to 25 are taking
part in the three-day event,
including 88 delegates from
28 countries.
The event is organised
by the General Organisation for Youth and Sports
(Goys) under the theme
Media and Youth Knowledge.
educational institutions
in the Middle east overall
dont have any subjects that
can teach students how to
use and express through social media, which created a
By SHAHLAA AHMED
gap between how students act
inside their classrooms and
how they deal with life outside
it using social media, said Mr
Al hendawi.
In europe, it was realised
that the least category of voters
for elections were youth and
when asked, most of them said
they dont want to stay seven
hours in queue to vote when,
for example, voting for a talent show will only take them a
couple of minutes.
This is a clear indication
that what the older generation
needs to do is to fill the gap
between them and the youth
by understanding them and
behaving modestly with them
if they really want to achieve
successful communication.
Mr Al hendawi was leading
a session along with psychological sciences and humanities specialist Dr Aisha Al
Shaikh from Bahrain and Saudi
psychoanalyst and administrative and organisational devel-
n Guests at the opening of the conference
n One of the delegates addressing the audience
opment consultant and expert

Dr hany Abdulla Al Ghamdi.
If only people knew that

half the worlds population
comprises youth below 25 and

that 90 per cent of them come
from southern countries,

they would understand the
importance of investing in
their youth for a better future, he added.
Arabic youth also have
a problem when it comes
to travelling and exploring other countries, which
might be the reason why
they lack knowledge about
these countries.
On the other hand, we
see extremist groups able
to get into other countries
without even having a visa.
Due to this lack of
knowledge, most of the
debates on social media
end up with people cursing
each other because they are
not aware of the situation
of each country.

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week at The Magic Chicken slapstick comedy show.
This treat of culinary chaos features
actors from New Zealand, who will be on
stage at the Salman Culture Centre from
March 19 to 22 as part of the Spring of
Culture festival.
A kitchen nightmare is set to develop on

stage as two chefs mix up a concoction of
comedy cookery with a magic chicken flapping around, accompanied by live music.
The event is strictly for ages six years and
up.
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at Skybar lounge
A ONE-OF-AKIND jazz show is
set to hit Skybar
Rooftop Lounge in
the Diva Hotel, Juffair, this weekend.
Jazz in the Houze

on Friday, brings a
new collective artist
concept to Bahrains
partygoers, with live
jazz and electronic
artists together under one roof.
Artists include DJ
Roger, saxophonist
Franky Flowerz,
pianist Sasha, Omar
Quraish on tabla and
vocalist Laura.
Skybar resident DJ
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decks for the closing
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Exhibition to
showcase art
and culture
ART and culture take
centre stage next week
at the American Womens
Association (AWA) Visions
Art Exhibition.
Hosted by Swiss Belhotel
in Seef from March 18-21,
the event will showcase
both fine art and photography.
All participating artists
are residents of Bahrain
but come from different
backgrounds, with each
piece reflecting the artists
personal style, subjects
and differing approaches.
The Visions Art Exhibition also includes work
from members of disabled
charity Bahrain Mobility
International.
All exhibited artworks
will be on sale, with opening night on March 18 and
a special ladies morning on
March 19.
information.
Society hosts
St Patricks
Day Ball fun
BAHRAIN Irish Society
is celebrating its 40th
anniversary in style next
week with a St Patricks
Day Ball.
Headlining the event
on March 19 is traditional
Irish, pop, rock and folk
fusion band Deja Boo, preceded by a bubbly reception
in the foyer of the Diplomat
Radisson Blu. The entertainment will be held in the
main ballroom with Irish
dancing and music from
the band and DJ Ralph.
Guests can also enjoy an
extensive buffet of international and Irish cuisine,
alongside a charity raffle
draw promising some fantastic prizes.
Email membership@
bahrainirishsociety.com for
ticket information.
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Jazz fiesta at
La Fontaine
A JAZZ fiesta will be held tomorrow at La Fontaine Centre of
Contemporary Art for the Spring of
Culture festival.
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Club date for

comedy trio
THREE comedians will
take to the stage this
month as the Chuckle Club
returns to Bahrain for its
March edition.
Johnny Pemberton,
Andrew Ryan and Jojo
Sutherland will perform
at the Rugby Club on
March 18, the British
Club on March 19 and the
InterContinental Regency
Bahrain on March 20.
A talented actor, writer
and comedian, Johnny
Pemberton can be seen
opposite Paul Rudd in
Marvels Ant-Man.
With many well-known
roles to his name, this
summer he reprised the
role of Delroy in 22 Jump
Street opposite Channing
Tatum and Jonah Hill.
Andrew Ryans Irish
storytelling abilities
combined with his cheeky,
friendly demeanour make
him a natural observational stand-up comic. He has
performed on BBC3s Russell Howards Good News,
Best of the Edinburgh
Festival Live on BBC3 and
Live at The Comedy Store
for Comedy Central.
Internationally-renowned vocalists
Yelioz Christensen and Hans Stockenberger will be performing Latin, blues
and jazz songs in several languages
alongside pianist Nicolas Leseur.
Prior to the performance, a solo
RENOWNED Moroccan artist Saad

Lamjarred returns to Bahrain this
month for a performance at Sofitel
Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa.
The Layali, Sofitel event will take
place on March 20 and is also set to
feature Abderrahim Souiri and Amal El
Anbari.
Saad, who last played in Bahrain
in July last year, will perform tracks
from his successful debut album while
guests enjoy their dinner.
Call 17636363 for more information.
n Sutherland ... charismatic
n Ryan ... stand-up comic
n Pemberton ... talented
A charismatic comic, Jojo

Sutherland performs in
major comedy clubs across
the UK and Europe, where

she is much in demand. Jojo
also undertakes a variety
of work including radio presenting, voice-overs, theatre
performance and film.
Tickets can be purchased
at www.amiando.com/
chuckleclubmar2015 or
by calling 36663509 for
further information.
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A green touch
to Club Buffalo
celebrations...
A FIESTA for St Patricks Day
is in the works at Club Buffalo
in the Ramee California Hotel,
Juffair.
The three-day Paint Me Green

event from March 17 will see the
venue take on an emerald hue
as resident band Sky take to the
stage to rev up the crowds, accom-
panied by DJ AC Trixta behind

the decks.
A variety of promotions, games
and giveaways are also planned
as part of the fiesta.
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JJs to host UK
band Deja Boo
A thrilling wartime drama

DANISH action, drama film Flame and
Citron comes to the big screen tonight at
the Bahrain Cinema Club in Juffair.
A fictional story based on real world
events, the Ole Christian Madsen-directed
film is about two Second World War Danish
resistance movement fighters nicknamed
Flame and Citron.
Set in Copenhagen in 1944 and the dying
days of the war in Europe, the film sees
Flame and Citron become heroes of the
underground, dealing violently with traitors
to their cause.
When the pair are sent to execute Flames
lover Ketty, the line between ally and enemy is blurred forcing them to follow their
own orders.
Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen,
the actors who play Flame and Citron, were
both nominated for the Best Actor Award
by the European Film Academy for their
efforts.
The film also won awards for Best Cinematography at the Bodil Awards, along with
Best Actor, Best Film and Best Supporting
Actor at the Zulu Awards.
Call 39682323 for more information on
the screening.
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CELEBRATE St Patricks Day

at JJs Irish Restaurant with a
special guest band from the UK.
Taking to the stage on March
17, Deja Boo promises to be an
electrifying ensemble, fronted
by the enigmatic Niamh Collins
and Zamo Riffman and accompanied by resident DJ Tripz.
The band blends traditional
Irish music with pop, rock and
folk songs to create a blistering
live show, serving up pulsating
and eclectic sets.
Authentic Irish drinks and
food will also accompany the
entertainment, with tickets
available at the door.
information.
Go Celtic at Bennigans!
PARTYGOERS can get
ready for a six-day-long
Celtic celebration at Bennigans in Juffair to mark St
Patricks Day this year.
The fun begins tomorrow
with Irish food, drinks promotions and live entertainment, accompanied by Irish
pub music and games.
Every day of the St Paddys Festival offers guests
the opportunity to win a
lucky gift, plus this year
Bennigans is offering customers the chance to win a
ticket to Ireland through a
raffle draw on March 17.
information on the celebrations.
Amwaj Boat Show
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WORLD
AMWAJ Marina Boat Show is

set to return for its second year
later this month.
Pre-owned and new boats
will be on show at the event,
from March 26 to 28, along with
jet skis that will be showcased
on both land and in the water.
Guests can expect to see 16
yachts and boats ranging from
42 feet to 122 feet in the water
and around 30 boats on land.
There will also be entertainment for children and a food
court.
For more information, call
160111160, 3739373, or e-mail
[email protected].
The Warbler treat
A WEEKEND of Irish celebrations is in store at The

Warbler next week.
Its the time of year to go
green and feast on traditional Irish food and drinks,
while dressing up in your
favourite green outfit.
The Warbler, in the Ramee
Baisan Hotel, Hoora, will
offer a variety of promotions from March 19 to 21
accompanied by energetic
performances from the Girlz
Ink band and a green and
white dress code.
Call 38381631 or 37735866
n The Solar Impulse 2 landing in Musc

MUSCAT: Solar Impulse 2
(Si2) landed successfully in
Ahmedabad, India, yesterday in its epic bid to become
the first plane to fly around
the world powered solely by
the sun.
Pilot Bertrand Piccard kept

the aircraft close to the Pakistani
coast on the 1,465km journey
over the Arabian Sea to Ahmedabad from the Omani capital
Muscat.
The Swiss aircraft touched
down at the Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel International Airport. Gujarat chief secretary DJ Pandian
received Piccard at the airport
and presented him with a Gujarati shawl. I am happy to be in
India, said Piccard.
Piccard and fellow pilot Andr
Borschberg will be staying in
Ahmedabad for two days, during
which they will be promoting
clean technology by approaching
the government, NGOs and educational institutions. Their clean
energy awareness will be carried
on to its next stop, Varanasi.
Piccard and Borschberg alternate at the controls of the single-seat aircraft.
The longest single leg will see
one of them fly solo non-stop for
five days and nights across the
Pacific from Nanjing, China to
Hawaii, a distance of 8,500km.
Muscat was the first of 12
planned stops on the planes
journey around the world from
Abu Dhabi, with a total flight
time of around 25 days spread
over five months.
We hope that the people of
Muscat will always remember that a solar airplane landed
there, Piccard tweeted from the
cockpit during the journey.
Mondays maiden leg took
Borschberg 13 hours and
two minutes.
n Boschberg, right, and Piccard

after landing in Muscat
He spoke of an emotional
trip, telling reporters he cruised
at 6,000 metres because the trip
was short.
The team hope to promote
green energy with the circumnavigation attempt, which was
ridiculed by the aviation industry
when it was first unveiled.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon hailed
the venture and congratulated the
pilots.
Switzerland issued a special
commemorative coin to mark the
launch, which is the culmination
of 13 years of research and testing.
Si2 is powered by more than
17,000 solar cells built into
wings that, at 72 metres, are longer than those of a Boeing 747
and approaching those of an Airbus A380 superjumbo.
From Gujarat, Si2 will head to
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. After
completing its journey across
India, Si2 will pass by Burma,
China, Hawaii and the US. The
last stop will either be Southern
Europe or Morocco, from where
it will head back to Abu Dhabi.
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OIL PLUNGE POSING BIG

ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
MANAMA: The steep fall in
energy prices will hit investment in oil and gas projects
worldwide and the industry
may cancel about $1 trillion
of planned projects globally in
the next couple of years, a
senior Saudi Aramco executive
has said.
Challenges during down
cycles are more complicated
today than before... At this
moment the global industry
is poised to potentially cancel
about $1trn in capital funding,
Amin Nasser, senior vice-president for upstream operations
at the Saudi oil giant, said at
the ongoing 19th Middle East
Oil and Gas Show at Bahrain
International Exhibition and
Convention Centre.
Speaking to the media later,
Mr Nasser said the $1trn figure included projects that might

merely be delayed, not just
those that could be cancelled
outright.
What weve heard from
the industry is that there is
$1trn of planned projects that
will be dropped or deferred
over the next couple of years
because of whats happening, he said, without elaborating on the source of that
estimate.
Since last June, the Brent oil
price has collapsed from $115 a
barrel to around $60 because of
a supply glut fuelled by a sharp
rise in US shale oil production, as well as weaker global
demand.
The decline has left some
smaller oil producing countries
New polymer
technology
showcased
MANAMA: New notable coating and composite materials formulated after extensive discussions with
oil and gas majors
have been unveiled at
19th Middle East Oil
and Gas Show and
Conference (MEOS
2015) at the Bahrain
International
Exhibition
and
Convention Centre.
These materials
address the needs
associated
with
urgent repairs as
well as long-term
corrosion mitigation.
The company that
developed the new
technology is represented at the event by
authorised distributors in the Middle
East
Hatcon,
AOTC, Apollo and
MCT, covering Saudi
Arabia, Oman, Qatar
and the UAE regions
respectively.
Belzonas oil and gas
market development manager Jeremie Maillard said
the solutions include protective linings designed for
high temperature immersion and erosion protection,
composite repairs, including pressurised pipe wraps

and bespoke cold bonding technology and splash
zone repairs with the use of
surface tolerant materials
and elastomers.
Belzona is now advancing
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Turkey investment
ties are discussed
MANAMA: Finance Minister
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammad Al
Khalifa yesterday received Turkish
Ambassador Hatun Demirer and
discussed financial, economic and
investment co-operation.
l FTA push call
MANAMA: Industry and

Commerce Minister Zayed Al
Zayani yesterday met American
Chamber of Commerce president
Qays Zubi and members.
They discussed trade relations
between Bahrain and the US and
ways to take advantages of the
Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
signed between the two countries.
with a German business delegation led by the transport minister.

BCCI chief executive Nabeel
Abdulrahman Al Mahmood urged
Bahraini businessmen to meet
German investors at 11.45 am at
Beit Al Tijjar. The delegation represents water, pipeline equipment,
banking, renewable energy and
scientific research sectors.
l Tenders awarded
MANAMA: Six tenders for sanitary and construction sectors

worth BD1,419,386 have been
awarded, it was revealed yesterday. Works, Municipalities and
Urban Planning Affairs assistant
under-secretary for technical
services Ahmed Abdul Aziz
Al Khayyat said bids for nine
MANAMA: AD
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projects worth BD3,287,952
will tomorrow host a meeting
were invited last month.
l Trade talks set

n Dr Mirza tours one of the stalls
reeling and forced a number of oil companies to slash investment budgets.

Aramco itself has put on hold its
deepwater oil and gas exploration and
drilling activities in the Red Sea and
suspended plans to build a $2 billion clean fuels plant at its largest
oil refinery in Ras Tanura, industry

sources said.
The companys chief executive
Khalid Al Falih said in January that
Aramco would renegotiate some contracts and postpone some projects
because of cheap oil.
n Visitors at the show
further by developing high molecular

weight polymer composites, providing significantly better erosion resistance whilst offering the possibility
to be spray applied, Mr Maillard
said.
In addition, next generation modified epoxy novolac systems have been
developed that offer ease of application and improved performance.

Reducing asset owners capital expenditure whilst minimising
their operational expenditure is
our primary concern and the companys strategy is fully in line to
achieve it.
Firm yet to
decide on
rigs boost
MANAMA: Saudi oil firm Saudi Aramco
is currently operating a total of 212 oil
and gas drilling rigs and has not decided
whether to increase that number this year,
a senior executive has said.
Amin Nasser, senior vice-president for
upstream operations at Aramco, gave
the figure as he spoke at MEOS 2015 in
Bahrain.
Aramco deployed 210 oil and gas rigs last
year, an exceptionally busy year, company
sources had said previously.
Mr Nasser said the company had not decided
whether to increase the number of rigs in
2015, but would wait to see production
demand.
It depends on the requirements.
Industry sources said that so far, Aramcos
drilling plans for the year looked likely
to remain unchanged for oil, but there
could be an increase in gas rigs as Saudi
Arabias domestic demand for gas was
rising.
Saudi Aramco has asked international oil service companies for 25 per cent discounts
because of the plunge in oil prices since
last June.
They want to lock the discount for a period
of a year, one source said.
Another said: Aramco reviews its drilling
plan every quarter in light of the oil prices.
Nasser said in his speech: When services and materials are cheaper, it makes
sense to leverage lower cost given market
parameters, and I will add that we need
our service providers to optimise their own
cost and improve their own efficiencies
and manage their own expectations of
profitability through a long-range plan.
An industry source said that at present, the
expectation was for Aramcos oil rig count
in the second quarter of this year to be
110, with 96 rigs for gas. In the last quarter of the year, the expectation was for 108
oil rigs and 102 gas rigs.
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BBK keen on buying

Islamic banks
By AVINASH SAXENA
MANAMA: BBK is open

to acquisitions of Islamic
banks provided they
offered a feasible business
proposition, the banks
chairman Murad Ali Murad
has said.
Speaking on the sidelines of

a combined annual and extraordinary general meeting at the
Gulf Hotel yesterday, he said
while the bank did not have
any immediate plans to get
into Islamic banking, it would
consider acquisitions in the
consolidating Islamic banking
space.
The bank is now in the last
year of its three-year corporate strategic plan, Mr Murad
said and preliminary planning
for the next cycle has begun
with the focus on intensifying
expansion and diversification
activities.
n Mr Murad, left, addressing the shareholders
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In a presentation to shareholders, BBK chief executive
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TRA backs forum

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n Ms Al Binali, left, with the Bahrain IT Expo 2015 head of

sponsorship and exhibition committee Ahmed Naeemi
MANAMA:
The
Telecommunications
Regulatory Authority (TRA)
Bahrain has announced its
support for the Bahrain
International eGovernment
Forum 2015 as the events
Platinum Sponsor.
Being held under the
patronage of Deputy Prime
Minister and the Supreme
Committee for Information
and
Communication
Technology chairman Shaikh
Mohammed bin Mubarak Al
Khalifa, the annual forum
will provide an integrated
technical programme, featuring a number of internationally renowned keynote
speakers.
In order to adapt to
changes of technologies fastpaced environment, leaders
of technological industries
and entities must stay a step
ahead, TRA chairman Dr
Mohammed Al Amer said.
The forum is an event we
look forward to every year
as the value of knowledge
gained cannot be taken for
granted.
TRAs communications
and media manager Taiba Al
Binali said in previous years,
the event has brought together international leaders within the ICT sector invaluable
insights from both local and
international experts, whom
some have assisted Bahrain
in evolving its ICT strategy.
The forum will be held
from March 15th 19th
at the Isa Cultural Centre
and Bahrain International
Circuit.
Insurance awareness push

MANAMA: The Bahrain Insurance Association
(BIA) has announced that its Insurance
Awareness Week 2015 campaign would start
today.
It will run till next Tuesday under the patronage of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB).
The one-week long campaign is dedicated to
raising awareness and shedding light on the significant role insurance plays in guaranteeing the
well-being of individuals.
Promoting various insurance products such as
health insurance and life insurance will be the
focus of this years campaign.
This years campaign aims at raising public
awareness on various insurance products such
as, but not limited to, medical and life insurance.
Amna, the BIAs brand ambassador, will
play an integral role in conveying the message

to the public.
At a Press conference yesterday, CBB executive director for financial institution supervision
Abdulrahman Al Baker announced the roadmap
used for this years insurance awareness week.
Given the significance of the insurance sector
in stimulating economic growth in the kingdom,
I hope that this event will help to enhance public
awareness on the importance of insurance.
In addition to the stand at City Centre Bahrain,
BIAs multi-media campaign utilises an array
of media outlets such as outdoor banners, SMS,
radio jingles and Press advertisements.
The campaign seeks to create a buzz in the
kingdom and provide optimal exposure for the
insurance industry to the general public.
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Bahrain refinery expansion

project to cost $5 billion
MANAMA: An expansion of
Bahrains Sitra crude oil refinery is expected to cost around
$5 billion and the facility is
likely to be commissioned by
2019, the energy minister said
yesterday.
We have the refinery modernisation which will cost
around $5bn. Already frontend engineering and design
(FEED) has been awarded FEED should be ready by the
end of the first quarter of next
year, said Dr Abdulhussain
Mirza.
The increase in capacity
according to the current plan
is from 260,000 barrels per day
to 360,000 and it will be commissioned by 2019. Financing
will be through borrowing, we
havent finalised this yet.
Bahrains finances are under
heavy pressure from the plunge
of oil prices since last year.
But Bahraini officials have
said they will press ahead with
key projects that are needed to
develop the economy.
Construction of a pipeline
between Saudi Arabia and
Bahrain, which will replace an
ageing one and lift capacity to
350,000 bpd from 230,000, is
expected to be finished by 2018,
Dr Mirza said. Previously, officials had estimated the pipeline would be completed by the
third quarter of next year.
The minister added that this
year Bahrain would ask companies to bid to explore offshore
blocks for oil and gas.
However, he did not give
a specific date or say which
companies would partic-
ipate as a roadshow for

investors has not taken place yet.
Bahrains National Oil and
Gas Holding Company chief
executive Shaikh Mohammed
bin Khalifa Al Khalifa had said
that the launch of the bidding
round will depend on the situation of the market.
Dr Mirza in an earlier speech
said that Bahrain had completed a pilot project to generate
five megawatts of solar power
and was close to launching
another pilot plant to generate
three MW of solar power and
two MW of wind power.
Egypt trade
ties boost
MANAMA: Finance Minister
Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed
Al Khalifa and Industry and
Commerce Minister Zayed Al
Zayani will leave for Egypt
today to lead Bahrains delegation to the three-day economic
development conference Egypt
the Future, which opens in
Sharm El Sheikh resort on
Friday.
This follows Bahrains keenness to develop co-operation
with Egypt in the economic and
investment fields and to explore
new opportunities. The team
includes senior officials from
the Finance Ministry, Industry
and Commerce Ministry,
Central Bank of Bahrain,
Economic Development Board,
Mumtalakat and representatives of private companies.
Dadabhai Travel
renews contract
MANAMA: Dadabhai Travel has renewed its contract
with Bahrain-based Sabre Travel Network Middle East
(STNME), a travel and tourism industry technology
provider.
The renewal provides Dadabhai Travel with continued
access to Sabres portfolio of technology including the
Sabre Red Workspace agency solution; B2B online travel
app marketplace Sabre Red App Centre, and the latest
mobile, data analytics, personalisation and automation
capabilities.
STNME chief executive said that using the technology,
Dadabhai Travel would be able to differentiate its offering,
compete more effectively and grow faster in the region.
Dadabhai Travel managing director Aziz Gilitwala said
the company is rapidly growing and branching out from
being a Bahrain-based travel agency to a strong regional
player.
Sabres leadership in emerging technologies such as
mobile, personalisation and data will play a critical role in
helping us achieve our expansion plans, he added.
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COUNTRY
SELL CASH SELL DRAFT
AUSTRALIA (Dollar)
BANGLADESH (Taka)
CANADA (Dollar)
CHINA (Yuan)
0.2949
0.2919
0.00519
0.00485
0.3049
0.3009
0.061100
0.0611
DENMARK
0.0579
EGYPT (Pound)
0.0588
0.0532
EUROPEAN UNION (Euro)

HONG KONG (Dollar)
INDIA (Rupee)
0.4130
0.4105
0.04982
0.04942
0.00618
0.00613
INDONESIA (Rupiah)
0.00003129
0.00002953
IRAN (Tuman)
0.00010957
IRAQ (Dinar)
0.000317
JAPAN (Yen)
0.003260
0.003190
0.5366
0.5350
JORDAN (Dinar)
KOREA (Won)
0.00038665
KUWAIT (Dinar)
1.2790
1.300
0.105600
0.1047
NEW ZEALAND (Dollar)
0.2786
0.2776
NORWAY (Krone)
0.0496
MALAYSIA (Ringgit)
N.Yemen
NEPAL (Rupee)
0.00399
0.00381
OMAN (Riyal)
0.98000
0.98300
PAKISTAN (Rupee)
0.00384
0.00371
PHILIPPINES (Peso)
0.00876
0.00853
QATAR (Riyal)
0.10379
0.10374
SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal)
0.10062
0.10065
0.2764
0.2754
SINGAPORE
SOUTH AFRICA (Rand)
0.03300
0.03290
SRI LANKA (Rupee)
0.00307
0.00283
SWEDEN (Krona)
0.0475
SWITZERLAND (Franc)
0.3909
0.3876
SYRIA (Pound)
0.002380
TAIWAN (Dollar)
0.012500
THAILAND (Baht)
0.011800
0.011730
TURKEY (Lira)
0.1536
UK (Sterling)
0.5756
0.5719
UAE (Dirham)
0.102800
0.102800
USA (Dollar)
0.37800
0.37800
For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain
Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888.
1 US$
0.3770
0.2855
0.3849
3.6420
3.6730
3.7500
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
UAE
Saudi
1 UK Stg
0.5699
34.4256
0.3764
3.5619
3.5922
3.6675
Currency
Euro
Yen
Swiss francs
Canadian dollars
Pound
Gold bars
Selling
Rates are in Bahrain Dinars
8gm coin 22k
110.000
8gm coin 21k
104.000
1gm (24 carat)
16.500
2.5gm
39.500
5gm
75.000
10gm
147.500
20gm
290.500
50gm
721.000
100gm
1,436.500
1 ounce
450.000
1 tola
171.000
5 tola
837.000
10 tola
1,661.000
1kg
14,170.000
1kg silver
215.500
1/2kg silver
109.000
Courtesy
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Exchange Tel: 17-275-275
March 10
1.0710
121.20
0.9970
1.2653
1.5089
100 Yen
0.3127
0.2368
0.3192
3.0204
3.0461
3.1100
Previous
1.0849
121.20
0.9868
1.2593
1.5111
LONDON MARKETS
Gold (per ounce)
$1,162.00
Silver (per ounce)
$15.78
Palladium
$808.00
Platinum
$1,139.00
(Three-month delivery)
Aluminium ($ per tonne) 1,760.00
Copper ($ per tonne)
5,800.00
Lead (per tonne)
$1,815.00
Nickel (per tonne)
$14,415.00
Tin (per tonne)
$18,030.00
Zinc (per tonne)
$2,005.00
Bombay
Gold 24K (per gram)
Gold (10g)
Silver (1kg)
Oil delivery prices (in dollars per barrel)

IPE Brent
Nymex crude
1 SFR
0.3855
0.2919
0.3936
3.7239
3.7556
3.8344
Rs2,344.74
24,478.30
35,540.00
March 10
(close)
$ 58.53
$50.00
Total number of shares traded

Total value of shares trades
PRICES at the close of trading yesterday:

BAHRAIN ALL SHARE INDEX .......................... 1,471.73 ................. +0.55
Company .....................................................Share Prices ... Change + or COMMERCIAL BANK
Al-Ahli United Bank (AUB) ......................................$0.830 ...........................
Al Salam Bank - Bahrain BSC (SALAM) .................. 0.130 ................ -0.002
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BISB) .................................... 0.150 ...........................
BBK (BBK) ................................................................ 0.470 ................ -0.004
Ithmaar Bank BSC (ITHMR) ................................... $0.160 ............... +0.005
Khaleeji Commercial Bank BSC (KHCB) .................0.048 ...........................
National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) ...............................0.885 ............... +0.005
INVESTMENT
Al Baraka Banking Group BSC (BARKA)...............$0.830 ...........................
Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) ............................. 0.740 ...........................
Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company (BCFC).... 0.825 ...........................
Bahrain Middle East Bank (BMB) .............................0.034 ...........................
Esterad Investment Company BSC (ESTERAD) .....0.230 ...........................
Gulf Finance House EC (GFH) ............................... $0.190 ...........................
Gulf Monetary Agency (GMG) ..................................0.035 ...........................
Inovest BSC (INOVEST) ......................................... $0.210 ...........................
Investcorp Bank (INVCORP) ..............................$601.000 ...........................
TAIB Bank (TAIB) .................................................... $2.740 ...........................
United Gulf Bank (UGB) ...........................................0.390 ...........................
United Gulf Investment Corporation BSC (UGIC) .... 0.133 ...........................
SERVICES
Bahrain CarPark Company (CPARK) ....................... 0.183 ...........................
Bahrain Cinema Company (CINEMA) ...................... 1.540 ...........................
Bahrain Duty Free Complex (DUTYF) .....................0.835 ...........................
Bahrain Shipping Repairing and Engineering (BASREC)2.000 ...................
Bahrain Telecommunication Company (BATELCO) 0.348 ...........................
1,132,520
BD362,631
BMMI BSC (BMMI) ................................................... 0.870 ...........................

Nass Corporation BSC (NASS) ................................ 0.192 ................ -0.002
Seef Properties (SEEF) ............................................ 0.210 ............... +0.002
Trafco Group BSC (TRAFCO) ..................................0.220 ...........................
Zain Bahrain BSC (ZAINBH) .................................... 0.185 ............... +0.002
INSURANCE
Al Ahlia Insurance Company (AHLIA) ......................0.260 ...........................
Arab Insurance Group (ARIG) ................................$0.600 ...........................
Bahrain and Kuwait Insurance Company (BKIC).....0.665 ................+0.010
Bahrain National Holding Company (BNH) ..............0.480 ...........................
Takaful International Company (TAKAFUL) ............. 0.145
HOTELS AND TOURISM
Bahrain Family Leisure (FAMILY)..............................0.116 ...........................
Bahrain Tourism Company (BTC) ............................0.250 ...........................
Banader Hotels Company BSC (BANADER) ...........0.056 ...........................
Gulf Hotel Group BSC (BHOTEL).............................0.900 ...........................
National Hotels Company (NHOTEL).......................0.300 ...........................
INDUSTRIAL
Aluminum Bahrain BSC (ALBH) ...............................0.500 ...........................
Bahrain Flour Mills Company (BFM) ........................0.396 ...........................
Delmon Poultry Company (POLTRY) .......................0.350 ...........................
PREFERRED SHARE
AUB Class A Preference Share (AUB.PREF.A) .....$0.425 ...........................
CLOSED COMPANY SECTOR
Securities & Investment Company 2 (SICO-C) ........ 0.310
United Paper Industries BSC (c) (UPI) ..................... 0.420 ...........................
NON-BAHRAINI CO
Bank Muscat (BMUSC) ............................................. 0.915
Global Investment House (Kuwait) (GLOBAL) ..........0.111 ...........................
International Investment Group (IIG)........................ 0.070 ...........................
Sensex sheds 135 points
MUMBAI: Stock markets

fell for the second straight
session with the benchmark
Sensex yesterday sliding
134.91 points to one-month
low of 28,709.87 as investors sold realty, power and
oil and gas shares amid lingering worries over an earlier-than-expected increase in
US interest rates.
After
Mondays
more
than 604-point crash, the
30-share BSE Sensex opened
in positive terrain but soon
succumbed to selling pressure. It touched days low of
28,584.49.
The 30-share index is
now down 4.4pc from its record high of 30,024.74 hit on
March 4.
Falls also tracked losses

in regional markets, with the
MSCIs broadest index of
Asia-Pacific shares outside
Japan down 1.16pc.
A late round of buying
helped reduce some
losses and the Sensex
settled at 28,709.87,
its weakest closing
since February 11,
down 134.91 points,
or 0.47 per cent. Intra-day, it touched a
high of 28,949.11.
The 50-issue NSE
Nifty lost 44.70 points,or
0.51pc, to settle the session at
8,712.05. Intra-day, it dipped
below the key 8700-mark to
touch a low of 8,677.35.
Prominent losers that
D
I
L
B
E
R
T
Almoayed Wilhelmsen
CMA CGM C
OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East today
Shagdis
OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East today
APL Vancouver OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East tomorrow
Glovis Superior WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East March 13
Xin Xia Men
OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 14
CMA CGM Marco Polo OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East Mar 14
NYK Aquar
Hyundai Splendor
OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East Mar 16
CMA CGM Magellan OOCL/ NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East Mar 21
NYK Argus
Exports from Bahrain
APL Vancouver OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf
tomorrow
NYK Aquar
OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Mar 16
NYK Argus
APL Detroit
NYK Apollo
Alsharif Group
CMA CGM Carmen
Hanjin due from Far East today
CSCL Pusan
Mayssan
CMA CGM Moliere
Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean today
Hanjin Veracruz Hanjin due from Inter Gulf today
Pegasus Highway K Line due from Japan, Far East March 13
Tayma
Hanjin due from Far East March 18
CSCL Europe
Hanjin due from Far East March 18
Hanjin Elizabeth Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean March 18
Hanjin Veracruz Hanjin due from Inter Gulf March 18
Grand Phoenix K Line due from Japan, Far East March 18
Dilmun Shipping Agency
Glovis Superior Hyundai Glovis due from Far East March 13
Xin Xia Men
CSCL due from Far East March 14
pulled down the indices include HDFC, Hindustan Unilever, Hindalco, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, Tata Power,
NTPC, RIL, SBI, Axis Bank,
HDFC Bank and Dr Reddy.
Sesa Sterlite, Tata
Motors, Maruti Suzuki, L&T, GAIL,
Cipla and ONGC also
saw moderate losses.
As many as 20 out
of 30 Sensex constituent stocks closed in
the red, while 10 ended in the green.
Shares of telecom firms
such as Airtel, Idea and RCom
were in the limelight after analysts said bidding intensity
in the ongoing spectrum auction has subsided.
Select stocks in automobile space like M&M, Bajaj

and Hero Moto rose after
car sales in India grew by
6.85pc in February. Also,
industry body SIAM said
it expects sales to be in
positive with single-digit
growth this fiscal.
The mood was cautious
amid a persisting downward
trend in global markets that
negatively impacted domestic equities.
Foreign Portfolio Investors bought shares worth
net Rs 838.30 crore while
Domestic institutional Investors sold shares worth Rs
35.31 crore yesterday, provisional data shows.
Sectorally, the BSE realty
index suffered the most by
losing 1.83pc, followed by
oil and gas (0.78pc), power
(0.63pc), banking (0.49pc),
capital goods (0.41pc) and
FMCG (0.39pc) among others.
Bucking the trend, consumer durables index rose
1.20pc, teck index 0.78pc,
metal index 0.58pc and automobile index 0.37pc.
Gulf Agency Company

NYK Atlas
NYK due from Far East March 17
NYK Argus
NYK due from Far East March 24
NYK Thesues
NYK due from Far East April 6
NYK Apollo
NYK due from Far East April 13
NYK Themis
NYK due from Far East May 4
NYK Artmis
NYK due from Far East May 25
NYK Atlas
NYK due from Far East June 1
NYK Aquarius
NYK Argus
International Agencies Company
CMA CGM Marco Polo ANL due from Europe March 14
Hyundai Splendor
EMC due from Far East March 16
CMA CGM Magellan ANL due from Europe March 21
Ever Lunar
EMC due from Far East March 23
CC Alexander Von Humboldt
ANL due from Europe March 28
National Shipping
Shagdis
HDSL due from Far East today
Artam
HDSL due from Far East today
MSC Katrina
MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 14
MSC Deila
MSC Carolina
MSC Britannicum
MSC due from Far East March 14
MSC Capella
Freedom
MSC Capri
MSC due from Inter Gulf March 14
LT Cortesia
Cosco due from Far East March14
Shahraz
HDSL due from Far East March 18
YM Orchid
YML due from Far East March 20
MSC Genova
MSC Regulus
MSC Alessia
Mare Atlanticum
27
Gulf Hotels Group to spend

$132 million on expansion
By AVINASH SAXENA
MANAMA: A new expansion
strategy will see Bahrain-based
Gulf Hotels Group investing
$132 million over the next few
years to expand the existing
hotel portfolio and establish a
number of stand-alone restaurants, it has emerged.
The group chairman Farouk
Almoayyed told reporters on
the sidelines of the annual general meeting held at the Gulf
Hotel that the development of
the 230-room, five-star Gulf
Hotel Business Bay in Dubai
has begun.
The waterfront property located 1.5km from Burj
Khalifa and Dubai Mall is now
in design stage with construction expected to commence late
this year and be completed by
late-2017.
He said the development of
the Gulf Residence Amwaj in

conjunction with Lona Real
Estate is nearing completion
and the 173 unit; four-star
apartment-hotel will open in
the middle of the year.
On the expansion of the
group into the stand-alone restaurant space, Mr Almoayyed
said the company has acquired
Block 338 in Adliya Tourism
Zone and is developing plans
for a multi-unit restaurant and
leisure facility.
Construction is expected to
commence in the second half.
Earlier, the chairman told
shareholders that the group
has reported a net profit of
BD11.277m last year, an
increase of 7.24pc on 2013, and
total gross operating revenue
of BD33.311m compared with
BD31.94m in 2013, an increase
of 4.29pc for the year.
This translates to earnings
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n Mr Almoayyed, third from right, with board members
per share of 68 fils last year

compared with 63 fils in 2013.
A dividend payout of 40pc
or 40 fils per share, totalling
BD6,613,540 and 5pc bonus
Top cargo airline starts

direct Bahrain flights
n Officials from BAC, BIA and Cargolux during a ceremony held at the airport to mark the
maiden landing of the airline
MANAMA: Europes largest all-cargo airline

Cargolux has launched direct flights to Bahrain.
Making its first landing at Bahrain
International Airport (BIA) on Thursday, the
new carrier has become the 15th cargo airline
operating to the kingdom.
Cargolux will be transporting spare parts,
machinery, perishables, food and consumer
goods that include textiles from the US and
the European markets, said a statement by the
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator of BIA.
BAC cargo manager Robert Mills said
Cargoluxs entry was significant as the company sought to solidify BIAs position as a
competitive cargo hub, boost global connectivity and enhance product offering.
It is a significant addition to our expanding
airline portfolio which we will continue to
grow in line with the future aviation trends
and demands, Mr Mills added.
Cargolux regional manager for the Middle
East Sharon Vaz Arab said the addition of
Bahrain to the airlines global network opens
up significant opportunities resulting from the
kingdoms thriving economy.
Cargoluxs worldwide network covers up
to 90 destinations, including many countries
in the region, some of which are served on
scheduled flights.
shares (one for every 20 shares),

was approved by shareholders
during the meeting.
The group chief executive
and director Aqeel Raees said
the refurbishment of the Gulf
Hotels Awal Ballroom will be
done during the summer.
Work has already started to
create a new lounge off the Al
Andalus Lounge, the fit out of
which will start soon and it will
be ready to take customers by
the middle of the year, he said.
Refurbishment of the South
Wing building was completed and work is going on for
the Gulf Executive Residence
which is also scheduled to be
completed by middle of the
year.
In addition, the soft refurbishment of the tower block
rooms will also be undertaken
in the second half.
The construction of a new
spa is also underway with completion scheduled in third quarter, he said.
The group is also currently
developing a 108-unit serviced
apartment facility in Juffair,
with construction expected
to commence in the second
half and completion taking 18
months from then.
[email protected]
South Africa
trade probed
MANAMA:
Bahrain
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (BCCI) treasurer Isa
Abdulrahim Al Rifae received
Riyadh-based South African
Ambassador
to
Bahrain
Mohammed Sadiq Jaffar and
discussed economic co-operation, stressing the importance
of enhancing volume of trade
exchanges.
According to the Central
Informatics Organisation, the
volume of trade between the
two countries topped $91 million.
10/29/14
28
Shares sink on
European stocks lose ground dollar fears
LONDON: European shares slipped further yesterday from a seven-year high after sharply weaker oil
and metals prices pulled down commodities stocks,
although Credit Suisse rallied after naming a new
chief executive.
The Swiss lenders shares rose 7.8 per cent after saying it had
hired Prudential head Tidjane Thiam as the first African to lead a
global investment bank, with the job of reviving a company reeling from US penalties and under increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Prudential fell 3.1pc.
Credit Suisse has had different issues throughout the years and someone with a diverse background could look at its strategy with a fresh pair
of eyes, said Sally Yim, vice-president at Moodys
Investors Service.
However, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares
ended 1 percent lower at 1,551.85 points after hitting a seven-year
high of 1,579.93 points on Friday.
Weaker energy and mining sectors dragged down the broader
stock market.
The STOXX Europe 600 Oil and Gas index fell 3.5pc, the top
sectoral decliner, while the European basic resources index fell
2.2pc after a drop of 1pc to 2.6pc in crude oil and key metals
prices.
There is still some weakness in final demand for commodi-
ties. The world economy is growing, but momentum has faltered

of late, Edmund Shing, global equity fund manager at BCS Asset Management, said.
The share price volatility shows that investors are uncertain
about market fundamentals in the near term following a strong
start to the year, he said.
The FTSE 100, down 2.5pc, was the worst performer among
major European share indexes as energy and mining companies
have a more than 20pc weighting in Britains blue-chip equity
index.
Commodity-exposed stocks were the worst
hit, with Galp Energia falling 7.9pc after the
Portuguese oil company cut its spending target
for the next five years by around 20pc, reflecting
low oil prices.
Oil companies BG Group and Tullow Oil fell 7.4pc and 7pc
respectively, while miners Antofagasta, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto
and Anglo American dropped 2.8pc to 5.5pc.
Among gainers, German reinsurer Hannover Re rose 2.9pc after raising its dividend to 4.25 euros per share from three euros
by offering a special dividend payment after record net income
for the year.
Wacker Chemie advanced 3.8pc after the German specialty
chemicals maker said it was examining options for its Siltronic
unit, including a stock market flotation and a sale to an investor.
Index
LONDON FTSE - 100
BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange

of Thailand main index closed down
1.84pc, or 28.67 points, to 1,531.04.
FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed
down 81.73 points, or 0.71pc to
3i Group PLC
478.3
11,500.38.
Admiral Group PLC Ord 0.1P
1449
HONG KONG: Shares tumbled
Alliance Trust PLC ORD 2.5P
487.8
0.94pc as a rebound in Chinese
Amec PLC Ord 50P
1056
inflation in February was trumped
Amlin PLC Ord 28.125P
498
Anglo Am PLC Ord USD0.54945 1081.5
by data showing prices at factory
Antofagasta PLC Ord 5P
711
gates had plunged, raising fears
AssociatdBritFoodsPLC 5 15/22P 2976
about deflation in the mainland
Astrazeneca PLC OrdShs USD0.25 4272
economy. The benchmark Hang
Autonomy Corp PLC ORD SHS 1/3P2549
Seng Index fell 226.07 points to
Aviva PLC Ord 25P
549
BAE Systems PLC Ord 2.5P
533.5
23,896.98.
Balfour Beatty PLC Ord 50P
231.6
JAKARTA:
Indonesian
main
Barclays PLC Ord 25P
254.68
Composite Index (JCI) closed up
BG Group PLC Ord 10P
851.2
0.34pc, or 18.29 points, to 5,462.93.
BHP Billiton PLC Ord USD0.50
1471
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian main
BP PLC USD0.25
428.1
stock index closed down 0.11pc, or
British Am Tobacco PLC Ord 25P 3652.5
British Land Co PLC ORD 25P
809
2.01 points, at 1,789.73.
BritSkyBroadcastngGrp Ord50P 849.75
LONDON: Britains top share index
BT
Group
PLC
Ord
5P
443
suffered its biggest decline so far
Bunzl PLC Ord 32 1/7P
1831
this year, hit by drops in insurer
Cable & WirelessWrldWide ORD5P 37.92
Prudential and energy stocks such
Cadbury PLC
863
Cairn Energy PLC Ord 231/169P 183.4
as BG. Prudential fell 3.1pc as the
Capita
PLC
Ord
2.066666P
1154
loss of its chief executive, Tidjane
Thiam, to Credit Suisse took
the shine off a 14pc rise in 2014
operating profits. The blue-chip
FTSE 100 index ended down Exchange
Close Ch
173.63, or 2.52pc at 6,702.84 Bangkok
1,531.04 -2ange
Bombay
8.67
points.
28
,70
9.87 -134.91
Fr
an
kfur t
MANILA: The main Philippine
11,500.38
Hong Kong
-8
Stock Exchange Index edged Ja
23,896.98 -2 1.73
up 0.10pc, or 8.19 points, to Kukarta
5,462.93 +126.07
ala Lumpur
8.29
7,828.48.
1,789.73
London
MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex M
6,702.84 -17-2.01
anila
3.63
fell for a second consecutive Pa
7,828.48
session, to mark its lowest Se ris
4,881.95 -5+8.19
oul
5.
25
close in nearly 3-1/2 weeks, Shan
1,984.77
-8.05
on continued worries the US Sing ghai
3,286.07 -16
ap
or
.34
e
Federal Reserve may hike Sydn
3,398.26
-6.31
interest rates by mid-year, Taipeey
5,824.2
i
+2
dampening appetite for risky Tokyo
9.536.53 -2 .9
6.45
assets. The 30-share index Welling
18,665.11 -12
to
5.44
n
is now down 134.91 points,
5,887.75
-9
.21
or 0.47pc, at 28,709.87. The
Nifty lost 44.70 points,or 0.51pc, to
settle the session at 8,712.05.
PARIS: The CAC 40 closed down Stock Price Index (KOSPI) shed
0.40pc, or 8.05 points, to end at
55.25 points, or 1.12pc to 4,881.95.
SEOUL: The Korea Composite 1,984.77.
6,702.84
Carnival PLC Ord USD1.66

3012
Centrica PLC Ord 6 14/81P
235.5
Cobham PLC Ord 2.5P
315.1
Compass Group PLC Ord 10 5/8P 1136
Diageo PLC Ord 28 101/108P
1854.5
Drax Group PLC Ord 11 16/29P
386.4
EurasianNatResCorpPLC USD0.20 217.5
Experian PLC Ord USD0.10
1134
Firstgroup PLC Ord 5P
98.45
Friends Prov Ord 5p
81.6
G4S PLC Ord 25P
286.1
Glaxosmithkline PLC Ord 25P
1523.5
Hammerson PLC ORD 25P
651.5
Home Retail Group PLC Ord 10P 197.5
HSBC Holdings PLC Ord USD0.50 559.9
ICAP PLC Ord 10P
522
ImperialTobaccoGrp PLC Ord 10P 3091
Inmarsat PLC Ord EUR0.0005
878
International Power PLC
417.5
IntrcontlHotelsGrp 15 265/329P
2617
Invensys PLC Ord 12.5P
509.5
JohnsnMattheyPLCOrd 104 16/21P 3298
KAZ Minerals PLC Ord 20P
206
Kingfisher PLC Ord 15 5/7P
349.4
Land Securities Group PLC
1215
Legal & Gen Grp PLC Ord 2 1/2P 282.9
Liberty International PLC
451.7
Lloyds Bk Grp PLC Ord 10P
78.75
LSE Grp PLC Ord Shs 6 79/86P
2435
Man Grp PLC Ord USD0.03428571 189.7
MarksAndSpencer Grp Ord25P
495.5
Morrison Supermkts PLC Ord 10P 205.1
National Grid PLC Ord11 17/43P
851.6
Next PLC Ord 10P
7345
Old Mutual PLC Ord 11 3/7P
217.8
Pearson PLC Ord 25P
1443
Pennon Group PLC Ord 40.7P
801.5
Prudential PLC Ord 5P
1612
SHANGHAI:
The
benchmark
Shanghai Composite Index lost
16.34 points to close at 3,286.07.
But the Shenzhen Composite Index,
which tracks stocks on Chinas
second exchange, rose 1.19pc, or
19.91 points, to 1,691.98.
SINGAPORE: The Straits Times
Index closed down 0.19pc, or 6.31
points, to 3,398.26.
SYDNEY: Australias S&P/ASX 200
index was flat, edging up 2.9 points
to 5,824.2.
TAIPEI: Taiwans TAIEX index fell
Randgold Res Ld Ord USD0.05

4460
RBS Group PLC Ord 100P
359.8
Reckitt BenckiserGrp PLCOrd10P 5705
Reed Elsevier PLC 14 51/116P
1117
Rexam PLC Ord 71 3/7P
555
Rio Tinto PLC Ord 10P
2830
Rolls Royce Hldgs PLC Ord 20P
973
RoyalDutchShell AOrdEUR0.07 1936.5
RoyalDutchShell BOrdEUR0.07 2037.5
RSA Insurance Grp PLC GBP1.00 409.2
SABMiller PLC Ord USD0.10
3586.5
Sage Group PLC Ord 1 4/77P
476.8
Sainsbury(J) PLC Ord 28 4/7P
265.9
Schroders PLC Non Vtg Shs 1
2349
Schroders PLC VTG shs GBP1
3062
Serco Group PLC Ord 2P
206.8
Severn Trent PLC Ord 97 17/19P
1960
Shire PLC Ord 5P
5245
Smith & Nephew PLC Ord USD0.20 1113
Smiths Group PLC Ord 37.5P
1150
SSE PLC Ord 50P
1470
Standard Life PLC Ord 10P
451.1
StandardCharteredOrdUSD0.50 1018.5
Tate & Lyle PLC Ord 25P
600.5
Tesco PLC Ord 5P
235.3
Thomas Cook Grp OrdEUR0.10
143.4
Thomson Reuters Ord 25p
1860
Tui Travel PLC Ord 10P
446.95
Tullow Oil PLC Ord 10P
321.8
Unilever PLC Ord 3 1/9P
2799
Unitd Utilities Grp PLC Ord 5P
889
Vedanta Res PLC Ord USD0.10
535
Vodafone Grp PLC USD0.20 20/21215.55
Whitbread PLC Ord 76 122/153P
5145
Wolseley PLC Ord 10 53/66P
3983
WPP PLC Ord 10P
1504
Xstrata PLC Ord USD0.50
963.5
0.28pc, or 26.45 points, to 9.536.53.

TOKYO: Stocks closed 0.67pc
lower, giving up early gains that
were driven by the yen tumbling to
near eight-year lows against the
dollar. The Nikkei 225 index at the
Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped
125.44 points to finish at 18,665.11,
while the Topix index of all firstsection shares fell 0.46pc, or 7.01
points, to 1,524.75.
WELLINGTON: The benchmark
NZX 50 Index slipped 0.16pc, or
9.21 points, to 5,887.75.
Banks drag Oman index down
DUBAI: Most Gulf bourses remained

sluggish and banks dragged down Oman
as its central bank advised several lenders
to reduce cash dividends.
The main Saudi benchmark slipped
0.1 per cent to 9,613 points after meeting
strong technical resistance near the 200day average of 9,662 points.
Telecommunications
firm
Mobily
dropped 4pc after surging 21pc in the previous three sessions on hopes that it would
recover following a shock 2014 earnings
revision.
The petrochemicals sector fell 0.6pc
as Brent crude dipped 1.7pc to $57.51 per
barrel and the oil market remained hobbled by oversupply and weak demand.
Saudi International Petrochemical
Company (Sipchem) fell 0.8pc after specialist news agency Polymerupdate reported, citing a source, that the firms
methanol plant was operating at 80pc of
production capacity.
Saudi British Bank, which will register
shareholders for a dividend payout tomorrow, edged up 0.5pc. Alinma Bank, which
has gone ex-dividend, fell 0.8pc.
Dubais index was flat as most stocks
gained but heavyweight Dubai Islamic
Bank tumbled 5.9pc; its shares no longer
carried the 0.40 dirham 2014 dividend.
Union Properties surged 5.9pc after proposing a 3pc, or 0.03 dirham per share, cash
dividend and a 5pc bonus share issue for
2014. It would be the companys first cash
dividend since 2002, according to Thomson Reuters data. Union Properties last issued bonus shares for 2013, a 5pc issue.
Islamic insurer Takaful Emarat surged
14.2pc on its highest trading volume in
more than a year after the firm said on
Monday its board had decided to discuss
the decision on profit dividend during the
annual general meeting to be called soon,
although it made no concrete proposal for
a payout.
Takaful Emarat has never paid dividends since listing in 2008, according to
Thomson Reuters data, and 2014 was its

first profitable year.
Abu Dhabi fell 1.4pc because of large
lenders Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and
First Gulf Bank which dropped 4pc and
3.8pc respectively.
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
dropped 2.7pc. The firm is due to report
fourth-quarter earnings this month and
its profit is likely to take a hit from oils
plunge late last year.
Qatars benchmark edged up 0.2pc and
Ezdan Holding was the main support. The
firm said on Tuesday its shareholders had
approved a decision to treat investors from
the GCC countries as locals, meaning that
the 49 percent limit on foreign ownership in
the company will no longer apply to them.
Property firm United Development
dropped 4.1pc as it went ex-dividend.
Omans bourse fell 0.9pc as most banking stocks declined. National Bank of
Oman and Bank Muscat fell 3.4pc and 2pc
respectively, while Bank Sohar lost 2.4pc.
NEW YORK: US stocks

dropped
yesterday,
giving the S&P 500 its
biggest decline in two
months, on increasing
views the Federal Reserve may raise rates as
soon as June.
The Dow and S&P 500
ended in negative territory for the year, with the
S&P 500 off 3.5 per cent
from its March 2 record
closing high.
Those
Fed
worries
pushed the US dollar to
a nearly 12-year peak
against the euro, and
added to concerns the
dollar will continue to
weigh on US multinationals earnings.
A strong dollar also
makes it harder for US
firms to compete with
rival firms in other countries, which may be able
to offer products more
cheaply.
Meanwhile, the looming
prospect of an interest
rate rise by the Federal Reserve is bad news
for some firms, which
have benefited from being able to borrow very
cheaply as a result of record-low rates.
The falls in US shares
echoed earlier falls on
European indexes.
The surging dollar hammered
commodities,
while investors piled into
Treasurys, sending yields
on the 10-year note down
sinking
seven
basis
points to 2.12pc.
When the Federal Reserve hikes rates this
year, it will not be in tandem with other major
central banks, quite the
opposite, said Kristina
Hooper, US investment
strategist at Allianz Global Investors.
Launching of QE in Europe has sent the euro
to new multiyear lows,
making the dollar even
stronger and that also
worked as a de facto
tightening, she added.
While investors fear
the actual tightening,
they know ultimately it
is good for the economy.
Todays selloff is sparked
by big reactions in German bund yields and foreign-exchange markets,
Hooper noted.
Fridays
stronger-than-expected
jobs
report was largely behind
the recent rate jitters.
The issue out there
has been the strong employment report, which
has set off fears of an
interest rate hike by the
Fed sooner or more aggressively than had been
anticipated, said Tim
Ghriskey, chief investment officer of Solaris
Group in Bedford Hills,
New York.
All 10 of the S&P 500
sectors ended lower.
Financial and technology sectors, each down

more than 2pc, were the
biggest drags. Shares of
Wells Fargo were down
2.5pc at $53.29.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 332.78
points, or 1.85pc, to
17,662.94, while the S&P
500 lost 35.27 points, or
1.7pc, to 2,044.16, its biggest daily percentage decline since January 5.
The Nasdaq Composite
dropped 82.64 points, or
1.67pc, to 4,859.80.
The euro was last down
1.4pc at $1.0696 after hitting $1.0691, the lowest
in almost 12 years.
For large-cap US multinationals, what will the
be the cost of hedging
and the impact on earnings growth? said Oliver
Pursche, chief executive
of Bruderman Brothers in
Suffern, New York.
Shares of IDT Corp
dropped
21.2pc
to
$16.30, a day after it released
results.
On the upside, Urban
Outfitters rose 11.5pc
to $44.06, the S&P 500s
biggest daily percentage
gainer, after reporting
earnings late Monday
that beat expectations.
The retailer - which appeals mostly to younger
shoppers - said samestore sales rose by 6pc
compared to a year earlier, and net income was
$80m for the three month
period ending January
31.
Barnes & Noble fell 10pc
as its fiscal third-quarter
earnings fell short of expectations amid a sharply higher income tax expense.
American
Airlines
Group shares fell 2.5pc
as the airline said passenger traffic declined
in February. Rival airline United Continental
Holdings shares also
declined, down 2.3pc,
as its capacity fell slightly in February from the
year-ago period while
passenger traffic was
unchanged.
Stocks also fell in Asia,
with Hong Kong stocks
notching
their
longest losing streak in six
months.
In commodity markets,
gold
futures
slipped
0.5pc to $1160.10 an
ounce. Crude-oil futures
fell 3.4pc to $48.29 a barrel.
lThe Dow Jones industrial average fell 332.78 points, or

1.85pc, to 17,662.94 l The Nasdaq Composite dropped
82.64 points, or 1.67pc, to 4,859.80.
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Grinding, leveling, filling
& crystal finish polishing.
NEW TECH 17246710,
33363215.
PEST CONTROL & Antitermite treatment- member
NPMA (USA). NEW TECH
36900435, 17246710
VERMINEX
Pest
Control
Professionals
in Bahrain for 35 yearsthe safest, government
approved products used.
Tel.
17280188
www.
verminexbahrain.com
EXPRESS
CLEANING,
carpet/ sofa shampooing.
Marble/ tiles polishing.
General
cleaning.
Tel.
36694406, 39178552
ALWARDI
CLEANING,
carpet/ sofa/ curtain steam
shampooing
specialist,
tile/
marble
polishing,
maintenance,
painting,
waterproofing.
Tel.
33717930, 38022754.
AL MEHZA CLEANING
& Pest Control, Carpet
Shampooing,
Sofa,
Cleaning, Marble Polishing
Tel. 39697995, 39239098.
ALTAWFEEK CLEANING.
Carpet,
Upholstery
shampooing,
Floor
Cleaning,
Removals,
Emptying Septic Tanks,
Drainage Block Clearing,
High Pressure Jetting, Skip/
Trash Disposal Services.
Tel. Toll-free: 80001130.
ALTAWFEEK REMOVALS:
Household,
Office
furniture. Free quotations.
Experienced, professional
packers
Tel.
Toll-free:
80001130.
MRC PEST CONTROL
destroys all pests. NPCA
member,
International
standard. Tel. 17827128
BASMA
CLEANING
specialising
in
sofas,
carpets, rugs Tel. 17729172
PERFECT
CLEANING,
carpet/
sofa/
curtain
shampooing
specialist,
tile/
marble
polishing,
maintenance,
painting,
waterproofing.
Tel.
39622171, 34141790
MIC PEST CONTROL for
cockroaches & bed bugs,
guaranteed. Carpet/ Sofa
cleaning. Tel. 39425995,
33390539
REMOVAL
SERVICES
Household/ office furniture
packing, moving & general
cleaning. ELITE PALACE
Tel. 39728060, 17693660
HOME CARE Cleaning
Services:
plumbing
&
electrical jobs, carpet &
sofa
shampooing.
Tel.
17562400, 36994899.
BAYAN
ALBAHRAIN
General cleaning & pest
control, marble polishing,
sofa/ carpet shampooing.
Tel. 39521427
Property Wanted
WE ARE looking to lease
10,000sqm office space in
Seef. Call 39639097
SEEKING FULLY equipped
kitchen for rent with
ventilation system, kindly
contact 32290739
WE WANT to buy 2
bedroom flats in Fontana
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17731752, email: info@
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MOVERS.
Professional
packing, local & worldwide
relocation, GCC transport,
storage. Tel. 38352001
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relocations. Tel. 17100090/
39825024;
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CARGO/
LOGISTICS
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best
rates
worldwide
air/ sea freight, import,
export, packing, local &
international
removals,
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17811700
Fax:
17811707.
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33128881,
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BD
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Closing Date
Day
Date
Time
Wednesday 08/04/2015 13:30
1. Those who are Capable and want to participate in the above tender/Tenders are kindly requested
to purchase the tender document online through the e-Tendering portal at
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Kingdom of Bahrain
The General Organization for Youth and Sports
Directorate of Human & Financial Resources
Tel: 17 11 4035 / 17114046
The General Organization for Youth & Sports announces the following tenders:
Closing Date
Tender
Initial
Tender Title
Tender No.
Day / Date / Time
Fees
Bond
Construction of New
Wednesday
Artificial Turf
RFPGOYS/9/2015 BD. 15/- BD. 500/- 8th April 2015
Football Ground at
1:30 pm
Sanad Youth Center
Replacement and
Wednesday
maintenance of
RFPGOYS/8/2015 BD 25/- BD 1,000/- 1st April 2015
existing distillation
1:30 pm
plant at Al Ahli club
You have the choice to buy the tender documents online through Bahrain Tender
Board e-Tendering System (https://etendering.tenderboard.gov.bh) using Credit
card or through cashier by cash or cheque at the Financial Resource Department
(7th Floor), GOYS main building at Seef district, No. 647, Road 3614, Block 2136
Seef Area (TEL 17 114035/4046) During our office working time starting from
Wednesday 11th March 2015.
The tender documents can be downloaded after paying the non-refundable fees as set out
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The Tenders should be deposited in the tender box provided on the Tender Boards Offices
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Classified
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2BR FF lagoon view

apartment in Zawiya-2
Amwaj, BD100,000/-. Email:
info@riverwestproperty.
com. Tel: 33164448
COMMERCIAL LAND on
Sitra Highway 1350sqm.
Tel. 32212457, 33444883
AMWAJ ISLAND, Floating
city, 3BR, maid room,
230sqm land. Good Location,
BD220,000/-. Tel: 38386527.
AMWAJ ISLAND: waterfront land for sale, 797sqm,
selling
price
BD38/per sqft. Email: info@
riverwestproperty.com. Tel:
33164448
STORE, SEHLA Highway,

400sqm, 6 metre height.
Shop
BD120/Tel.
39663546, 39699974.
UMM
AL
HASSAM
brandnew 2BR FF, BD350/-BD550/-. Tubli compound
villa 4BR FF, BD700/-. Tel.
38282069
MEENA-7 APARTMENT,
Amwaj Islands, sea & pool
view, 2BR, fully furnished.
Permit to all Meena-7
facilities of beach, pools,
& gardens. Tel. 36332113,
36332009
2 BEDROOM flat for

rent in Jidhafs. Contact:
39628881/ 39578749
INDIVIDUAL
VILLAS,
Janabiyah
5BR,
5
bathrooms, pool, garden,
compound.
BD1500/inclusive. Tel. 36767674
ABRAJ AL-LULU 2BR
FF apartment, seaview,
BD550/inclusive.
Tel:
33184488,
33216444,
[email protected]
AMWJ TALA, 2BR flats, big

hall, fully furnished BD650/Tel. 66996995.
PRIVATE/
COMPOUND
Villas + facilities, Saar, Adliya,
Budaiya 3/4/5BR, BD600/-BD1000/-. Big garden villa
BD1500/- Tel. 39951589.
F U R N I S H E D /
UNFURNISHED
flats,
villas, buildings all locations
Tel. 34464991
AMWAJ 3BR FF, living/
dining,
maids
room,
beautiful garden by the sea,
Rent: BD1200/- DELMON
ESTATE Tel: 36406688 Lisa.
2 STOREY 4BR villa at Zinj,
suitable for clinic/ offices/
executive accommodation
with
large
hall
and
amenities. Contact owner
17697800 ext. - 33
AVAILABLE 18 flats fully
furnished new building for
rent BD450/- Call 39639097
UMM AL-HASSAM 3BR FF

inclusive BD475/-; UF BD330/-.
Gudaibiya: 11 flats BD245,000/. Muharraq 10 flats BD240,000/; Adliya shop BD250/- Tel.
39459826, 17293553.
UMM AL HASSAM 2/ 3
BR, SF/ FF flats. BD350/onwards. Tel: 39248200
UMM ALHASSAM 3BR
FF, BD450/-, Juffair 3BR
villa BD900/-. City Property
35951402, 39465224
HOORA/ GUDAIBIYA 2BR,
FF flats BD300/- inclusive.
Tel. 33822764, 33754229,
33005308.
BUSINESS CENTER in Seef,
offices & warehouses with
commercial registration starting
BD180/-, Tel. 33778788, www.
businesscenterbahrain.com
ABRAJ AL LULU over
20 flats for rent, 1/2/3/4
bedrooms, starting BD450/. Tel. 33397893
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NORTH SEHLA Two-storey
5BR compound villa, private
garden, pool, playground,
BD850/- Tel. 39992237
PARTY HALL, Swimming
Pool,
Barbecue
Area
for rent. Tel. 33313733,
[email protected]
DELUXE
APARTMENT
1/2/3 Bedrooms, BD300/BD400/- BD500/-. Contact
33313733.
eiffeljuffair@
gmail.com
DAILY/ WEEKLY/ monthly
super deluxe apartment,
BD20/ day. Tel. 33313733.
[email protected]/
www.apartmentsinbahrain.
com
OFFICE,
WAREHOUSE,
showroom, land, building,
rent/ sale Bahrain. Tel:
39044943, 33837110. http://
www.samsproperties.com
COMMERCIAL OFFICES
for rent, BD120/-. Call
39319531
WAREHOUSE, 1200SQM
for rent in Askar Industrial
Area.
Tel.
39173600,
39717700
LATIF GARDEN, Budaiya,
Mediterranean
Villa,
tranquil, pool, beautiful
garden,
sea,
BD800/inclusive, Tel. 33848884,
www.latifgarden.com
LUXURY
APARTMENT
2/3BR available in Adliya &
Juffair. BD450/-, BD550/, BD650/-. Al Rasheed
Properties. Contact 33101815
BUSAITEEN
3BR
UF
apartment, near King Hamad
Hospital. BD350/- for rent.
Email: info@riverwestproperty.
com. Tel: 33164448
3BR SF harbor view
apartment for rent in
Abraj
lulu.
BD650/inclusive. Email:
info@
riverwestproperty.com. Tel:
33164448
JUFFAIR
Fully-furnished 2 bedroom
apartment, 4 bathrooms, a
maids room, 171 sq.m built
up area, with amenities.
Asking price BD 90,000/Inclusive. Ref. AP141
BLUEWATER BARBAR
A modern fully-furnished
3 bedroom townhouse,
120 sq.m. Asking price
BD 149,000/- Ref. VI48
SARAYA 1
Spacious 6 bedroom villa, 7
bathrooms, 559 sq.m. land
area, with a private pool.
Asking price BD 370,000/(Negotiable) Ref. VI130
ADLIYA
Commercial villa in Block
338, with 435 sq.m land
area. Asking price
BD 800,000/- Negotiable.
Ref. AP84
AMWAJ
Four Bedroom independent
villa, 4 bathrooms, and a
large living room. Asking
price BD 285,000/Ref. VI116
RIFFA
Brand new 6 bedroom villa,
6 bathrooms, and parking
space for 4 cars. Asking price
BD 470,000/- Ref. VI75
AALI
Fully-furnished
5 bedrooms, 6 bathroom
villa, 924 sq.m. land area.
Asking price
BD 380,000/- Ref. VI73
PORTA REEF
Semi-furnished 2 bedrooms
apartment, 2 bathrooms, has
amenities and car park.
Asking price BD 125,000/Ref. AP50
DURRAT AL BAHRAIN
Fully-furnished 5 bedrooms,
6 bathrooms, 1,000 sq.m.
land area, and has a beach
view. Asking Price
BD 600,000/- Ref. VI76
SANABIS
Great location, newly built
6 story office building with a
total area of 2,500 sq.m. ,
each office has a kitchenette,
2 bathrooms, and private
parking. Asking price
BD 1,200,000/- Ref. B115
RIFFA VIEWS
Semi-furnished 5 bedroom villa,
679sqm land area, 6 bathrooms,
2 living rooms, 1 dining room, 2
kitchens, 1 maids room, and 1
laundry room. Landscaped and
overlooking garden. . Asking
price BD 370,000/- Ref. VI119
AL AREEN
villa, 5 bathrooms, 4 living
rooms, 530 sq.m. built up area
and 1002 sq.m. land area.
Landscaped and has a private
swimming pool. Asking price
BD 290,000/- Ref. VI124
FOR RENT
ZINJ
Semi-furnished 4 bedrooms,
4 bathrooms villa, has a
private swimming pool, and
a garage for 4 cars. Asking
price BD 1,300/- Ref. VI114
JANABIYA
Brand new four storey
building, eight apartments,
each apartment consists of:
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms,
spacious living room,
126 sq.m built up area, and
parking for two cars. Asking
price BD 430,000
(Negotiable). Ref. B138
ZINJ
Great location
semi-furnished 5 bedroom
villa, 5 bathrooms, 550.4
sq.m land area, 2 kitchens,
large hall, large living room,
maid's room with a
bathroom. Has a private
swimming pool, and garage
for 2 cars. Asking price
BD 320,000/- Ref. VI137
RIFFA VIEWS
Semi-furnished
5 bedroom villa, 850sqm
land area, 6 bathrooms,
2 living rooms, 1 dining
room, 2 kitchens, 1 maids
room, and 1 laundry room.
Landscaped and has large
private pool. Asking price
BD 385,000/- Ref. VI74
ZINJ
Great location
semi-furnished
5 bedroom villa, 5
bathrooms, 550.4 sq.m land
area, 2 kitchens, large hall,
large living room, maid's
room with a bathroom. Has
a private swimming pool,
and garage for 2 cars.
Asking price
BD 1,200/- Ref. VI137
MARINA HEIGHTS
apartment. Asking price
BD 650/- Inclusive.
Ref. AP123
EAST RIFFA
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,
3 large living rooms villa.
Asking price BD 900/Exclusive. Ref. VI112
SANABIS
Newly built offices in a
strategic location ranging from
133 sq.m. -335 sq.m., private
parking available. Starting
from BD 500/- Ref. OF117
ABRAJ AL LULU
Semi-furnished 3 bedroom
apartment. Asking price
BD 800/- Inclusive.
Ref. AP122
EMERALD REEF ISLAND

Luxurious fully-furnished
2 bedroom apartment,
3 bathrooms, open plan kitchen.
Asking price BD 1150/Exclusive. Ref. AP113
ADLIYA
Great location in block 338,
fully-furnished 3 bedroom
apartment, 2 bathrooms, 220
sq.m. built up area. Asking
price BD 700/- Ref. AP84
DAR ALSALAM 2
Brand new fully-furnished
3 bedroom apartment
has a sea view, amenities,
and parking for 2 cars.
Asking price BD 1,200/Inclusive. Ref. AP81
DURRAT AL BAHRAIN
Semi-furnished 4 bedroom
seafront villa, 6 bathrooms,
2 living rooms, and 2
kitchen. Asking price BD
1,400/- Exclusive Ref. VI83
ZAWIA 3
apartment, 127 sq.m
built-up area, with lagoon
view. Asking price BD
850/-Inclusive. Ref. AP110
GUFOOL
Commercial villa consisting
of 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms,
and parking for 5 cars.
Asking price BD 1,500/Ref. CV109
HIDD
Semi and fully- furnished
2 bedroom apartments
available for rent.
Starting from BD 400 to
575/- Ref. AP140
For more information contact: T: +973 17298 210 E: [email protected]
JUFFAIR,
ADLIYA,
Mahooz
1/2/3BR
flats
and villas for rent. Tel.
39611090,
39767100.
[email protected]
ADLIYA SPACIOUS 3BR
semi furnished apartment,
tiled flooring, security BD350/exclusive. Tel. 39457468
LUXURY FLAT like villa,
ground floor, 3BR, 4
bathrooms, private pool
+ carpark, Hidd near Lulu
Hypermarket, BD900/-. Tel.
33320999
2/3/4BR FLATS for rent:
Gudaibiya SF, Adliya FF,
Tubli SF. Tel. 39288637,
33748795, 39999387
NEW BUILDING in Jasra
near
Saudi
Boarder
Causeway
seaview,
2
bedroom, 2 bathrooms
BD350/semi-furnished.
Tel. 39692211
1 BEDROOM SF Amwaj,
Gym, security, car park,
pool, balcony BD400/-. Tel.
38184579.
SEEF, 3BHK apartments
& 2BHK penthouse very
spacious fully furnished +
maid room (3BR), close to
malls. Reserved parking
and facilities from BD675/onwards.36329900
SANAD 9 flats, 3BR, 3
bathrooms, BD2800/- negotiable. Tel. Owner 39677454,
39677919, 39503663
FLAT NEAR Dana Mall
2BR 2 bathrooms, FF
BD300/- inclusive. Tel.
33774747, 38828811
JASRA/ JANABIYA, Saar:
4BR luxury semi-furnished
compound villas + facilities,
BD1650/- inclusive. Tel.
36623764
Situations Vacant
EXECUTIVE
CHEF
is required for 5 stars
restaurant and caf with
attractive salary. Preferred
Lebanese with working
experience in Paris. Send
CV to Email: nkhegroup@
gmail.com, Tel: 66365575
PRIVATE TUTOR required
for Managerial Finance
Course: Please contact at
peter.j@aljasmiholding.
com or 36434545
MALE CUSTOMER Service
Employees are required for
a retail shop. Email CV to
challengechambers.bh@
gmail.com
POWER
TOOLS
&
Equipment Co. requires
a Salesman with valid
Bahraini driving license.
Send
CV
to
email:
[email protected]
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
required
with
good
knowledge in job costing
and computer application,
ready to join immediately.
Send CV to: biljeek@
biljeek.com.bh
RESERVATION
CLERK
urgently
required
for
reputed Travel Agency
in Bahrain, minimum 1
year experience in travel
agency & hotel booking
background. Send updated
CV with recent photo to
[email protected]
DRIVER REQUIRED for
an AC workshop. Call
36458609
E X P E R I E N C E D
ACCOUNTANT required,
familiar with all book of
accounts upto finalization.
Send CV with coloured
photograph to: admin01@
kameshki.com
ESTABLISHED COMPANY
in Bahrain requires (1)
Sales
Professionals
for
shade/ blinds section (2)
Sales professionals for LED
lighting section (3) AutoCAD
professionals (4) Assistant
Accountant. All positions must
have 3 years experience.
Sales professionals must
have valid Bahrain driving
license. Send updated CV
and expected salary to
[email protected]
CAKE DECORATOR &
Baker for Cake Shop. Salary
BD300/- +. Tel. 39225377,
33661991,
email:
my_
[email protected]
REQUIRED SALESLADY
(female) for an Interior
Decor company. Email:
[email protected].
Tel: 33462978
WAITERS & WAITRESS
required. Tel. 33032868,
33903552,
17231951
Drava Contracting. Email:
[email protected]
WAITER/ WAITRESS/ Barista/
Chef wanted for a traditional
cafe in Seef Area. Send CV to
[email protected]
TAILORING
SHOP
requires
experienced
Machine Embroiderer. Male
or Female. Call 33479446
GRADE
AA
registered
Construction Company invites
interested candidates for the
following posts: 1. Project
Manager- Building Works. 2.
General Foreman for Building
works and infrastructure and
road. 3. Mechanical and
Electrical Projects Manager.
4. Electrical Engineers. 5.
Electricians. 6. Road Marking
Works Manager. All applicants
can forward their CV to
HR Acting Manager email:
[email protected]
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY requires minimum
five years experienced Civil
Engineer Civil Foreman and
Safety Officer. Contact email:
[email protected], lbabu@
mecc-bh.com
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Purchase
Officer
Coordinator for a Mechanical
Contracting Company, with
3-5 years experience in
the same field. Send CV to
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
required for a reputed Real
Estate office. Email CV to:
[email protected]
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Refrigeration
&
Airconditioning
Repair
Technician,
Outdoor
Salesman,
Accountant/
Auditor. Apply by Email:
[email protected]
A REPUTED ISO 9001
Contracting
Company
requires urgently:
Executive
Secretary
with minimum 3-4 years
experience,
good
in
grammar, knowledgeable
in computer and document
control.
Send
CV:
[email protected],
Fax: 17456462
DANCERS
REQUIRED:
Thursday & Friday evenings,
Pop, R&B, Soul & Hip-Hop
style. Send contact details
with full-length photograph
to: bahraindancers@gmail.
com
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SECRETARY REQUIRED
to work in Manpower
Agency.
Must
have
experience to manage the
full office. Tel. 33633692
WELL EXPERIENCED and
qualified Civil Foreman,
pool Technicians, Plumber
cum Electrician with Bahrain
driving license. Send CV
to hr.bhproperties@gmail.
com. Contact 34367496
URGENTLY REQUIRED for
Four Star Hotel in Bahrain
(1) Executive Housekeeper,
(2) Floor Supervisor, (3)
Room Attendant. Email CV to
[email protected]
LADIES SALON in Riffa
requires Beautician specialized
in hair and nails. Local hire
only. Contact 36363698
SALESLADY REQUIRED
for
Perfume
shop.
Good
salary.
Email:
[email protected]
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
English speaking house
Driver for a small Bahraini
family with minimum 3 years
experience. Good salary,
food, accommodation and
sponsorship
provided.
Kindly contact 39447168
between 9am- 5pm
BRITE
BUILDING
MATERIALS Salesman with
driving license required. Tel.
36080155, 17811841
NEW INDUSTRY urgently
requires
Accountant/
Accountant
Assistant.
Qualification:
B.Com;
Experience:
1-2
years
minimum
in Accounts;
Skills: Must be expert in
MS Excel, have experience
in
various
accounting
systems; Male. Interested
candidates meeting criteria
can send CV within 5 days
of this advertisement to:
accountingclerkbh2015@
yahoo.com
MARKETING/
SALES
Executive required, smart
candidates with 3 years
experience in Bahrain market
may send their CV with photo
to: [email protected]
REAL ESTATE Marketing
Person, Receptionist and
Driver required. Sponsorship
available. Please send your
CV: [email protected]
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Young,
energetic,
creative and motivated
Head Chef and Pastry
Chef with knowledge of
International cuisine and
hotel experience. Excellent
package, accommodation,
transportation + overtime.
Please send your CV to:
[email protected]
LADIES SALON in Riffa
requires
Beauticians
specialized in Hair styling/
Blow dry. We offer good
salary. Free accommodation,
food and transportation.
Contact 32255223
LOOKING FOR Experienced
Restaurant Supervisor &
Assistant Pastry Chef. Email:
[email protected]
SALES
EXECUTIVES,
Acrylic
Sign
Maker,
Draftsman & Workshop
Supervisor required. Email:
[email protected]
SALES & MARKETING
Personnel
(Western
or
European) required for Bahrain
and Saudi Operations. Email:
[email protected]
CHEF/
RESTAURANT
Manager
with
Italian
experience from Bahrain
only.
findmejob1976@
gmail.com
U R G E N T LY R E Q U I R E D
SALESMANAGER
A leading Hotel and Resort in Bahrain needs a
Sales Manager with experience in the luxury
hospitality market to join a dynamic Sales Team.
The successful candidate should have a
Bachelors/Hotel Management degree with 2
years experience in hotel sales. We need
someone with strong interpersonal skills with
the drive and determination to meet the market
goals and objectives of the Hotels Sales Team.
To Apply for this challenging role within an
exciting business environment, please apply
by email with a CV and photograph to:
Email:[email protected]:
TheAdvertiser/SRO3
P.OBox54123,Adliya,KingdomofBahrain
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
private boat Captain with
good experience in handling
big luxury yacht, flexible
& trustworthy. Local hire
only. Good salary and
sponsorship available. Send
CV to hr.availablejobs2015@
gmail.com
ALL-ROUND BEAUTICAN
urgently required for ladies
salon. Good package + visa
provided. Local transfer
preferred. Call 39776755 or
33191219, email: alyaqoob.
[email protected]
REQUIRED
PROJECT
Managers for Grade A ElectroMechanical Company for 1.
Electrical installation works;
2. Plumbing works. Send CV
to [email protected]
URGENTLY REQUIRED
for an established Catering
Company
experienced
and
qualified
female
Sales Executive. Driving
license is essential. Fax
CV to 17274900 or Email:
[email protected]
GRADE-A CONTRACTING
Company requires: Industrial
Electrician,
Plumbers,
Plumber cum Electrician and
Electricians with Wireman
license preferred. All must
have minimum 3 years
experience.
Interested
candidates may send CV to
email:
recruit.fzal@gmail.
com or call 38326294
REQUIRED SITE Document
Controller, Site Secretary,
Store Keeper, Office Boy,
Security, JCB Driver (valid
Bahrain driving license),
Mason (GCC experience),
Safety Officer with NEBOSH
certificate and Carpenter
(GCC
experience)
for
a
leading
construction
company in Bahrain. Send
CV to [email protected].
Contact 37722844
IMMEDIATELY REQUIRED
Building constructions skilled
Workers at site, tiles Mason,
Plumber,
Electrician,
allround Labourers. All should
be with good experience in
construction and finishing
works. Email: mepbahrain60@
gmail.com or call 17326144
MACHINE TECHNICIAN
required to operate and
maintain a coating machine.
Must have a hands-on
experience in gearboxes,
motors and PLD. Able to
solve production problems
and manage operations
very efficiently. Send CV
with photo to [email protected]
NURSES
REQUIRED
for private home nursing
centre. Send CV: alsalama.
[email protected]
INTERIOR
DESIGNER
required for Construction
Company. Email: jobscenter15
@gmail.com, Tel. 33183114
IF YOU ARE A YOUNG

MOTIVATED
ALIGNMENT/ TYRE
TECHNICIAN
with a maximum
experience of 4 years,
Please forward your CV to:
[email protected]
Diploma / Graduation with minimum 4 years of

experience in MS Exchange, Active Directory, File
Server, Back up, Storage & Networking. Preferred
MCITP & CCNA Certification.
Fax No: +973-17701211
Civil Engineer with Diploma/ Degree in Civil
Engineering with minimum 5 years experience in

Ministry of Public Works/ Housing preferably with
EPP License Grade C minimum.
Electricians with EDD Wireman license with
minimum 3-5 years experience.

Experienced Electrical Technicians with EDD
license.
Electrical Engineer with minimum 10 years
WE ARE HIRING
Sheraton Bahrain Hotel, requires the
following associates to join our team
Sales Executive / Specialist

HR Administrative Assistant
Banquet Coordinator
Paymaster
Engineering Clerk
Male Spa Therapist
Kitchen & Laundry Technician
Plant Operator / Supervisor
Demi Chef
Commis
CV's to be sent to email address
[email protected]
HUMANRESOURCES
MANAGER
A leading Hotel and Resort in Bahrain requires a
dynamic Human Resources Manager with
hospitality experience and a full working
knowledge of Bahrains Labor Law to head a
busy Human Resources Department.
The Successful candidate should have relevant
H R q u a l i fi c a t i o n s w i t h a t l e a s t 5 y e a r s
professional HR experience.
experience with EDD License.
Interested candidates may send CV to:

Fax No. 17224181 or Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer
Estimating Engineer: Civil
Estimating Engineer: Mechanical
Land Surveyors
QA/QC: Civil, Electrical & Mechanical
ACAD Draftsman: Mechanical Infrastructure
Foreman: Electrical
Foreman: Mechanical
Plumbers
Pipe Fitters
Electricians
Stores in Charge
Cable jointers (with EDD Licence)
Candidates must have minimum 5 years experience
with at least 2 years in Gulf.
Please send CVs to: [email protected]

in word or pdf, maximum file size 200kb
FINANCIAL
CONTROLLER

A leading Hotel and Resort in Bahrain needs a

Financial Controller, with hospitality experience
within the luxury hospitality market, to lead a
proactive Accounts team.
TheAdvertiser/SRO3
The successful candidate should have a

Finance/Business degree, with 8-10 years
experience of working within a professional
accounts department, to manage all financial
accounting requirements of the property and
assist in driving the business forward.
ASSARAIN FOOD PRODUCTS LLC, a leading FMCG Distribution company in Oman,

having agencies of global brands, requires candidates for the following positions:
SALES & MARKETING MANAGER
Minimum experience of 9-12 years in senior sales, marketing and key account
management in the GCC FMCG trade focusing on frozen, chilled and dry food
products. Must be independently capable of heading a large sales force focusing
on Retail, Foodservice, Van sales, Catering and wholesale trade.
A valid GCC drivers license is a must. The candidate should be fluent in
English/Arabic and must be proficient in computer skills.
Minimum qualifications: Graduate Degree, Post Graduate degree would be a plus.
SALES EXECUTIVE
Must have a minimum of 2-4 years sales experience in the FMCG sectors focusing
on frozen, chilled and dry food products. Must be aggressive and hardworking
and capable of handling large volume sales of branded and commodity food
products into Retail, Foodservice, Catering and wholesale trade.
A valid GCC license is a must. The candidate should be fluent in English and must
be well versed in computer skills.
Minimum qualifications: Graduate Degree
VAN SALESMAN
Must have a minimum of 2 years VAN sales experience focusing on frozen and
dry food products. The candidate must be hardworking, honest, trustworthy and
be willing to provide genuine references.
The candidate must have basic conversational skills in English and Arabic with
Hindi or Malayalam as a plus.
MERCHANDISER
Must have a minimum of 1 years Merchandising experience in retail outlets

focusing on frozen and dry food products. Will work closely with the sales
executive in generating orders, ensuring that all merchandising activities are
carried out properly. Must be hardworking and aggressive with basic
conversation skills in English.
Interested candidates may send CVs to [email protected]
[email protected] or fax to 00968-24607194

TheAdvertiser/SRO3
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Classified
Situations Vacant
Continued
NANNY CUM Housemaid
required full-time in Adliya.
Very
attractive
salary.
[email protected], Tel.
37269830
PROPERTY
AGENT
with experience in the
same field. Commission
package + car + facilities +
sponsorship. Tel. 32319304
E X P E R I E N C E D
BEAUTICIAN required for
Ladies Salon in Riffa. Call
36454353
WORKS CONTROLLER
required. Must have 2- 3
years of experience in
Customer Call Handling
(complains/ queries) and
service delivery. Email:
[email protected]
SYSTEM
ANALYST:
Graduate
with
good
knowledge of Computer
Networking with 2- 3 years
experience, excellent verbal
and written communication
skills required for a leading
company in Bahrain for after
sales service support, top
brand Digital Products and
Services. GCC driving license
and Team leading experience
will be an added advantage.
Email [email protected].
A C C O U N TA N T S
REQUIRED. Large Group of
Companies based in Bahrain
requires Accounts staff. 1.
Senior Accountant- at least
10 years experience, M.Com
or higher, ability to work
independently, responsible
for finalization of Accounts,
including managing audit,
plus preparing budgets,
monthly reports, managing
cash flow etc. 2. Assistant
Accountant- at least 5 years
experience, B.Com or higher,
high degree of computer skills
required (especially excel),
solid accounting experience
in AR, AP, GL, Payroll. Send
CVs with photograph to:
[email protected]
DENTAL CENTRE requires
Receptionist and Cleaners.
Send CV to majedalarab@
hotmail.com
ARCHITECT WITH minimum
5 years experience, AutoCAD
& 3DMAX required for
consultant office. Send CV to:
[email protected]
HAIRDRESSER Specialist
required for a well-equipped
female Beauty Salon. Local
transfer. Call 39458630
URGENTLY
REQUIRED
Secretary (female), with
knowledge in Computer &
English language. Minimum
2 years experience in
Bahrain.
Email:
jobs.
[email protected]
SENIOR
ACCOUNTANT
required for reputed group of
companies with 3 to 4 years
of experience. Self motivated
and experience with Tally
Accounting systems. Please
send your CV to: hr@
alsaadoongroup.com
WORLD
INVESTMENT
Promotion in Seef requires
Female
Administration
Secretary. Email: worldinvest
[email protected]
MATH TUTOR (female)
required for Grade 10 IGCSE.
Tel. 39273274, 39888202
Now hiring
FOOD AND BEVERAGE

MANAGERS
Etihad Airways, the national airline of
the United Arab Emirates, is looking for
Onboard Food & Beverage Managers
with incredible hospitality experience to
join its award winning team.
As a Food & Beverage Manager you
will use your experience to oversee
culinary and service standards in our
premium cabins, ensuring that a world
class experience is received by each of
our guests.
This is an opportunity to expand
your career and take your talent to
new heights.
For more information and to apply, visit
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Gallant Hawks
trounce Kings
WORLD SPORT
ATLANTA: The Atlanta Hawks
bounced back from a rare loss

to score a season-high 130
points in a rout of the Sacramento Kings on Monday, becoming
the first NBA team to 50 wins this
season.
Hours later, the Golden State Warriors

joined them in the 50-win club, beating
the Phoenix Suns 98-80.
Kyle Korver and DeMarre Carroll
each scored 20 points for the Hawks,
who had their best game of the season in
defeating the Kings 130-105.
The Hawks set a club record by going 20 of 36 from 3-point range, breaking the mark of 19 set against Dallas on
Dec. 17, 1996.
They also finished with 42 assists,
best in the NBA this season.
Well pass up a good shot to get a
great shot, said Carroll, who scored all
of his points in the first half, connecting
on 4 of 6 from 3-point range. When
you have guys that dont care about the
glory, this is the result.
Resting three starters, the East-leading Hawks (50-13) were beaten by the
lowly 76ers over the weekend.
Golden State (50-12) maintained a
half-game lead over the Hawks by beating the Suns.
Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 36
points in the second half and Klay
Thompson added 25 for the Warriors.
Curry made 7 of 13 3-pointers, 6 of 8
in the second half, in his 13th 30-point
game of the season.
In other games, Anthony Davis
matched a career high with 43 points to
lead New Orleans past Milwaukee 114103, Marc Gasol scored 23 points to lift
Memphis past his brother Pau and Chicago 101-91 and the injury-depleted Los
Angeles Clippers got a 89-76 victory
over Minnesota. New Orleans kept pace

with Oklahoma City for the eighth and
final playoff spot in the West, pulling
within a half game of the Thunder.
After Milwaukee took a 101-100 lead
with 3:35 remaining on a runner by Giannis Antetokounmpo, Davis scored
eight consecutive points to help New
Orleans close the game on a 14-2 run.
He recorded his third career 40-point
game.
The Pelicans shot 59 percent for the
game and 60 percent from 3-point range.
Marc Gasol was 10 of 16 from the
field for the Grizzlies, who moved two
games ahead of idle Houston for the
Southwest Division lead.
His older brother, Pau Gasol, had 13
points and 11 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season to match the
career high he set during the 2010-11
season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
n Hawks Korver, left,

shoots against Kings
Ben McLemore
Heroics
Contador faces Giro-Tour test challenge

up his preparations for a tilt at a rare Giro
dItalia-Tour de France double when he defends his Tirreno-Adriatico title in the absence of rival Chris Froome today.
Two-time Tour de France champion Contador is aiming this year to become the first cyclist since deceased
Italian Marco Pantani to win the Italian and French
three-week Grand Tours in the same calendar year.
Tirreno-Adriatico, which runs from March 11-17,
may be used by many one-day riders as ideal preparation for the first one-day classic monument of the
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Associaion on

Monday:
LA Clippers
89 Minnesota
76
Atlanta
130 Sacramento
105
Miami
90 Boston
100
Charlotte
69 Washington
95
Phoenix
80 Golden State
98
Denver
106 New York
78
Chicago
91 Memphis
101
Milwaukee
103 New Orleans
114
Standings
W
L
Pct
GB
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Toronto
38 25 .603
--Boston
26 36 .419 11 1/2
Brooklyn
25 36 .410
12
season, Milan-SanRemo, which is held on March 22.

But the Race of the Two Seas, as Tirreno-Adriatico
is affectionately known, is jam-packed with stage-racing quality this year.
Even in the absence of Froome, who for the second
consecutive year pulled out at the 11th hour citing illness,
Contador will face stiff competition from the likes of former two-time winner Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana.
Italian Nibali is the reigning Tour de France champion and Colombian climbing specialist Quintana won
last years Giro dItalia.
After Contadors last race, the Ruta del Sol in Spain
Philadelphia
14
New York
12
Central Division
Cleveland
40
Chicago
39
Milwaukee
33
Indiana
28
Detroit
23
Southeast Division
Atlanta
50
Washington
36
Charlotte
28
Miami
28
Orlando
21
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Portland
41
Oklahoma City
35
49
50
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.194
24
25 1/2
25
26
30
34
39
.615
.600
.524
.452
.371
--1
6
10 1/2
15 1/2
13
28
34
35
43
.794
.563
.452
.444
.328
--14 1/2
21 1/2
22
29 1/2
20
28
.672
.556
--7
Back where
it all started
for Pacquiao
MANILA: Nearly 14 years
after Manny Pacquiao
first entered the Wild
Card Boxing Club in
Hollywood, the 37-year-old returned to his local training home
on Monday to start preparing for
the fight of the century, against
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Finally, its happening,
Pacquiao said as he wrapped
his hands for the opening session in Hollywood with his
trainer Freddie Roach.
Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) will fight the unbeaten
Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) on
May 2 at MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, in a bout that is expected to shatter boxing records
for pay-per-view and live-gate
sales.
Many in boxing circles say
this super-fight is five years too
late. But Pacquiao objected,
arguing neither he nor Mayweather, 38, has been diminished by time.
Itll be as good of a fight
as it wouldve been five years
ago. The same, Pacquiao said.
Both of us are still at the top.
As he exited his black Mercedes in the gyms parking lot,
Pacquiao said he thought back
to that first visit to Wild Card
and how simple his goals once
were.
Championship
In Los Angeles, J.J. Redick scored

26 points and DeAndre Jordan had 20
points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers,
who are still without Blake Griffin and
Jamal Crawford.
Chris Paul managed just two points
and 15 assists while playing 29 minutes
on a bruised knee.
Elsewhere, Marcin Gortat scored 20
points as Washington rolled past Charlotte 95-69.
John Wall added 15 points and nine
assists for the Wizards, who ended a
nine-game road losing streak.
In Miami, Isaiah Thomas scored 25
points in another strong game off the
bench as Boston beat the Heat.
The New York Knicks became the
first team to lose 50 games this season,
falling to Denver 106-78. The Knicks
are 12-50 overall.
MILAN: Spains Alberto Contador will ramp
35
Utah
26
Denver
23
Minnesota
14
Pacific Division
Golden State
50
LA Clippers
41
Phoenix
33
Sacramento
21
LA Lakers
16
Southwest Division
Memphis
45
Houston
43
Dallas
41
San Antonio
39
New Orleans
35
where he finished only two seconds behind a triumphant

Froome on February 22, he said: I didnt expect to be in
such good condition in relation to the rest of the field.
I also managed a victory (on stage 3) which wasnt
in our plans. I am happy, the preparation towards the
Giro is going perfectly.
Over seven days of racing between the west and east
coasts of the Italian peninsula, the 32-year-old Spaniard
will get the chance to gauge his condition further. The
race begins today with a 5.7km prologue, after race organisers decided to replace the iniital team time trial around
the Lido di Camaiore due to expected weather conditions.
36
41
48
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.359
.226
15 1/2
19 1/2
27 1/2
12
23
32
41
46
.806
.641
.508
.339
.258
--10
18 1/2
29
34
18
20
24
23
29
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.683
.631
.629
.547
--2
5
5 1/2
10 1/2
CYCLING
Third stage of Le Tour de Langkawi, a
170-kilometre (105.71-mile) cycling route

from Geril to Tanah Merah in north-eastern Malaysia:
Top three places in Stage 3:
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS/Orica Greenedge) 4hr
13min 32sec; 2. Youcef Reguigui (ALG/
MTN-Qhubeka) s.t.; 3. Leonardo Fabio
Duque (COL/Columbia) s.t.
Top three places overall:
1. Caleb Ewan (AUS/Orica Greenedge)
11hr 02min 52sec; 2. Natnael Berhane
(ERI/MTN-Qhubeka) 11hr 03min 05sec; 3.
Youcef Reguigui (ALG/MTN-Qhubeka) 11hr
03min 08sec.
ICE HOCKEY
National Hockey League on Monday:

Toronto
3 NY Islanders
Back then, I thought, I

just want to have a good fight,
to fight for a championship. I
thought of being hungry, excited
to focus on training, he said.
Roach recalled that first session too, and how his decision
to buy the gym was questioned
by his former trainer, the legendary Eddie Futch. Dont
open a gym, its a pain youll
regret it the rest of your life,
the late Futch told Roach.
You never know when
the next Mike Tysons going
to walk through your door,
Roach answered. Less than a
month later, in walks Manny
Pacquiao.
I didnt know him at all, he
spoke very little English, was
very shy, but after he threw
mitts that one round Id never seen such power and speed.
Pacquiaos first fight with
Roach was a massive upset, as
he broke the nose of super-bantamweight champion Lehlo
Ledwaba in the first round and
stopped him in the sixth.
Pacquiao has won titles in
eight weight classes. Did Roach
ever envision it would get to
this, with Pacquiao seeking to
hand Mayweather his first loss?
No one ever thought about
Mayweather, Roach said. I
never thought itd get this far.
Detroit
Arizona
Vancouver
San Jose
(OT)
Edmonton
Nashville
(OT)
2 Anaheim
2 Pittsburgh
(SO)
5
1
SOCCER
2
2
1
1
Portuguese league on Monday:

Rio Ave
1 Nacional
1
(Zeegelaar 46) (Matias 52)
Sporting Lisbon 3 Penafiel
2
(Carvalho 5, Slimani 8, Nani 70) (Braga 12,
Bruno 42)
Argentine championship on Monday:
Temperley
1 Tigre
1
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BAHRAIN SPORT
Bahrains sports ties with UAE hailed
SUPREME
Council for Youth and
Sports Chairman and
Bahrain Olympic Committee
President Shaikh Nasser bin
Hamad Al Khalifa stressed
that hosting the Fatima bint
Mubarak Ladies World Championship IFAHR confirms
the relations between Bahrain
and the UAE.
He pointed out that Bahrain
will work hard for the success
of this unique event, which will
be held under the auspices of
Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, and provide all facilities for the event.
Shaikh Nasser directed the
Bahrain Royal Equestrian and
Endurance Federation (Breef)
to enhance preparations for the
event, which will take place on
n Breef Media Committee Chairman Tawfiq Al Salehi, Abu

Dhabi Sports Channel Director and Yas Yaqoob Al Saadi and
Bahrain Sports Channel Director Fawaz Al Shamsan during
a meeting between Bahrain TV Sports Channel, Abu Dhabi
Sports Channel and Yas Channel
March 14 at the Bahrain International Endurance Village, as
well as a horse racing event

on March 13 at Rashid Horse
Racing Club.
Shaikh Nasser stressed the
importance of the tournament,
which will have significant
participation by various riders,
explaining that it is one of the
most important and distinctive
competitions this season.
It comes within the tournaments hosted in Bahrain
due to its leading role in the
sport of endurance riding. He
pointed out that Bahrain will
strive for the success of this
sporting event, which will be
held for the first time in Bahrain.
Shaikh Nasser stressed that
such tournaments will contribute to the development of
endurance competitions at the
global level, especially the ladies category.
GPIC sponsorship boost

for Nasser 8 soccer
n Dr Jawahery presents the sponsorship to Al Salehi
GPIC has become the first company to sponsor the next

Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Ramadan Sports Games
Championship, Nasser 8, which will take place during
the Holy Month of Ramadan.
GPIC has emerged as the first
company to provide sponsorship for the Nasser 8 event, for
they believe in the importance
of participation and contribution to its success, which is one
of the inspirational tournaments
that attract young Bahrainis and
develop sporting talents.
GPIC President Dr Abdulrahman Jawahery presented
the sponsorship to the Shaikh
Nasser bin Hamads Media and
Information Office Director
Tawfiq Al Salehi.
Jawahery stressed that the
company is keen to be the first
to support the tournament at its
eighth edition. He said it is part
of the companys policy to have
a sense of responsibility towards
the Bahraini youth and its strateAl Khaldi confronted the visitors goal- gy to be a key part in supporting
keeper. Alas, he could only manage to sports and youth tournaments
send the ball over the bar. Al Hidd wast- and competitions which will be
ed another chance in the 74th minute held for Bahraini youngsters.
when their Brazilian striker Rico sent
On his part, Al Salehi said
the ball over the bar.
that such sponsorships will unAl Hidd were sensing victory as the doubtedly contribute to the profinal whistle approached. However, just vision of all the success factors
few moments from the end, the Pales- for the tournament.
tinian team equalised through Hazim
He added that this support is
Abu Hammad, whose corner kick went a result of the wise policy of the
straight into Al Hidds top corner net, companys management to promuch to the shock of Al Hidd team vide support and assistance for
members and fans.
young Bahrainis, pointing out
Al Hidds next match will be against that the tournament this year
Al Jazira of Jordan to be played at Bah- will be entirely different from
rain National Stadium next Tuesday. its previous ones in all respects.
The Group B teams, besides Al Hidd,
He stressed the importance of
comprise Al Shorta of Iraq, Taraji Wad GPICs support for the Nasser
Alness and Al Jazira.
8 event, which makes a significant impact on the success of
this tournament. He added that
the tournament will bring together young Bahrainis and contribute to the discovery of talent.
He insisted that the event is an
opportunity to achieve greater
cooperation of the private sector
to support Bahraini youth and the
sport of football in the country.
Palestine club strike

late to hold Al Hidd
PALESTINES Taraji Wad

Alness scored a shocking injury-time goal to hold Bahrains Al Hidd to a 1-1 draw
in a Group B match of the AFC
Clubs Championship at Bahrain National Stadium last night.
Al Hidd have lost the chance to top

Group B after drawing their second
match in the group. All the teams in the
group now have two points each from
two draws.
It seemed Al Hidd were on a scoring
spree as they scored just four minutes
from the start when their defender headed home from a corner kick. The Palestinian team came close to an equaliser
in the 20th minute when Saeed Sabahi
sent a powerful free kick which, however, was cleared by Al Hidd goalkeeper
n Al Hidd and Taraji Wad Alness players vie for the ball
Mahmoud Al Ojaimi. The first half ended 1-0.
Al Hidd got an opportunity to make

it 2-0 in the 57th minute when Nawaf
Kazma down Manama
MANAMA lost to Kazma of Kuwait

2-1 in a Group C third-round match of
the 30th GCC Clubs Football Championship at Khalifa Sports City Stadium
in Isa Town last night.
It was Manama who opened the scoring, in
the 37th minute, through Hani Al Badrani and
they maintained the lead until half-time.
The Kuwaiti team scored two goals in the
second half. The equaliser came in the 62nd
minute through Yousif Nasser, while the winning goal came in the 73rd minute through
Nasser Al Faraj.
With two victories and a loss, the Kuwaiti
team are now leading the group with six points.

Manama have now lost their second game in
three matches and with only one victory, they
remain at the bottom with three points. Al Nasr
of UAE, who have a better goal difference, are
second with three points from two matches.
Kazma, who had earlier beaten Manama 2-1
in Kuwait, have one game left against Al Nasr of
UAE. Manama will play their last match against
UAEs Al Nasr to decide the quarter-finalists.
Two teams each from the four groups will
qualify for the quarter finals. Manama will have
to win their last game against UAEs Al Nasr to
keep their hopes alive.
Heats Whiteside
gets 1-game ban
n Action from Manamas match against Kazma
BTC appoints German referee Asean bowlers set for clash
THE Bahrain Tennis Club

(BTC) has appointed international German referee
Ion Coman as the general
referee for the upcoming Bahrain
ITF Future Tennis Championship,
organised by BTC and set to be held
from March 23.
The event will be held under the
patronage of the Supreme Council
for Youth and Sports Chairman
and Bahrain Olympic Committee
President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad
Al Khalifa.
Coman was the general referee of
the third Bahrain ITF Tennis Cham-
pionship which was held last year.

He will be assisted by the referee
specialist at Qatar Olympic Committee, Dr Ashraf Hamouda, as well
as other international referees such
as Abdulraouf Abdulsalam, Ali Al
Mutairi, Hassan Ashkanani, Aseel
Shaheen (Kuwait), Mohammed Al
Ajaji, Yousif Al Tareef (Saudi Arabia), Mohammed Abdulla (Qatar),
Xinlian Wang (China) and Ahmed Al
Hawaj (Bahrain).
The referees will start arriving on
March 19 and the preliminary round
of the championship will be held on
March 21 and 22.
THE Asean Bowling Tournament 2015 will be held on Friday at Funland Bowling Centre, from 2pm to 7.30pm.
Participating teams include
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,
the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore.
Each country will be represented by
seven bowlers, including one substitute
in the mens category, and five bowlers,
including one substitute in the womens
category.
The bowlers will play four games
and only house balls will be allowed.
Competition will be held in three
categories: singles, doubles

and team event.
The tournament is organised
by Embassy of Malaysia and
supported by the respective
Asean embassies in Bahrain,
namely Brunei Darussalam,
Indonesia, the Philippines and
Thailand as well as Singapore (in Riyadh) and Vietnam (in Kuwait) and
sponsored by Football Association of
Malaysia (FAM), Mara Inc, Maybank
Banking Berhad, Chase Perdana Sdn.
Bhd, CIMB, EAG Capital Sdn. Bhd.,
Malakoff Cooperation Berhad, Zayani
Motors and Crown Plaza Hotel.
NEW YORK: Miami Heat
center Hassan Whiteside

was suspended one game
without pay yesterday by
the NBA for elbowing Boston
Celtics center Kelly Olynyk in
the back of the neck.
The violation took place with
2:45 remaining in the third
quarter of Bostons 100-90 victory at Miami on Monday.
Whiteside guarded Olynyk
near the free throw line and when
he turned and moved toward the
basket, Whiteside elbowed him
in the back of the neck. Whiteside then charged at Olynyk and
threw him to the floor.
The incident drew a flagrant
foul call on the play and Whiteside was ejected from the game
after scoring seven points and
grabbing nine rebounds.
BAHRAIN SPORT
37
King hails Bahrain athletes achievements

HIS Majesty King Hamad received Supreme Council for
Youth and Sport (SCYS) Chairman and the Bahrain Olympic
Committee President Shaikh
Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, and the SCYS First Deputy Chairman and the Bahrain
Athletics Association President
Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al
Khalifa.
Shaikh Nasser introduced
to HM the King the sports
associations and Bahraini athletes who clinched titles and
won medals in a number of
GCC, Arab and international
Bahrain claim
seven medals
n His Majesty greets Bahraini athletes
n Bahrain shooting team show off the 10m air riffle team gold
medals
BAHRAIN yesterday added

seven medals to their tally at
the Fourth GCC Womens
Games, being held in Muscat.
On the third day of the games,

Bahrain clinched four gold, two
silver and one bronze medals in
shooting and special needs athletics to top the medal table with
nine medals in total (6-4-1).
The shooting quartet of
Sabeeka Al Dossary, Lulua
Ashoor, Sara Al Dosary and
Aseel Mohammed opened Bahrains medal winning run of the
day by coming on top in the
10m air rifle event.
Facing participants from Qatar, the UAE, Oman and Kuwait, Bahrain dominated the
competition and scored 1,219
points in total.
She finished ahead of Qatar (1,214 points) and Oman

(1,206), who came in second
and third places, respectively.
In the singles section,
Omans Seham Bint Nasser
took the gold medal with and
was ahead of Kuwaiti Maryam
Al Marzooqi and third-placer
Aisha Al Suwaidi of Qatar.
The Bahraini team was congratulated at the awarding
ceremony by member of the
Bahrain Olympic Committee,
chairwoman of the Womans
Sport Committee and Bahrain
delegation head Shaikha Hayat
bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa.
The shooting competition
concludes today with the 20m
air pistol championship, in
which Bahrains Sameera Ab-
n Discus throw gold medallist Zahra Al Kulaibi with other medallists on the podium
duljalil, Lubna Abdulaziz and

Mouza Abdulrahim look to win
their second medal at the games
after topping the 10m air pistol
team contest on Monday.
Bahrain kicked off their campaign on Monday winning the
10m air pistol singles and team
categories at the Ghala Shooting Range.
Show
Later on, Bahrain made another impressive show on the
first day of special needs athletics events, in which they took
six medals (3 gold, 2 silver, 1
bronze).
Fatma Safar won Bahrains
first medal in the shot put
(F53 category) with a score of

4.54 metres, finishing ahead
of teammate Amal Al Fardan
(4.26) who emerged runner up.
In discus throw, Zahra Al Kulaibi added another gold medal
to Bahrains tally by coming first
in the 17.68 metres. She was followed by Qatari Thajba Al Kubaisi (16.54) and Omans Zainab Al
Quraini (13.87) was third.
Bahrains third gold medal of
the day was claimed by Rubi Al
Omari who scored 4.93 metres
in the shot put (F55 category). Behind her was runner up
Rayan Abdulla (4.86) of Oman.
Sara Khalifa settled for second place in the 100m run to
clinch a silver medal for Bah-
rain. Sara clocked 15.56 seconds and finishing behind gold

medalist Hamda Al Hosani
(15.47) and ahead of compatriot Aisha Isa (15.79) who
bagged Bahrains only bronze
medal of the day.
On the third day of the basketball championship, Bahrain
extended their comeback beating
host nation Oman 60-46. Bahrain
now have five points from three
matches, having lost their opener
to the UAE 40-50 before coming back and winning the second
against Kuwait 38-34 to revive
their title chances.
Bahrain dominated most of
the game proceedings and led
the first quarter 15-10.
Somanath and Jayakumar claim doubles title

SUBHASH Somanath and Rohit Jayakumar claimed the Flight 1 title in the
Eighth Syed Modi Team Badminton
Championship at Bahrain Keraleeya
Samajam courts.
Somanth and Jayakumar beat Madhu
Menon and Jain NS 21-15, 21-8 in the final.
Other results:
Flight 2: Anish Chirayath and Jisham Kunju bt
Paulson Lonappan and Sandy Mathew 17-21, 2321, 23-21.
Flight 3: Rajasekhar CP and Afsal KK bt Sarish
Boban and James Joseph 21-17, 13-21, 21-13.
Flight 4: Ajith Ananthakrishnan and Sabil Usman bt Jasir AK and Anvar Sadath 21-10, 21-8.
n The winners with BKS officials
championships in 2014.
Shaikh Nasser, on behalf
of the kingdoms athletes expressed sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty and the
government for their support to
the youth and sport movement
in the kingdom.
He said HM the Kings
continuous support to athletes had stimulated them
to do their utmost and work
round-the-clock to enhance
their performance and bring
the kingdom more achievements.
He also thanked the administrators as well as the athletes
families for the sacrifices they
are making.
He pledged that Bahraini
athletes would continue to improve their performance and
dedication so as to achieve the
royal aspirations of enhancing
the kingdoms leading status
in every field, especially youth
and sport.
His Majesty hailed the outstanding contributions of Bahraini athletes and wished them
more success in future.
Bahrain bow to
Abu Dhabi in
Top Six clash
BAHRAIN
Rugby
Football Clubs (RFC)
slumped to a disappointing defeat at the
hands of Abu Dhabi Harlequins
over the weekend, as their Gulf
Top Six campaign draws to a
close with a whimper.
With nothing tangible in the
offing for either side in this one,
it was hard to ignore the sense
that they were simply going
through the motions and clearly looking forward to the end
of the season in a match that
was played out in front of one
man and his dog at an otherwise
busy Zayed Sports City on Friday afternoon.
Quins however, certainly
went through the motions with
a bit more style as they scored
four first half tries through
Clendon Pene, William Umu,
Mcmillan Mescudi and Sam
Bolger to put the result beyond
doubt before the break.
Bahrain replied with scores
of their own from veteran Sal
Wilson his third of the season and substitute winger
Dave Howie but they never really looked like threatening the
home side, for whom Iziq Foai
and Mescudi crossed in the second period to confirm the 38-12
final scoreline.
As all that was going on in
the UAE on Friday, Quins
city rivals Abu Dhabi Saracens
were slipping to their first defeat of the season to their main
challengers for the title, Doha.
The 31-17 result means that
Doha move to the top of the
table, just a point ahead of Sarries.
Bahrain could still have an
impact on the destination of
this years Top Six title as they
travel to take on Saracens this
coming weekend.
Doha meanwhile, travel to
Jebel Ali Dragons, who forfeited last weekends scheduled
due to an apparent lack of available props.
A bonus point win for the
men from Qatar will guarantee them home advantage in
the West Asia Cup Final in two
weeks time.
38
WORLD SPORT
Emotional Duty-bound Bayern eye quarters berth

farewell
he man we call the Mighty Mouse

has hung up his history-coated
jersey for good.
Talk N Text superstar and Gilas Pilipinas standout Jimmy Alapag officially
ended his
fabled 12-year
playing career
and the Philippine Basketball
JULIET SIMBRE
Association
(PBA) paid tribute to him.
During an emotional halftime ceremony of the 2015 PBA All-Star Game before
an electric crowd at the Puerto Princesa
Coliseum in Palawan, Alapags No. 3
jersey was retired as a long-time Talk N
Text Tropang Texters team captain.
He received his No. 3 jersey encased
in a glass frame, never to be used by
any Talk N Text player again.
Alapag, who got choked up several times while speaking to the crowd,
expressed his gratitude to Talk N Text
management for taking a chance on him
and taking him with the 10th pick of the
PBA Rookie Draft in 2003.
The 37-year-old Fil-Am, who had
already retired two months ago, made
his 11th All-Star Game appearance as
part of the South All-Stars in the annual
event. He came into the game at the
9:53 mark of the opening quarter and
immediately drilled in a three-pointer in
his first attempt.
Alapag is already a legend in his own
right. He is one of the best point guards
and fiercest competitors the league has
ever seen. He won six championships
in his career and was the PBAs Most
Valuable Player in 2011, a one-time Best
Player of the Conference awardee in the
2011 Commissioners Cup, and a member of the PBAs Top 40 Greatest Players
list. He was also a three-time member of
the PBA Mythical First team.
The 5-foot-9 point guard started his
PBA career in 2003 and was named the
Rookie of the Year.
Immediately, he made an impact as
he helped the Talk N Text Phone Pals
win the All-Filipino Cup title that year.
In his career that spans 12 seasons
and over 550 games played, Alapag averaged 12.4 points, 5.8 and 3.9 rebounds
per game. He is also second in the list
of most three-point shots made with
1,177 treys, next to the sharp-shooting
legend Allan Caidic.
Alapag is also considered a primary
figure in establishing the Philippine
national team.
He was the skipper of the Gilas Pilipinas that won silver in the 2013 FIBA Asia
Championship.
He eventually led the country to its
first FIBA Basketball World Cup of Basketball victory in 40 years last year in
Spain before announcing his retirement
from the national team after Gilas stint
in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon,
South Korea.
It was, however, his performance in
the FIBA Basketball World Cup where
Filipinos will remember him the most.
The diminutive Alapag won many hearts
due to his inspired showing in the
tournament where he stood tall against
stronger opponents through his signature three-pointers from way beyond
the arc as the Philippines surpassed expectations and nearly took down world
basketball giants.
In fact, Alapag was supposed to end
his international career after the 2014
FIBA Basketball World Cup. However,
due to injuries suffered by some of
his Gilas teammates, he was asked to
represent the country once more in the
Incheon Asiad. As always, he obliged
without asking questions.
He now serves as the team manager
of the Talk N Text Tropang Texters assistant coach to Gilas Pilipinas mentor
Tab Baldwin.
Indeed, Alapag has been very blessed
the past 12 years to have been a part of
the leagues rich history. He is leaving
behind a great legacy.
Manila
Diary
BERLIN: Bayern Munich have a duty

to reach the Champions Leagues quarter-finals when they host Shakhtar Donetsk today with everything to play for,
according to goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Donetsk held Bayern to a goalless draw in
their last 16, first leg, in Ukraine last month and
the visitors will be chasing an early goal to put
Pep Guardiolas Bavarian giants under pressure.
But Neuer says the 2013 Champions League
winners have a duty to reach the last eight as
they bid to win a sixth European title.
The game simply has to be won, nothing else
comes into question for us, said the 28-yearold Neuer. We like a situation like this. Its our
duty to progress. To bow out would be fatal, but
we are thinking positively.
The hosts will be without suspended defensive midfielder Xabi Alonso, who was sent off
TODAYS ROUND OF 16 MATCHES

(Starting at 10.45pm, Bahrain time)
Chelsea v Paris St Germain
(agg 1-1)
Bayern Munich v Shaktah Donetsk
(agg 0-0)
in the first leg after a second yellow card.

With Alonso suspended, Austria left-back
David Alaba is set to move into Bayerns defensive midfield alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger
with Brazils Rafina and Juan Bernat used as
wing backs.
Bayerns injured captain Philipp Lahm returned to team training on Monday after fracturing his ankle last November and echoed Neuers
sentiments.
We are deserved favourites when we play
against many opponents and our own perfor-
mance dictates whether or not we can be counted among the top teams, Lahm told German
magazine Kicker.
Pep Guardiolas side are on course to win a
third straight Bundesliga title after Saturdays
3-1 win at Hanover 96 left them 11 points clear
in the league.
Shakhtar travel to Munich on the back of a 2-2
draw against Metalist Kharkiv in the Ukraine
Premier League on Saturday and their coach
Mircea Lucescu said a similar performance
would see them doomed at the Allianz Arena.
Donetsk captain Dario Srna and forward
Luiz Adriano were on target, but Shakhtar conceded an injury-time equaliser when Vladimir
Priemov netted for Kharkiv.
We dominated the play, but made too many
own mistakes especially in midfield and in defence and paid the price for it, said Lucescu.
Real
reach
last 8
n Real Madrids
Ronaldo gives the
thumbs up after
scoring against
Schalke
l Ronaldo sets
goals record
PARIS: European footballer of the year
Cristiano Ronaldo became the all-time
leading scorer in European competition
last night as Real Madrid rode their
luck and qualified for the Champions League
quarter-finals.
Real lost 4-3 at home to Schalke of Germany but

squeezed through to the last eight by virtue of their
2-0 win in Gelsenkichen in the first leg for a 5-4
aggregate win.
Also through were FC Porto who progressed 5-1
on aggregate after a 4-0 win over Swiss side Basel
in the second leg.
Ronaldo scored twice for Real in the first half to
set a new record for goals in European competition

with 78.
His 25th minute header from a corner by Tony
Kroos cancelled out an opener for the Germans
by Christian Fuchs five minutes earlier and
equalled the record of 77, held by former Real
striker Raul.
After Klaas Jan Huntelaar had restored Schalkes lead, Ronaldo equalised for a second time
just before the break, with his 78th European goal
in all.
It also took him to a Champions League total
of 75, equalling the record held by his Barcelona
arch-rival Lionel Messi.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Last-16 second legs:

Real Madrid
3
Schalke
4
(Ronaldo 25, 45, Benzema 52) (Fuchs 20,
Huntelaar 40, 84, Sane 57)
Real Madrid qualify 5-4 on aggregate
Porto
4
Basel
0
(Brahimi 14, Herrera 47, Casimiro 56,
Aboubakar 76)
Porto qualify 5-1 on aggregate
Rangers top officials suspended
GLASGOW: Troubled Scottish giants Rangers yesterday announced that top club
offcials Derek Llambias,
Barry Leach and Sandy Easdale had
all been suspended pending an investigation.
Chief executive Llambias and finance director Leach are both close
associates of shareholder and Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and
were both voted off the board at Ibrox

on Friday. Easdale is chairman of the
football board at the Glasgow club but
was never on the company board.
The suspensions are the latest
developments in a painful saga of
mis-management for the club which
has seen them plunged from former
league-winning glories to the depths
of the lower divisions in Scotland.
Last Friday Dave King, Paul
Murray and John Gilligan were all

voted on to the board, although the
former is awaiting fit-and-proper
clearance from the stock exchange
and football authorities.
A club statement yesterday read:
Rangers Football Club announce
today that Derek Llambias, Barry
Leach and Sandy Easdale have been
suspended from their duties pending
an investigation.
SOCCER RESULTS
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Reading
2 Brighton
LEAGUE ONE
Coventry
1 Bradford
Yeovil
0 Bristol City
SCOTTISH CUP
Quarter-finals
Inverness
1 Raith Rovers
SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP
Rangers
1 Q. of South
LEAGUE ONE
Ayr
0 Airdrieonians
Peterhead
3 Forfar
LEAGUE TWO
Elgin
2 Clyde
1
1
3
0
1
1
2
0
WORLD SPORT
39
Dhoni hails Dhawans return to form

HAMILTON: India captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni saluted Shikhar

Dhawans return to form after the
opener smashed his second World Cup
hundred in yesterdays eight-wicket win
over Ireland.
Dhawan hit an 85-ball 100 with five sixes and 11 boundaries to anchor Indias 260run chase in 36.5 overs at Seddon Park in
Hamilton.
That gave India a fifth straight win to ensure top spot in Pool B and a quarter-final
match-up against the fourth-placed finishers in Pool A, a position currently occupied
by Bangladesh.
Dhawan, who also smashed 137 in the
win over South Africa, had suffered a
wretched bout of form at the tri-nations series leading up to the World Cup, scoring
just two, one, eight and 38.
It is important to back your players,
said Dhoni.
We try to do it and I felt that though he
had a tough series, I felt we had put a lot of
effort into him.
We always believed in him. But the final step that needs to be taken is from the
individual, and I felt he prepared well for
these ODIs, and it obviously takes time.
Starts
Dhoni said Dhawan was capitalising
on his good starts in the five World Cup
matches where the defending champions
have barely broken sweat.
Overall the difference Ive seen in his
batting is once he gets a start he sees it as
an opportunity to turn that start into a big
innings, and right from the first game thats
what hes done.
Hes not someone who is happy getting a 50. He knows that the team needs
him to score big runs. So once he gets to

his 50, he hits the next milestone which is
a hundred.
Dhoni stressed all of his players need to
contribute at the tournament.
I think the crucial part is for everybody
to score runs to get wickets and to bowl
well.
Because ultimately in the knock-out
stages you dont really know who you may
need, so its important that everybody gets
a bit of confidence going, said Dhoni.
Dhoni also praised key off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who took 2-38 to check
Irelands progress.
Ashwin is someone who I always love
to have, the reason being I always push him
to bowl in the power plays and even have
used him whenever Im in difficult situations. So he is really confident about his
bowling, said Dhoni.
Injury-hit Sri Lanka

take on Scotland
HOBART: Now that

Sri Lanka has secured
a spot in the World
Cup quarterfinals, coach
Marvan Atapattus focus
ahead of its Pool A match
against Scotland will be
on how to combat the high
attrition rate for his squad at
the tournament.
Dinesh Chandimal was ruled

out of the World Cup after injuring his leg and having to
retire hurt as Sri Lanka unsuccessfully tried to chase down
Australias total of 376-9 at
the Sydney Cricket Ground on
Sunday.
Dhammika Prasad, allrounder Jeevan Mendis and batsman Dimuth Karunaratne had
already been replaced in the
squad due to injuries, and spinner Rangana Herath missed the
match against Australia due to a
hand injury.
Its a big blow to lose anybody from our original squad,
Atapattu said on the eve of
todays match against winless
Scotland at Hobarts Bellerive
Oval. Weve come to the stage
where, due to unavoidable circumstances, injuries, we have
five replacements.
Kusal Perera was drafted in
the extended squad after Chandimal was ruled out. Atapattu
said Upul Tharanga would likely remain in the starting lineup
as batting cover, and there was
no chance his squad would take
second-tier Scotland lightly,
particularly after Irelands wins
over test-ranked West Indies
and Zimbabwe and
Bangladeshs
win
over England on
Monday that eliminated the English
from contention.
That result confirmed all four quarterfinalists in Pool
A, with four-time
champion Australia, 1996 champion
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh all
jockeying for positions behind
unbeaten New Zealand.
Scotland has never won
a match at the World Cup,
n Indias Dhawan plays a shot against Ireland yesterday
STANDINGS
POOL A
P W L NR PT
*N. Zealand 5 5 0 0 10
*Australia
5 3 1 1 7
*Bangladesh 5 3 1 1 7
*S. Lanka
5 3 2 0 6
-------------------------------England
5 1 4 0 2
Afghanistan 5 1 4 0 2
Scotland
4 0 4 0 0
RR
+3.090
+1.597
+0.211
-0.151
-1.001
-1.881
-1.423
POOL B
*India
5 5 0 0 10 +2.157
S. Africa
5 3 2 0 6 +1.462
Pakistan
5 3 2 0 6 -0.194
Ireland
5 3 2 0 6 -1.014
-------------------------------W. Indies
5 2 3 0 4 -0.511
Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 2 -0.595
UAE
4 0 4 0 0 -1.691
* denotes qualified for quarter-finals
n Sri Lankan players warm up ahead of todays match against Scotland
TODAYS FIXTURE
MATCH 35, POOL A
Scotland v Sri Lanka

(Hobart. 6.30am Bahrain time)
narrowly missing out against

newcomer Afghanistan last
month, and is the only team
in the competition that England has managed to beat so
far.
Obviously,
if
you have a chance
to win the game in a
convincing way, you
take that option,
Atapattu said. But
our priority here is
to win a game of
cricket so we can get
some confidence out
of the game tomorrow.
Despite the injuries, Sri Lanka hasnt lacked top-order batting, with Kumar Sangakkara
becoming the first man to score
three consecutive centuries at

the same World Cup against
Australia, England and Bangladesh.
Openers Lahiru Thirimanne
and Tillakaratne Dilshan have
also contributed, and former
captain Mahela Jayawardene
is at No. 4. Paceman Lasith
Malinga is also coming back
into form after a prolonged
injury break, bowling some
stunning
full-pitch
balls
against Australia.
Hes been brilliant in the
last game especially. There
are big game players and hes
one of those, Atapattu said.
He stands up and he has a
big game, pressure situations
he comes up trumps. He is a
great asset to the team and the
bowling.
Scotlands bowlers have taken some punishment during the
World Cup, meaning theres
QUARTER-FINALS
(All Bahrain time)
Mar 18: Sydney (6.30am)
TBC v Sri Lanka
Mar 19: Melbourne (6.30am)
TBC v Bangladesh
Mar 20: Adelaide (6.30am)
Australia v TBC
Mar 21: Wellington (4am)
New Zealand v TBC
more pressure on the likes of

batsman Kyle Coetzer, who
scored 71 against England and
156 against Bangladesh, to put
up runs.
Scotlands next opponent after Sri Lanka is Australia on the
weekend.
We see two very big opportunities ahead of us starting
tomorrow, skipper Preston
Mommsen said. We dont get
the opportunity to play against
full members very often, so to
have two in the space of a few
days is something very exciting
for all of us.
Weve not yet put in a full
package display, he said.
Thats something very exciting for us, because we know
if we do hit the straps 100 per
cent, that we are capable of
turning over big teams.
n Starc most feared

bowler says Bailey
HOBART: Dale Steyn? Morne

Morkel? Well as far as George
Bailey is concerned, right now
Australias Mitchell Starc is more
feared than either of the South
Africa quicks.
Bailey, previously Australias
one-day captain, has largely been
reduced to the role of a spectator
at this World Cup, with his only
appearance coming in the teams
tournament opener against England
before he was eased aside to let
fit-again skipper Michael Clarke
return to the team.
But he has been on hand while leftarm fast bowler Starc has taken 12
wickets at a miserly average of just
over 10 apiece in four matches at
the World Cup.
Only the New Zealand pair of
Trent Boult and Tim Southee have
taken more wickets (13 each) and
theyve both played one match
more than Starc.
Meanwhile Morkel has 11 wickets
for the tournament and Steyn,
surprisingly for a bowler of his
class, a mere eight so far.
I would say hes more feared,
Bailey said Tuesday when asked if
Starc was now in the same bracket
as Steyn and Morkel.
Hes got some really specific
skills at the death that very few
guys in the world are able to
produce.
That would be weighing on
teams minds, he added, with
Starcs stunning six for 28 against
New Zealand almost setting up an
improbable victory before Australia
lost by one wicket in Auckland.
n Rubel rape claim dropped

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi actress
who filed a rape case against

cricket star Rubel Hossain said
yesterday she was withdrawing
the charges against the fast bowler,
a day after his match-winning
heroics at the World Cup.
Naznin Akter Happy, 19, made the
rape allegation earlier this year
after claiming 25-year-old Rubel
had reneged on a promise of
marriage that he made while they
were having an intimate affair.
The allegation had threatened
to scupper Rubels chances of
appearing in the World Cup
after he was remanded in
custody by a court in Dhaka.
But he was later granted bail
until the end of the World Cup
in view of national interest
as he was a key member of
Bangladeshs team.
In the latest twist of a saga which
has gripped the conservative
Muslim-majority country, Happy
said she had decided to forgive
her former boyfriend who
starred in a dramatic victory over
England on Monday.
Ive forgiven him. I am not
going to continue the case
against him, Happy told
Channel 24 television yesterday.
Rubel took four for 53 in the win
over England in Adelaide, which
enabled Bangladesh to qualify
for the World Cup quarter-finals
for the first time.
40
n His Majesty King Hamad yesterday received Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) Chairman and the Bahrain Olympic
Committee President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the SCYS First Deputy Chairman and Bahrain Athletics Association
President Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. Shaikh Nasser introduced to HM the King the sports associations and Bahraini
athletes who clinched titles and won medals in GCC, Arab and international championships last year. Above, His Majesty with
Shaikh Nasser, Shaikh Khalid and other officials. Report Page 37
DHAWAN HITS TON

IN INDIA WIN
n Dhawan celebrates
his century
HAMILTON,
New
Zealand:
Shikhar
Dhawan hit an aggressive century as

defending champions India
recorded their fifth victory
in a row at the World Cup
with a thumping eight-wicket win over Ireland in Hamilton yesterday.
Chasing a modest 260-run

target, Dhawan notched his second century of the tournament
with an 85-ball 100 as India lost
only two wickets in only 36.5
overs on a batting-friendly Seddon Park pitch.
This latest victory meant India, yet to lose at this World Cup
and already into the quarter-finals, were guaranteed to finish
on top of Pool B ahead of their
last group game against Zimbabwe in Auckland on Saturday.
Ireland, meanwhile, will
likely need a win against Pakistan in their last Pool match
in Adelaide on Sunday to reach
the last eight.
We have put in a lot of yards
in the last few weeks. It is all
about being fresh for Pakistan.
If you cant get up for these
games you wont be up for
any, said Ireland captain William Porterfield.
Pakistan, Ireland and South
Africa, who all have six points
in five matches, will vie with

the West Indies (four points) for
the three remaining quarter-final spots on offer from Pool B.
Our bowlers are really
doing the job for us, theyve
stepped up not just the three
fast bowlers, the spinners are
complimenting them and when
weve used part-timers theyve
done well, said India skipper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Irelands Niall OBrien scored
a run-a-ball 75 while Porterfield
made a solid 93-ball 67 in Irelands 259 all out in 49 overs.
Strength
India proved their strength
in batting yet again as Dhawan
and Rohit Sharma (64) put on
their teams best World Cup
opening stand of 174 against a
struggling Irish attack.
Dhawan, who stroked 137
in the win over South Africa,
completed his eighth one-day
international hundred with a
single off Kevin OBrien to
square leg. He reached three
figures off just 84 balls.
But one ball later Dhawan
fell to a loose shot off Stuart
Thompson.
In all, Dhawan hit 11 fours
and five sixes.
Rohit was dismissed when
he played on to Thompson after
hitting three sixes and as many

boundaries off 66 deliveries.
Indias previous best opening
stand in a World Cup was the 163
shared by batting great Sachin
Tendulkar and Ajay Jadeja
against Kenya at Cuttack in 1996.
Virat Kohli (44 not out) and
Ajinkya Rahane (33 not out)
wrapped up the chase with a
70-run unbeaten stand for the
third wicket to give Dhoni his
ninth straight win in the World
Cup, a run that started with the
teams march to the 2011 title
on home soil.
Australias Ricky Ponting
holds the record for the most
consecutive World Cup wins as
captain with 24, while Dhoni
and Clive Lloyd, who led West
Indies to victory in the first two
editions in 1975 and 1979, have
nine apiece.
Earlier, Ireland failed to capitalise on a good solid start.
Batting first after winning the
toss, Ireland were 89 without
loss in 15 overs, with Paul Stirling (42) giving good support to
skipper Porterfield.
Stirling hit four boundaries
and two sixes during his 41ball knock before holing out
to off-spinner Ravichandran
Ashwin, who finished with two
for 38.
SCOREBOARD
Ireland
W Porterfield c Yadav b Sharma 67
P Stirling c Rahane b Ashwin 42
E Joyce b Raina
2
N O Brien c Yadav b Shami
75
A Balbirnie c Shami b Ashwin 24
K O Brien c Dhoni b Shami
1
G Wilson c Rahana b Jadeja
6
S Thompson run out
2
J Mooney not out
12
G Dockrell c Dhoni b Yadav
6
A Cusack c Yadav b Shami
11
Extras: (lb2, w9)
11
Total: (all out; 49 overs)
259
Fall of wickets: 1-89, 2-92, 3-145,
4-206, 5-208, 6-222, 7-226,
8-227, 9-238, 10-259.
Bowling: Yadav 4-0-34-1 (1w),
Shami 9-0-41-3 (5w), Mohit Sharma 6-0-38-1 (3w), Jadeja 7-0-45-1,
Ashwin 10-1-38-2, Raina 10-0-40-1,
Rohit Sharma 3-0-21-0.
India
R Sharma b Thompson
64
S Dhawan c Porterfield b Thompson 100
V Kohli not out
44
A Rahane not out
33
Extras: (b4, lb2, w13)
19
Total: (for two wkts; 36.5 overs) 260
Fall of wickets: 1-174, 2-190.
Bowling: Mooney 6-0-44-0 (4w), Cusack 8-0-43-0 (1w), Thompson 6-045-2 (8w), Dockrell 5-0-44-0, Stirling
5-0-36-0, K O Brien 6.5-0-42-0.
More World Cup reports Page 39
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