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His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday issued a

royal decree promoting 718 officers of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) of different military ranks. The promotion marked the Kingdom’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of BDF.

BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa conveyed to the promoted officers greetings of HM the King, the BDF Supreme Commander, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, as well as their best wishes to achieve more prosperity for Bahrain. The BDF Commander-in-Chief also issued order to promote 6835 commissioned officers and military personnel of

different ranks on the occasion. He congratulated them on the

promotion, calling on them to exert more efforts in assuming their national responsibility of defending the nation and ensuring more progress to BDF. He wished them constant success under the leadership of HM the King.

His Majesty King Hamad exchanged cables of congratulations with BDF Commander-in-chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on the occasion. His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, also exchanged cables of congratulations with BDF Commander-in-chief. The BDF was established in 1968 during era of the late Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa . (See also Page 2)

BDF celebrates 50th anniversary

718 BDF officers promoted to mark the occasion


Bahrain Post has brought

out a set of four commemorat ive stamps and one souvenir sheet crowned with the portrait of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Supreme Commander, On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Bahrain Defence Force.

The stamps are available in all

Bahrain Post branches in 200, 250,300, and 400 fils denominations as well as a BD 1.000 souvenir sheet and a first day cover at BD 1.500.

Souvenir, stamps issued

The stamps issued on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Bahrain Defence Force

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with BDF C o m m a n d e r - i n - C h i e f Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa (File photo)

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BDF: Past forward

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Manama

The Fourth High Criminal Court yesterday sentenced

a Bahraini man to three months imprisonment and BD500 for illegally possessing a firearm.

According to court files, the defendant was arrested in the Capital Governorate on September 27, 2017 in a case related to drugs abuse.

During the arrest, the defendant’s car was searched by the police and an air gun was found hidden under the seat, along with 9 bullets.

He told the interrogators that the weapon belonged to a friend who is travelling abroad

and that he was keeping it in his possession until the alleged friend returns.

Forensic examination

confirmed that the weapon and the bullets is usable. The court ordered the confiscation of the weapon and the bullets.

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No plans to reserve jobs for Bahrainis: Official

Muhannad Mansour/[email protected]

Manama

Bahrain has no plans to reserve certain jobs

to Bahrainis as followed by some neighbouring GCC countries, Labour and Social Development Labour Affairs Undersecretary Sabah Al Dossary said yesterday.

In an interview with Al Ayam daily, Al Dossary ruled out any intention at the moment to limit some jobs to Bahrainis as is done in Saudi Arabia.

He pointed out that there was no plan at the moment to limit some jobs to Bahrainis, because the Bahraini economy is free and depends on the principle of competitiveness.

The official underlined that the ministry had taken several initiatives to employ jobless Bahrainis and reduce unemployment rates.

“Many training and rehabilitation programmes are being developed by the ministry to bring Bahrainis to the labour market in a highly efficient manner, in order to enable them to compete with foreign workers. The directives of the Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa are clear in this matter, to make Bahraini workers the

best choice for companies and institutions. There is an accepted disparity between Bahraini and foreign workers, but if the Bahraini employee becomes threatened and there is dominance and control of foreigners, there will be a different look and treatment in this matter,” he added.

Al Dossary’s statements comes two months after MP Ghazi Al Rahma and a group of MPs submitted a bill to form a list of professions that should be done only by Bahrainis.

MP Al Rahma told DT News yesterday that the list of positions limited to Bahrainis would include both the public and private sectors.

Some of the positions are accountants, human resources specialists, legal consultants, financial consultants, financial experts, information technology specialists and other jobs.

“The main objective is to contribute to the enhancement of Bahrainisation in the private sector, especially that the sector is experiencing a significant decline in the rates of Bahrainization and an increase in the number of foreigners in many jobs, especially senior positions, with no justification for this. This necessitates the

intervention of the state to determine a number of professions and limit their employment to Bahrainis, which is a right of the state, as it does not diminish the rights of foreigners and preserves the safety of the Bahraini labour market,” the lawmaker said explaineing the goals of the bill.

MP Al Rahma emphasised that the bill would have a positive impact on social stability and would contribute to solving the unemployment issue among Bahrainis.

He elaborated further, “The bill would serve the employment of Bahrainis in jobs that are appropriate for their specialisations and educational levels. What is happening today in many companies and businesses is that Bahrainis are employed to achieve the

Bahrainization rates imposed by the authorities without consideration of efficiency and academic level of the employees. This motivates many companies to resort to employing Bahrainis without university degrees and in small jobs, while the holders of university degrees and higher qualifications are suffering from unemployment.”

When asked if the bill may be described as “unfair” to expats by some critics, Al Rahma replied, “There is no prejudice in this bill. We respect and appreciate all foreign competencies. But, priority should be given to the Bahraini citizens. This is applied in all countries.”

Saudi Arabia recently announced that 32 commercial

sectors would be limited to Saudi nationals in the next few months.

Saudi Labour Ministry also banned the issuance of permanent, temporary or seasonal work permits to expats in 19 professions, such as Human Resources Chief Administrators, Labour Affairs Directors and other positions.

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His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al

Khalifa the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, received the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Board of Directors, led by President of the Survey and Land Registration Bureau and Chairman of RERA Shaikh Salman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, at Riffa Palace yesterday.

RERA was established in October 2017 by His Majesty the King to improve real estate regulation throughout Bahrain and stimulate investment opportunities within the sector.

During the meeting, HRH

the Crown Prince stressed that the establishment of RERA reflects the Kingdom’s commitment to encourage

excellence in Bahrain’s key sectors.

HRH the Crown Prince and the chairman discussed the

central role RERA will play in driving effective real estate regulation and facilitating regional and international

investment into Bahrain’s real estate sector

HRH the Crown Prince and the Chairman also highlighted

the ongoing real estate and development projects, including Bahrain’s significant achievements in introducing state-of-the-art real estate facilities and commercial developments over the years.

HRH the Crown Prince encouraged the chairman and the board of directors to introduce modern regulations in tune with the Kingdom’s goal of accelerating sustainable economic growth and delivering promising opportunities for citizens

HRH the Crown Prince extended his best wishes to the Chairman and the board of directors on their new role and wished them success in meeting RERA’s goals and objectives.

Crown Prince, RERA board of directors hold meeting

HRH Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority


Minister of Interior Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah

Al Khalifa attended the graduation ceremony of the 32nd Commando Course yesterday. He was welcomed by the Southern Governor, the Deputy Interior Minister, the Chief of Public Security and the Interior Ministry Undersecretary.

The Interior Minister thanked His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,

and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Premier, for their support for all sections of the Ministry to improve police efficiency. He highlighted the importance to continue the development and modernisation process to tackle security challenges.

The Commander of the Special Security Force praised, in a speech, the directives and constant support of the Minister of Interior. He said the trainees had received advanced police training and acquired security

skills to enable them to perform their duties competently and professionally.

Later, the graduates displayed practical skills that showed the high level of their efficiency, embodying the training they had received as well as their readiness and willingness to perform their duties.

The Minister of Interior congratulated the graduates and then distributed prizes on top achievers, praising the excellent results achieved by them. He also urged everyone to make sincere efforts to serve the nation.

Mohammed Zafran/[email protected]

Manama

Bahraini products need branding to succeed in the

domestic and international markets, according to a Bahraini economist.

A ‘Made in Bahrain’ or a similar branding is necessary for local products to get the recognition it deserves, said Yousef Mashal, a candidate for the BCCI elections next month. According to him, such branding would help grab attention to the products and help customers recognize it easily.

“There are many things we can do for the branding. One example is if we can include a logo on our products that has a picture of an old Bahraini dhow or the Tree of Life. These are small things which will show our unique personality,” he said.

“The branding must highlight Bahrain’s strengths such as high-quality living, economic freedom, Arab culture and hospitality and world-class business environment. The Chamber of Commerce and the business community must take the concept of branding more seriously and take advantage of it,” he said, adding,” Every country has a brand, however, it is not something we make, but something we live and Bahrain’s values and beliefs are its brand.”

“The chamber, as well all the residents of Bahrain has a responsibility to contribute to the economic and social growth. We need to celebrate who we and our identity as Bahrainis with a rich culture and heritage,” he said.

He said that Bahrain can use such branding to differentiate from its neighbouring countries and have an advantage. “This will give us an edge because there are not many regional examples of such branding in use. Apart from some efforts in Saudi Arabia, there has not been major branding efforts in the region, so it is time for us to step up and make this a reality,” he said. He added that branding Bahraini products would be top of his agenda if he gets elected to the chamber.

‘Bahraini products need branding’Graduation ceremony held

Yousef Mashal

Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa during the graduation ceremony



His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al

Khalifa the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, received the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) Board of Directors, led by President of the Survey and Land Registration Bureau and Chairman of RERA Shaikh Salman bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, at Riffa Palace yesterday.

RERA was established in October 2017 by His Majesty the King to improve real estate regulation throughout Bahrain and stimulate investment opportunities within the sector.

During the meeting, HRH

the Crown Prince stressed that the establishment of RERA reflects the Kingdom’s commitment to encourage

excellence in Bahrain’s key sectors.

HRH the Crown Prince and the chairman discussed the

central role RERA will play in driving effective real estate regulation and facilitating regional and international

investment into Bahrain’s real estate sector

HRH the Crown Prince and the Chairman also highlighted

the ongoing real estate and development projects, including Bahrain’s significant achievements in introducing state-of-the-art real estate facilities and commercial developments over the years.

HRH the Crown Prince encouraged the chairman and the board of directors to introduce modern regulations in tune with the Kingdom’s goal of accelerating sustainable economic growth and delivering promising opportunities for citizens

HRH the Crown Prince extended his best wishes to the Chairman and the board of directors on their new role and wished them success in meeting RERA’s goals and objectives.

Crown Prince, RERA board of directors hold meeting

HRH Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa during a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority


Minister of Interior Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah

Al Khalifa attended the graduation ceremony of the 32nd Commando Course yesterday. He was welcomed by the Southern Governor, the Deputy Interior Minister, the Chief of Public Security and the Interior Ministry Undersecretary.

The Interior Minister thanked His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,

and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Premier, for their support for all sections of the Ministry to improve police efficiency. He highlighted the importance to continue the development and modernisation process to tackle security challenges.

The Commander of the Special Security Force praised, in a speech, the directives and constant support of the Minister of Interior. He said the trainees had received advanced police training and acquired security

skills to enable them to perform their duties competently and professionally.

Later, the graduates displayed practical skills that showed the high level of their efficiency, embodying the training they had received as well as their readiness and willingness to perform their duties.

The Minister of Interior congratulated the graduates and then distributed prizes on top achievers, praising the excellent results achieved by them. He also urged everyone to make sincere efforts to serve the nation.

Mohammed Zafran/[email protected]

Manama

Bahraini products need branding to succeed in the

domestic and international markets, according to a Bahraini economist.

A ‘Made in Bahrain’ or a similar branding is necessary for local products to get the recognition it deserves, said Yousef Mashal, a candidate for the BCCI elections next month. According to him, such branding would help grab attention to the products and help customers recognize it easily.

“There are many things we can do for the branding. One example is if we can include a logo on our products that has a picture of an old Bahraini dhow or the Tree of Life. These are small things which will show our unique personality,” he said.

“The branding must highlight Bahrain’s strengths such as high-quality living, economic freedom, Arab culture and hospitality and world-class business environment. The Chamber of Commerce and the business community must take the concept of branding more seriously and take advantage of it,” he said, adding,” Every country has a brand, however, it is not something we make, but something we live and Bahrain’s values and beliefs are its brand.”

“The chamber, as well all the residents of Bahrain has a responsibility to contribute to the economic and social growth. We need to celebrate who we and our identity as Bahrainis with a rich culture and heritage,” he said.

He said that Bahrain can use such branding to differentiate from its neighbouring countries and have an advantage. “This will give us an edge because there are not many regional examples of such branding in use. Apart from some efforts in Saudi Arabia, there has not been major branding efforts in the region, so it is time for us to step up and make this a reality,” he said. He added that branding Bahraini products would be top of his agenda if he gets elected to the chamber.

‘Bahraini products need branding’Graduation ceremony held

Yousef Mashal

Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa during the graduation ceremony


Harpreet Kaur/ [email protected]

Sakhir

Rajasthani royal culture, art, food, music and dance were showcased

at the ‘Padharo Mhare Des 2018’ event organized by Rajasthanis in Bahrain (RIB) in cooperation with the Indian Embassy on February 2.

Indian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Alok Kumar Sinha, was the chief guest at the event attended by Bahraini and Indian business personalities, professionals, bankers

and embassy officials. The founder and honorary chairman of the Almoayyed International Group Farouk Yousuf Almoayyed was the guest of honour.

Speaking at the event, Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha highlighted efforts to connect with the Indian diaspora and to promote Indian tourism through various events organized by the Indian Embassy. He stressed on the strong bilateral ties between both countries.

Almoayyed admired the efforts of the Indian community in their contribution to the Bahraini economy. He also praised the warm tradition and rich culture of Rajasthan highlighted at the event.

RIB head Alok Gupta elaborated on the annual event and stressed on the community’s efforts in humanitarian work and the Rajasthani contribution to Bahrain.

“We Rajasthanis love our motherland and our motherland teaches us to be committed towards work. The Kingdom of Bahrain is our ‘Karm Bhoomi’ (workplace) and we are committed to it. Padharo Mhare Des event helps us to showcase the rich royal culture of Rajasthan and it gives us the opportunity to be connected with our roots,” said Gupta.

Around 40 Rajasthani food delicacies were featured during the event. RIB members presented Rajasthani cultural events and games. Children enjoyed the special camel ride.

The event, organized by Gallure, showcased mockups of the majestic Rajasthani forts, intricately carved temples and traditional mansions built by kings from various eras.

One of the key performances from RIB kids was based the Government of India’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao” campaign promoting education for the girlchild.

Alok Kumar Sinha, Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, with the organisers and guest of honour at the event

Riyadh

Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton will reopen on February 11, the

hotel said yesterday, more than three months after it became a holding place of princes and

ministers detained in an anti-corruption purge.

The luxury hotel was closed for business since the unprecedented probe was launched on November 4 by

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated his grip on power since his shock appointment as heir to the throne in June.

A hotel receptionist

reached by phone confirmed to AFP that room bookings were available from noon on February 11.

The Ritz-Carlton’s website had last month listed rooms as available from February 14. On Sunday it showed availability from February 11.

Many of the high-profile suspects, including billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, have been released in recent weeks in exchange for what officials have dubbed financial settlements.

Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb has said that $107 billion has been recovered so far in the crackdown in various forms of assets handed over that included property, securities and cash.

Prince Mohammed, the 32-year-old son of the king, has spearheaded the crackdown on corruption among members of the government and royal family over the past three months. (AFP)

Sharjah

Bahrain added seven medals to their tally at

the fourth edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST), being held in Sharjah.

On the second day of the tournament, Bahrain Shooting Club clinched two gold medals in the 10m pistol team and singles event, in addition to a silver medal in the singles.

The nationals topped the team section, scoring 1,651 points in total to secure the gold medal. They were followed by Sharjah Ladies Club (1,637) and Oman (1,596) in second and third places, respectively.

In the singles event, Mouza Abdulrahim put on a superb performance to win the competition’s gold. Second was another Bahraini Aisha Al Braiki to wrap up the shooting trio medal triumph.

Early on, Al Hala Club’s Maram Mohammed and Maha Mohammed both settled for third place and the bronze medal at the Fencing floret singles section after a brave show at Sajaya Young Ladies Club.

Bahrain added two more medals in the floret and epee team events, taking home the silver and bronze medals,

respectively. The results lifted Bahrain’s

total of medals to eight after two days of action. Fai Janahi opened Bahrain’s medal account at the tournament, taking home the karate’s kumite under-50kg weight category.

Meanwhile, the Youth and Sports Ministry team started their title quest with a convincing 76-58 win over Somalia’s Mogadishu Club at Sharjah Girls Hall.

The Bahrainis, coached by national tactician Fadel Milad, ruled the game from start to finish for a well-deserved victory.

Brandie Rene and Tabyatha Donne topped scored for the Youth and Sports Ministry team, which proved vital. The Bahrainis face Jeddah United of Saudi Arabia in their second match tonight.

In volleyball, Muharraq Club kick-started their campaign in the volleyball tournament with a 1-3 (12-25, 25-23, 19-25, 18-25) defeat to defending champions Al-Wasl of the UAE. Muharraq takes on Sharjah Club in their second match of the competition.

Bahrain is sending eight teams to the tournament, being organaised for the fourth successive time. Other teams in the fray include Bahrain

Club (table tennis, shooting, archery), Busaiteen (athletics) and Bahrain Karate Academy (karate).

A total of 68 teams from 16 countries, represented by more than 1,000 athletes are taking part in the event.

In addition to Bahrain, other countries taking part are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Morocco,

Algeria, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Somalia and Djibouti and hosts the UAE.



Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ to reopen on February 11

Egypt’s army destroys terrorist hideouts in SinaiCairo

Egyptian troops destroyed 16 terrorist hideouts and

an ammunition storehouse in central North Sinai province, the Egyptian army announced yesterday.

The military forces also destroyed four acres of marijuana crops in addition to a large amount of marijuana ready for sale, said Egyptian army spokesman Tamer al-Refaay in a statement.

“The forces of the Third Field Army continue their efforts to destroy terrorist

and criminal elements in Central Sinai,” the statement said.

In late January, the army announced that it destroyed 14 terrorist hideouts in the same part of North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

North Sinai used to be the centre of Egypt’s terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers following the military’s removal of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. (Xinhua)

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Athletes in action during the fencing competition

Beijing

China said yesterday it is “firmly opposed” to the

United States’ new nuclear weapons policy statement, describing its speculation about Chinese intentions as “wild guesses”.

The US Defense Department’s Nuclear Posture Review released Friday outlines the Pentagon’s nuclear ambitions under President Donald Trump, while spelling out how it foresees nuclear threats in the coming decades.

Although the review largely focuses on Russia, several sections are dedicated to the lack of transparency in China’s nuclear buildup.

The report says China has added new types of nuclear capabilities -- ranging from a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile to a new ballistic missile submarine -- “with little to no transparency into its intentions”.

The report makes “wild guesses” about China’s intentions and exaggerates the threat of its nuclear force, defence ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang said in a statement.

China is “firmly opposed to this”, Ren said.

China “has always kept its own nuclear forces at the minimum level required by national security”, Ren said, pointing out that the US has the world’s largest nuclear arsenal.

“We hope that the United States will abandon its Cold War mentality,” Ren said.

Since taking office in 2012 President Xi Jinping has pushed for a muscular China, including calls last October to develop a “world-class” military by 2050.

China’s neighbours have watched warily as the People’s Liberation Army has upgraded its arsenal with increasingly sophisticated weaponry and sought to create a more effective and professional fighting force.

Upgrades to its nuclear arsenal have received less attention, partly because of its small size, estimated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute at just 270 warheads compared to 6,800 for the US.

China has also long

maintained it will never allow first use of its atomic weapons.

China “always abides by the principle of no first use of nuclear weapons under any circumstances”, Ren said, and will “unconditionally not use or threaten to use nuclear

weapons against non-nuclear weapon states.”

The US military wants to revamp its nuclear arsenal and develop new low-yield atomic weapons, largely in response to Russian actions in recent years, the Pentagon said. (AFP)


Dr. Jassim Haji

By Invitation

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

Organizations continue to ask more of their employees, so people are coming up with new ways to meet those

expectations, which often means not knowing when to shut down for the day.

Notebooks and smartphones have made it easier for people to access their work data from virtually anywhere. Perhaps they’ve made it too easy. With the boundaries between work and home blurring, increasing numbers of people are getting burnt out—which not only affects their productivity at work, but also their health.

While companies are most likely profiting from the extra hours their employees are putting in, at what point does enabling them to do so begin to impact the company in a negative way? It’s impossible to tell people when they can and can’t work, but studies are showing that companies are at least trying to create a better work/life balance for their employees by instilling certain expectations.

One such expectation is instructing workers to stop checking their email after work hours and on weekends. A tall task, for sure, but even addressing your concern for these habits might be enough for workers to pause before they fire up their work notebooks on a Saturday afternoon.

So, what’s the best way to truly walk away from work when you step out of the office each night? It’s often hard to tell your employees to forget about their work after hours, but here are a few tricks you can suggest to them to ensure that their work stays in the office and away from home.

Keep it cleanIt’s easy to let your inbox pile up with emails, but when you’re

staring down at all of those unanswered requests, it’s often hard to resist the urge to make a dent while you’re at home. If you keep your inbox clean and mean from the beginning—filing away the emails that don’t need to be answered right away, and flagging important emails that can wait until you’re back in the office—you’ll shorten your to-do list.

Sometimes it’s as simple as separating your emails into different categories. One category can be for emails that don’t need a response, another category could be for emails that need to be forwarded or acted upon. This way, you can look at your inbox from a less daunting angle and maybe you won’t be as compelled to work late into the night.

Forward thinkingThis one is a catch twenty-two, but try to get a head start on the

to-do items that you won’t be able to put off forever. Of course, if you had ample time to work ahead, then you obviously wouldn’t need to work after-hours or on the weekend. What working ahead really means is that maybe you put in an extra hour or two while you’re in the office, so you don’t have to work when you’re out of the office. After all, this is what work/life balance is all about. Of course, nobody wants you to spend all of your time in the office, but they also don’t want you working when you’re supposed to be at home with your family and friends. An extra hour in the office every once in a while could have a dramatic effect on whether or not you have the desire (or need) to log on when you get home.

Take a breatherIf all else fails, don’t feel guilty about taking what is commonly

known as a “mental health day.” This is time set aside for you to completely check out of the office and take a day to do something fun for yourself, gather your thoughts or catch up on sleep. But in order for a mental health day to be successful, you need to rid yourself of the distractions of work. That means no checking your work emails and no answering voicemails.

How you ease back into work is almost as important as the break itself. It won’t do you any good to dive headfirst back into your old habits. The best suggestion is to plan out your first day and week back in the office—decide what has to be taken care of right away, and decide what can wait. Most importantly, remember that it’s okay to go home early and leave your work where it belongs—in the office.

Taking time away from not only work, but the technology that connects you to work, can improve your health, happiness and productivity.

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China slams “wild guesses” in US nuclear review

Riyadh

Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton will reopen on February 11, the

hotel said yesterday, more than three months after it became a holding place of princes and

ministers detained in an anti-corruption purge.

The luxury hotel was closed for business since the unprecedented probe was launched on November 4 by

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated his grip on power since his shock appointment as heir to the throne in June.

A hotel receptionist

reached by phone confirmed to AFP that room bookings were available from noon on February 11.

The Ritz-Carlton’s website had last month listed rooms as available from February 14. On Sunday it showed availability from February 11.

Many of the high-profile suspects, including billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, have been released in recent weeks in exchange for what officials have dubbed financial settlements.

Attorney General Sheikh Saud al-Mojeb has said that $107 billion has been recovered so far in the crackdown in various forms of assets handed over that included property, securities and cash.

Prince Mohammed, the 32-year-old son of the king, has spearheaded the crackdown on corruption among members of the government and royal family over the past three months. (AFP)

Sharjah

Bahrain added seven medals to their tally at

the fourth edition of the Arab Women Sports Tournament (AWST), being held in Sharjah.

On the second day of the tournament, Bahrain Shooting Club clinched two gold medals in the 10m pistol team and singles event, in addition to a silver medal in the singles.

The nationals topped the team section, scoring 1,651 points in total to secure the gold medal. They were followed by Sharjah Ladies Club (1,637) and Oman (1,596) in second and third places, respectively.

In the singles event, Mouza Abdulrahim put on a superb performance to win the competition’s gold. Second was another Bahraini Aisha Al Braiki to wrap up the shooting trio medal triumph.

Early on, Al Hala Club’s Maram Mohammed and Maha Mohammed both settled for third place and the bronze medal at the Fencing floret singles section after a brave show at Sajaya Young Ladies Club.

Bahrain added two more medals in the floret and epee team events, taking home the silver and bronze medals,

respectively. The results lifted Bahrain’s

total of medals to eight after two days of action. Fai Janahi opened Bahrain’s medal account at the tournament, taking home the karate’s kumite under-50kg weight category.

Meanwhile, the Youth and Sports Ministry team started their title quest with a convincing 76-58 win over Somalia’s Mogadishu Club at Sharjah Girls Hall.

The Bahrainis, coached by national tactician Fadel Milad, ruled the game from start to finish for a well-deserved victory.

Brandie Rene and Tabyatha Donne topped scored for the Youth and Sports Ministry team, which proved vital. The Bahrainis face Jeddah United of Saudi Arabia in their second match tonight.

In volleyball, Muharraq Club kick-started their campaign in the volleyball tournament with a 1-3 (12-25, 25-23, 19-25, 18-25) defeat to defending champions Al-Wasl of the UAE. Muharraq takes on Sharjah Club in their second match of the competition.

Bahrain is sending eight teams to the tournament, being organaised for the fourth successive time. Other teams in the fray include Bahrain

Club (table tennis, shooting, archery), Busaiteen (athletics) and Bahrain Karate Academy (karate).

A total of 68 teams from 16 countries, represented by more than 1,000 athletes are taking part in the event.

In addition to Bahrain, other countries taking part are Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Morocco,

Algeria, Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Somalia and Djibouti and hosts the UAE.



Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ to reopen on February 11

Egypt’s army destroys terrorist hideouts in SinaiCairo

Egyptian troops destroyed 16 terrorist hideouts and

an ammunition storehouse in central North Sinai province, the Egyptian army announced yesterday.

The military forces also destroyed four acres of marijuana crops in addition to a large amount of marijuana ready for sale, said Egyptian army spokesman Tamer al-Refaay in a statement.

“The forces of the Third Field Army continue their efforts to destroy terrorist

and criminal elements in Central Sinai,” the statement said.

In late January, the army announced that it destroyed 14 terrorist hideouts in the same part of North Sinai province bordering Israel and the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

North Sinai used to be the centre of Egypt’s terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers following the military’s removal of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. (Xinhua)

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Riyadh Representative image

Athletes in action during the fencing competition

BUSINESS8 Monday, February 5, 2018

Joyalukkas Salalah showroom inauguration

Oil projects to boost economy: MinisterManama

Bahrain’s Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed

bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has said that financially self-sustainable oil projects are underway to boost Bahrain’s economy in the coming years.

The Minister was speaking at the Falak Consulting quarterly Power Lunch as the guest of honour. The lunch event gathered Bahrain’s business leaders, government officials, entrepreneurs and top industry names to discuss the Kingdom’s shifting business climate. As part of the dialogue established at the event, Shaikh Mohammed shed light on the recent economic changes implemented within the Kingdom and their long-term benefit to the citizens of Bahrain and its economy.

The Minister highlighted the importance of sustainability and its role protecting Bahrain’s economy for present and future

generations. “All decisions taken

related to subsidization, are made with the long-term protection of Bahrain’s citizens in mind and allows for sustainable prosperity for future generations,” he said.

Additionally, he discussed the launch of five new projects, designed to be financially self-sustainable and will add to the Kingdom’s natural resources versus subtracting from them.

The Minister emphasized that due to their strength and long-term financial appeal, the projects have gained substantial investment by local, regional and global banks.

Shedding light on the benefit to citizens as well as the context of recent economic changes, he, said: “Bahrain’s citizens and society are the foremost priority following the country’s recent economic changes. This time is crucial to educate ourselves about our consumption as

a nation and to look to the positive impact these changes will achieve for everyone in the future; the return on subsidization yields better economic growth and allows

Bahrain the opportunity to keep pace with other Gulf countries with a proven record of success.”

Commenting on the successful event, Suhail

Algosaibi, CEO of Falak Consulting said: “At Falak Consulting, our priority is the betterment of Bahrain’s economy and potential. A crucial step in achieving this is by engaging key opinion

leaders and policy makers at our quarterly Power Lunch and to establish constructive dialogue around topics such as the country’s dynamic economy and changes to the business environment.”

Tamkeen, KHCB to manage fundManama

The Labour Fund “Tamkeen” and Khaleeji

Commercial Bank (KHCB), yesterday signed a partnership agreement to manage a financing portfolio worth 30 million Bahraini dinars as part of Tamkeen’s Business Development “Tamweel+” Scheme.

The program comes in line with the enterprise support efforts to help boost economic growth in the Kingdom as well as the private sector.

It provides financing solutions for projects whose capitals range between BD 1,000,000 and BD 2,500,000 with financing for investment, expansion or diversification purposes, where they are entitled to a long term repayment period of up to 7 years.

This aims to support medium and large enterprises (SMEs) and assist them in addressing the most crucial challenges they face during their various development stages. Furthermore, Tamkeen will subsidise 70 per cent of the annual nominal profit rate (capped at an 8pc reducing balance).

Tamkeen’s Chief Executive Dr Ebrahim M. Janahi, welcomed the expansion in “Tamweel+” and stressed the pivotal role of banks participating in this portfolio, including Khaleeji Commercial Bank, one of the leading Islamic banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Dr. Janahi pointed out that “Tamweel+” is one of the significant projects that contribute in boosting the private sector, with Bahraini enterprises of regional and international reach.

“This contribution ultimately emphasizes Bahrain’s position as a commercial hub, and a leading

economic centre, especially in non-oil sector, paving the way for economic expansion in light of the international economic transformation,” he added.

Tawfeeq Mohamed Bastaki, Chief Risk Officer & Acting Chief Executive Officer of KHCB, said, “At KHCB, we prioritise our responsibility towards the success of policies that aim to promote economic growth, maintaining monetary stability, developing the private sector’s financing mechanisms, providing bank credit in the necessary amounts with suitable conditions to achieve targeted growth, financing investment.”

Joyalukkas opens showroom in SalalahSalalah

The world’s favourite jeweller makes a dazzling

new addition to the lush and thriving city of Salalah with its latest showroom. The much anticipated launch is part of the global jewellery chain’s massive global expansion plans.

The showroom was inaugurated by Sheikh Nizar Ahmed Al Marhoon, Chairman of Al Haddadh Club along Manpreet Singh, Chairman, Indian Social Club, John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director, Joyalukkas Group. Also present were local dignitaries, VIPs and chief executives of the Joyalukkas Group.

Joyalukkas Salalah will feature the brand’s signature

bright, spacious interiors and open display design showcasing a world-class selection of a million designs in gold, diamond, polki, pearl, precious and semiprecious stone jewellery. It will also showcase new lines of gold and diamond jewellery to be launched across all Joyalukkas showrooms within the first quarter of 2018.

“Beautiful Salalah is the perfect backdrop for our signature jewellery showroom,” said John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director of Joyalukkas Group. “It is a great pleasure for us to open our latest showroom here and we have the support of the people of Oman to thank for this

opportunity. We look forward to continuing to grow in this wonderful country and offering the pure joy of jewellery shopping only Joyalukkas can offer to its residents and visitors.”

Joyalukkas Salalah will showcase jewellery designs in a mix of traditional, ethno contemporary and international influences. It will carry an exclusive line of Joyalukkas brands, such as Veda Temple Jewellery, Pride Diamonds, Eleganza Polki Diamonds, Masaaki Pearls, Zenina Turkish Jewellery, Li’l Joy Kids Jewellery, the Apurva Antique collection and Ratna Precious Stone Jewellery.

Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa (L) and Suhail Algosaibi, CEO of Falak Consulting

Tamkeen’s CEO Dr Ebrahim M. Janahi (R) and Tawfeeq Mohamed Bastaki, Acting CEO of KHCB signing the agreement

The Exploration of Deep Gas Zones in the Bahrain Oil Field with its 44,000 and 45,000 pro-duction output capacity

Banagas’ 600 million square feet of APG attract-ing investment by local banks totalling $515 mil-lion and is set to yield high rate of return

Bahrain LNG Import Terminal, first of its kind in the Kingdom with its ability to dock, transport and store LNG. Financed by a collection of inter-national banks totalling $741 million

Bapco’s Modernization Program: the single larg-est investment in Bapco’s history, set to increase refinery competitiveness, improve energy effi-ciency and meet environmental compliance, val-ued at $5 billion

Key projects

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BCCI to form panel to deal with appeals

Batelco official addresses TM Forum Manama

Batelco Group Chief Digital Officer Karan Ponnudurai

presented the Keynote Address at the TMForum Digital Transformation Middle East Conference which took place in Dubai recently.

Ponnudurai shared Batelco’s experience in conducting digital transformation exercises throughout its unique operating footprint in 14 locations throughout the

world.Ponnudurai said that Batelco

is implementing a digitisation strategy across its network of companies with a view to ensure that its customers have access to the latest communications solutions.

“While many organizations have realized the need for transformation in view of the changes in the industry, very few have in place a comprehensive strategy that

has reached the next level. We are fortunate to have started this journey a while back, and have uncovered much learning along the way. The TMForum is a widely recognized leader in addressing this particular issue and Batelco is honoured to be asked to share its experience. We have developed a good sense of pace and execution rhythm as well as our own ’vernacular’ in digital transformation. Being able to share and discuss

these experiences with our peers is important so that the wider ecosystem develops in tandem,” he said in his address.

TMForum Digital Transformation Middle East is the only telecoms focused digital transformation conference in the Middle East that explores the complexities of the digital transformation journey, taking an in-depth look into strategy and business

model changes, cultural and organizational challenges, the technology underpinning the transformation and ways to monetize this new reality.

Such high level regional events, that attract attendees from all over the world, offer Batelco a platform to meet key players from the telecoms industry to exchange knowledge and build relationships.

Manama

Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (BCCI) Khalid Al Moayed has issued an order yesterday to form an appeal committee to look into the decisions of the elections committee for the 29th session for the board of directors of the BCCI.

The appeal committee is headed by Sultan Nasser Al Suwaidi, Assistant Counselor and Acting Director of the Directorate of Legislation and the official newsletter of the Legislation and Legal

Opinion Commission, with the following four members:

1. Ali Abdulnabi Marhoon, Director of the Directorate of Companies Control at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce;

2. Ahmed Hussain Abdulrahman, Chief Operations Officer and Acting Chief Registrar at Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution;

3. Rabab Abdulnabi Al Oraidh, Lawyer, member of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry;

4. And Dr. Abdulrahman

Rashed Al Khashram, member of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The appeal committee is responsible for receiving grievances submitted by candidates who did not win the elections and taking actions in accordance to order no. (156) for the year 2013. In this regard, Al Moayed reaffirmed the chamber’s commitment to ensuring a just, transparent, and smooth elections, and expressed confidence in everybody’s cooperation throughout the elections process.

Libshara campaign prizesDuring the 2017 Libshara campaign, KFH awarded significant prizes to the winners, including luxury apartments in the prestig-ious real estate development ‘Marassi Al Bahrain’ located at Diyar Al Muharraq and cash prizes worth $140,000 for 85 winners split into $50,000, $10,000 and $5,000 sums. Furthermore 40 winners received $1,000 each and ten winners from Libshara’s special cat-egories – namely ‘Our ladies’, ‘Our Children’, ‘Our Savers’ and ‘Our Cards’ – received $500 each.

Libshara accountThe ‘Libshara’ Savings Investment Account is a Sharia’a compliant savings scheme that offers clients valuable monthly prizes. For every BD50 or its equivalent in USD saved for a period of one month prior to the end of the month, clients are entitled to enter the raffle and can increase their chances of winning one of the many excit-ing prizes.

Chances to entre drawAn investment period of three months is equal to one chance at entering the raffle draw, whereas six months gives two chances and one year is three chances.

AvailabilityThe ‘Libshara’ Savings Investment Account is available to citizens and residents of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the GCC who are 18 years and above or by a legal guardian on behalf of a minor. It is also available to establishments and corporations. The account can be opened in Bahraini dinars or US dollars.

“We are thrilled to present the final Grand

Prize for 2017 as part of the ‘Libshara’ Saving

Investment Accounts. We would like to extend

our congratulations to Ebrahim Saad Bukhamas

for winning the luxury apartment in Marassi Al

Bahrain. This is in line with our commitment

to provide the best banking products and

financial services in the market, and we look

forward to rewarding our loyal customers with many valuable

prizes in 2018 through various promotional

campaigns.”Executive Manager and Head of Retail

Banking Group at KFH-Bahrain,

Khalid Rafea

Khalid Rafea with the winner

Ebrahim Bukhamas

BHB lists 6 treasury bill issuesManama

Bahrain Bourse (BHB) yesterday announced

the listing of 6 issues in the Treasury Bills Market worth a total of BD406 million, issued by the Central Bank of Bahrain with discount rates ranging between 3.09 per cent and 3.71pc for 3-12 months.

With the listing of those issues, the total number of

Treasury Bills and Short-Term Islamic Lease (Ijarah) Sukuk listed at Bahrain Bourse became 9 issues with a total value of BD891 million.

The bourse launched the Treasury Bills Market on 31st January 2016 with the aim of enhancing cash liquidity in local and foreign banks and institutions dealing in this market, and providing

investors in BHB with more investment opportunities.

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COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SELLBUY

Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh

COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5738 0.4025 0.3456

KUWAIT 0.2855 31.1423 0.3048 0.2617

OMAN 0.3849 0.3605 0.4110 0.3529

QATAR 3.6420 3.4111 3.8885 3.3388

UAE 3.6730 3.4401 3.9216 3.3673

SAUDI 3.7500 3.5123 4.0038 3.4378

AUSTRALIA 0.3066 0.3041 BANGLADESH 0.00479 0.00454 CANADA 0.3102 0.3070 DENMARK 0.0664 EGYPT 0.0237 0.0219 EURO 0.4777 0.4752 HONGKONG 0.04967 0.04927 INDIA 0.00598 0.00594 INDONESIA 0.00003016 0.00002869 IRAN TUMAN 0.00010959 IRAQI DINAR 0.000317 JAPAN 0.00360 0.003530 JORDAN 0.5359 0.5351 KOREA 0.00039660 KUWAIT 1.264 1.264 MALAYSIA 0.0998 0.0994 NEW ZEALAND 0.2803 0.2803 NORWAY 0.0514 NEPAL 0.00395 0.00370 OMAN 0.98168 0.98301 PAKISTAN 0.00354 0.00341 PHILIPPINES 0.00768 0.00733 QATAR 0.10381 0.10397 SAUDI ARABIA 0.1006 0.10066 SINGAPORE 0.2925 0.2906 SOUTH AFRICA 0.03310 0.03300 SRI LANKA 0.00283 0.00245 SWEDISH 0.0511 SWITZERLAND 0.4138 0.4108 SYRIA 0.001740 0.0017 TAIWAN 0.013600 THAILAND 0.012190 0.012220 TURKEY 0.1055 UNITED KINGDOM 0.5416 0.5387 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0.102850 0.102870 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0.37790 0.37800 YUAN 0.056800 0.056800

Manama

Bahrain FinTech Bay (“BFB”) and the Fintech

Consortium (“FTC”) have announced a strategic partnership with OffrBox, a New York City based Fintech startup that has developed an end-to-end real estate transaction platform where you can buy and sell residential properties online. OffrBox was featured as one of New York City’s Top 50 Startups to Watch in 2017.

OffrBox has created an online market where participants looking to buy or sell residential real estate can list, search and review properties on the OffrBox online platform. The unique value proposition to customers is that once a property has been identified, participants can review detailed property documentation, negotiate the purchase price, and then complete their contract

process and deal closing via the platform. OffrBox reduces wasted time and frustration by creating a seamless transaction flow from initial offer to the actual purchase closing.

OffrBox is excited to bring these capabilities to Bahrain and contribute its knowledge and technology towards the development of the country’s fintech ecosystem. OffrBox

is currently expanding the platform to integrate real estate financing and blockchain for title registration. These added modules will enable buyers and sellers to experience a streamlined real estate transaction process with automated clearing and settlement of loan funding for purchases and digitized title transfer and registration at

closing. Maissan Al Maskati,

Chairman of Fintech Consortium, said: “We are delighted to bring OffrBox to Bahrain Fintech Bay. Real estate is an important sector in the Kingdom and wider GCC region, and we believe OffrBox’s innovative technology can help modernize the sector and generate greater efficiency by streamlining real estate transactions and reducing their costs significantly.”

Eric Andrew, President and Founder of OffrBox, said, “We have taken much note and interest in Bahrain and its regional leadership position in Fintech. Specifically, we believe that Bahrain Fintech Bay offers us a unique opportunity to deploy the OffrBox platform, enhance its capability through local innovation, and work with industry to develop leading technology for real estate investment.”

BFF partners with US-based OffrBox

Eric Andrew. President of OffrBox

Maissan Almaskati Chairman of Fintech Consortium

Dubai

Middle Eastern stock markets sank yesterday

in response to Friday’s tumble on Wall Street, after U.S. data showed the strongest annual wage growth since 2009 and raised the risk of more interest rate hikes than expected this year.

The Saudi index dropped 0.6 per cent with falling shares outnumbering gainers by 105 to 74. Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma‘aden), which had fallen 4.9pc on Thursday after reporting a surprise fourth-quarter loss, lost a further 1.7pc.

Mediterranean & Gulf Cooperative Insurance and

Reinsurance plunged 9.9pc after the Capital Market Authority said it might suspend or cancel trade in the stock, following the central bank’s decision to prohibit the firm from issuing or renewing policies pending a capital increase to address a low solvency margin.

Dubai’s index slid 0.8pc in its lowest trading volume this year as Emaar Properties, which like other real estate firms could face tougher business conditions if higher U.S. interest rates are passed on through the Gulf’s currency pegs, fell 1.2pc.

Qatar’s index tumbled

2.7pc, its biggest drop since last June, with real estate firms particularly weak; United Development lost 3.4pc and Barwa Real Estate slipped 3.2pc.

In Egypt, the blue-chip

index fell 1.4pc, but Global Telecom bucked the trend, rising 1.2pc. Alexandria Medical Services sank 7.0pc after reporting a 19pc fall in annual net profit. (Reuters)

Region pulled down by Wall Street slide Closing Bell

SAUDI ARABIA 0.6pc to 7,608 points.

DUBAI dropped 0.8pc to 3,386 points.

ABU DHABI slipped 0.6pc to 4,585 points.

QATAR sank 2.7pc to 8,959 points.

EGYPT dropped 1.4pc to 14,876 points.

KUWAIT fell 0.2pc to 6,671 points.

BAHRAIN dropped 0.2pc to 1,355 points.

OMAN rose 0.4pc to 5,058 points.

Ingredients1kg Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and halvedknob of buttersplash of milk25g butter25g flour4 spring onions, finely sliced400ml milk1 x pack fish pie mix (cod, salmon, smoked haddock etc, weight around 320g-400g depending on pack size)1 tsp Dijon or English mustard½ a 25g pack or a small bunch

chives, finely snippedhandful frozen sweetcornhandful frozen petits poishandful grated cheddar

Method• Preheat the oven to

200C/180 fan/gas mark 6.• Put the potatoes in a

saucepan and pour over enough water to cover them. Bring to the boil and then simmer until tender. When cooked, drain thoroughly and mash with a splash

of milk and some butter. Season with ground black pepper.

• Put the butter, flour and spring onions in another pan and heat gently until the butter has melted, stirring regularly. Cook for 1 -2 mins. Gradually whisk in the milk using a balloon whisk if you have one. Bring to the boil, stirring to avoid any lumps and sticking at the bottom of the pan. Cook for 3 – 4 minutes until thickened.

• Take off the heat and stir in the cheese (if using), fish, mustard, chives, sweetcorn and peas. Spoon into an ovenproof dish or 6- 8 ramekins.

• Spoon the potato on top and sprinkle with cheddar cheese.

• Pop in the oven for 20 - 25 mins or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Alternatively, cover and freeze the pie or mini pies for another time. (BBC)

Fish Pie

11Monday,February 5, 2018

COLOURINGSFOOD

When it comes to food, at first it is the eyes that are engaged and later the fingers, the tongue and the palate come into action. Hence the first impact of food on the senses is visual. So when you look at dainty, brightly coloured foods, you are drawn towards them. Colours play a very important role in making a food look appetising. But most of the times, the foods are added with synthetic colours that may have heavy metals or carcinogens and are hence dangerous. But you can very easily make food colours from naturally available ingredients. Here is a list of colours that you can make from objects from your kitchen counter.

To make red colour at home soak rose petals in water for one hour and then grind to a fine paste.

Use yellow paprika powder to give a light-yellow colour to your food.

Black coloured food which is a huge trend these days can be made with activated charcoal or extra dark cocoa powder.

Take pureed spinach, matcha tea powder, spinach powder or parsley powder to give green colour to your food.

Turmeric mixed with a little water can give a bright yellow colour to your lattes, gravies and even cakes. You can mask the smell of turmeric with food essence. You can also use saffron. It will give an amazing aroma to the food.

You can add a rich brown colour to your food by mixing in cocoa powder and for lighter shades add espresso or cinnamon powder.

Use beetroot powder to add purple colour to your cakes and gravies. You can also use the juice of this vegetable, but it may interfere with the consistency. (TOI)

Powdered orange rind and car-rot juice or carrot powder give a bright orange colour.

Monday, February 5, 201812

Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza received British Ambassador Simon Martin. The Minister lauded strong and distinguished relations between the two friendly countries and growing bilateral cooperation mainly in the electricity, water and renewable energy field.

Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa. The Premier lauded the role played by AFC President in developing Asian football. Separately the Prime Minister also received a number of citizens, press and commercial figures at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday.

Arab African Unity Organisation for Relief, Human Rights and Anti-Terrorism President Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood was recently received by the Assistant Secretary General and Head of Arab Affairs Sector and National Security Sector at the Arab League Ambassador Khalil Al Thawadi. The activities of the organisation and its Arabian and African roles in coun-tering terrorism were discussed in the meeting. Captain Al Mahmood presented the organisation’s shield to Ambassador Al Thawadi in the presence of Information Expert at the Arab League Secretary General Office Ahmed Al Murshed and Sada Al Arab News Website Head Amani Al Mougy.

Education Minister Dr. Majid Al-Nuaimi, received a delegation from the University of Salford. The delegation included mainly Salford University’s Vice-Chancellor Prof. Helen Marshall, British University of Bahrain (BUB)’s Vice-President, Prof. Keith Sharp, Director of Finance at University of Salford, Julie Charge, Julie Cross and Emma King. The minister was informed about the steps taken by the university so far to begin launching its academic programmes in Bahrain during the next academic year.

Monday, February 5, 2018 13

An Appreciation dinner was arranged in the honour of Pakistani Ambassador Javed Malik by Chairman and Board Members of Pakistan Club Bah-rain. Prominent Community members attended it and praised Ambassador’s efforts and hard work during his tenure in Bahrain

Amit Sharma, win-ner of 100 gold coins through Malabar Gold & Diamonds cam-paign ‘Malabar Gold & Diamonds Festival’ receives the gold coins from Mohammed Rafeeq KV, Branch Head in the pres-ence of officials from Malabar Gold & Diamonds.

The elections committee for the 29th session for the board of di-rectors of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) alongside a number of BCCI offi-cials have visited Isa Cultural Cen-ter in preparation for the elections and to ensure a smooth process. The committee, headed by Jassim Hassan Abdul A’Al, also held its fifth meeting where it approved the draft advertisement which will announce the commencement of receiving candidacy applications.

Parliament Affairs Minister Ghanim bin Fadhul Al Buainain received the newly-appointed Ambassador to Tuni-sia Ibrahim Mahmoud Ahmed. The minister lauded the leadership’s keenness on boosting the bilateral ties with sisterly and friendly countries in all fields.

Minister of Electricity and Water Affairs Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza received British Ambassador Simon Martin. The Minister lauded strong and distinguished relations between the two friendly countries and growing bilateral cooperation mainly in the electricity, water and renewable energy field.

Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa. The Premier lauded the role played by AFC President in developing Asian football. Separately the Prime Minister also received a number of citizens, press and commercial figures at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday.

Bahrain Ambassador to Egypt Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa yesterday received the Arab African Unity Or-ganisation for Relief, Hu-man Rights and Anti-Ter-rorism President Captain Mahmood Al Mahmood. The officials discussed the activities of the or-ganisation, it future plans and its Arabian and African roles in counter-ing terrorism. Captain Al Mahmood presented the organisation’s shield to the Ambassador at the end of the meeting.

Ellen DeGeneres @TheEllenShow

I played a new game where I had to remember if

we “Show Did or Show Didn’t” do things on my

show. @JimmyKimmel, you’re my hero.

14 Monday, February 5 , 2018

American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor wrote her first original song when she was 13 titled “Give Me A Chance.” (thefactsite)

Los Angeles

British actor, writer and comedian James Corden feels homesick.

“The Late Late Show” host, who is also the voice of Peter Rabbit in a major new movie that mixes live action and animation, may be planning an exit from the US when his chat-show contract ends in 2020. Or so it seems from his interview to Event Magazine, reports dailymail.co.uk.

“I’m almost certain that we won’t live here for ever because... I just don’t think we will,” he said, and added: “This point right now is the only time since we moved here when I’ve experienced genuine homesickness.”

Isn’t Los Angeles a lovely place to live in?

“It was. For a while it’s lovely. For a time it’s great. With young kids it feels like a really great place to live. But

then? I don’t know. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has won the Directors

Guild of Americas (DGA) top feature award for the fantasy drama “The Shape of Water”, which is about love between a mute cleaning woman and a captured aquatic creature.

He won the award here on Saturday over Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”), Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”), Christopher Nolan (“Dunkirk”) and Jordan Peele (“Get Out”), reports variety.com.

“Inclusion is necessary if for no other reason than we’re not hearing all the stories that need to be heard,” he said in his acceptance speech. (IANS)

February 5, 1976

Tony Jaa

Martial artist and stuntman who starred in and wrote the 2008 film Ong Bak 2 and its 2010 sequel, Ong Bak 3. His other films include Skin Trade and Furious 7.

Los Angeles

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she felt like she had lost her desire

to act until she started shooting for her latest movie “Cocaine Godmother”.

“I just loved turning up to work every day. And I have to say, that’s not necessarily always the case. For a few years there, I lost my mojo in what this was about. I love being a mother, I love being a wife.

I have a very nice career behind me,” Zeta-Jones told OK! magazine.

“ I f I’m out and in it, I like to be really knee deep in it and invest the time, the energy and creativity and enjoy it. I wasn’t seeing any scripts that would even come close to me feeling like that,” she added. (IANS)

Los Angeles

Singer Charlie Puth has claimed that

dating singer-actress Selena Gomez “really

messed him up”.The 26-year-old singer worked

w i t h

Gomez on the hit track “We don’t talk anymore” back in 2016.

In an interview with Billboard magazine, Puth admitted it was hard to date her because she had someone else on her mind, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Puth said: “It’s about a particular moment in my life, when someone very close to me wanted the attention of somebody else. When I found

that out and we ended it, I might have done some shady things too, and she might have asked me, ‘How long has this been going on?’

“I don’t kiss and tell, but the only way a song like that

can come across as real is if there’s something else going on behind the scenes. And that’s what was happening. (IANS)

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American model Bella Hadid in a Burberry trench coat, mom jeans, Dr. Martens boots, a beanie, a jemma Wynne signet ring, and red cat eye sunglasses

(harpersbazaar.com)

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Commercial Registration DepartmentAnnouncement No: CR 16516-2018

This is to notify that following commercial name is changed. If whoever has an objection has to approach commercial registration directorate within 15 days with

supporting documents.CR owner Mohammed Adel Abdullah Al Hilal,existing commercial name Mohammed Hilal Studios. Proposed name is

“Nashthaki“ for Costume and Make- Up.

• Interested vendors, who are able to provide the services specified above should deposit a non-refundable Tender Document Fee to one of the following banks accounts:Bank Name Gulf Air's Account Number BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT 1.000.000.12235 BAHRAIN ISLAMIC BANK 100000148040 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK 01095265601

• Vendors should submit the Bank Deposit slip to the Cash Office located at Gulf Air Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Wing D, (Tel: 17338726) to collect their payment receipt.

• A copy of the payment receipt along with the vendor’s contact details should be submitted to the Procurement and Logistics department located in Gulf Air Headquarters, 2nd Floor, Wing (A). (Tel: 17338456/17338790/17338545) between 08:00 and 15:00 hours .

• The vendor is requested to enclose with his offer the Initial Bond for the amount specified above or at the rate of 1% of the contract value whichever amount is lower, provided that no initial bonds value shall be less than BD. 100/-. The initial bond should be in the form of Cash, a Certified Cheque, Bank Guarantee or Insurance Policy valid for the duration specified in the tender documents.

• Sealed offers should be addressed to the attention of Gulf Air Tender Office, 2nd Floor, Wing (A), Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain no later than the closing date mentioned above before 14:30 hours.

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• In addition, these conditions have to be considered:1. Enclose a copy of the Commercial Registration Certificate valid for the current year, related to the subject tender.2. Fill the unit rate and total cost in the submission form which will be provided as part of the tender invitation.3. Enclose a copy of Certificate of Compliance with the Employment Percentage for Bahraini Manpower issued by the Ministry of Labour 4. Ensure that your company’s seal stamp is on all the original documents and copies thereof, which form part of the offer.

• This advertisement is considered to be a supplementary to the tender documents.Important Note: All participants are invited to attend the opening of the tender at Gulf Air Tender Office, 2nd Floor, Wing (A) on the next day of the closing date.

Gulf Air Company invites vendors for the forthcoming tender:

Seq. Tender Title Tender No. Initial Bond (Refundable)

Tender Document Fee

Last date of accepting bidsDay Date Time

1 Appointment of Medical Insurance Broker 18-01-1766-ITC BD 500 BD 15 Monday 19-Feb-2018 14:30


CROSSWORDYESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

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The effect from the planetary aspects will bring an end to any lethargy you’ve been feeling. It’s an excellent day to get up and head into the open to do something active. Walking, running, or going on a hike can make great use of both your energy and creativity.

Take charge of your overall health today. You’ll likely wake up feeling energetic and well. Seize this opportunity to be active in doing things that will help continue your good feelings. Consider all aspects of your health, including emotional and spiritual. If you can, sit outside in the sunshine and fresh air to consider the areas of your life that could use a workout.

If there’s something crafty or artsy you’ve had your eye on and would really like to get but can’t afford, consider making it. Even if you don’t consider yourself artistic, you may surprise yourself if you give a project half a chance. There are numerous websites that cater to novices and can give you the support and instruction you need. Don’t dismiss your ability.

It’s the perfect day to get up and head outside. You’ll likely find yourself feeling positive and energetic, sunshine, and physical activity may be long overdue. Even if this is a workday for you, make the most of your breaks and lunch hour by walking. This evening may be the opportune time to get together with some friends for coffee.

It won’t be surprising if you find yourself getting frustrated with a close friend or partner today who is far less ambitious than you. The energy in the air can really emphasize your “go, go, go” way of reaching goals and achieving success. Others who are passive or fearful in this area may be difficult to understand. Yet each person has to do things in ways that are best for him or her.

See about using your good relationships with friends and loved ones today to get some group activities going. Chances are you’ll feel pretty good and the idea of socializing will appeal to you. See about inviting people over for supper or a game of cards. If you’re especially lively, some sports may be just the ticket to get you out and moving. Do whatever it takes to have some fun and get some fresh air today.

If you’re lacking a regular exercise routine, today’s a great day to turn that around. Exercise doesn’t have to wear you out or hurt. Even relaxing activities like walking or yoga are excellent ways to keep you in good shape. Participating in a sport that appeals to you like volleyball or bowling combines fun with exercise.

Put your ambition into action today. The day’s planetary aspects should find you feeling energetic and positive. Make the most of this by taking steps toward your goals. As you know, if you don’t actively pursue things, nothing will happen. The years can pass by so quickly and you wouldn’t want to be sitting on a rocker wondering “what if.”

Don’t be surprised if you wake up feeling super today. Chances are good that you’ll feel a renewed physical strength with energy to spare. That said, it might be a good day to tackle any projects that require you to use some muscle. Perhaps there’s some yard work that needs to be done or furniture you want to move around.

Don’t hesitate when it comes to taking on a project or making plans today. Extra energy will complement your organisational skills, making the perfect combination to handle almost anything. Be sure to write down your goals and plans to help keep you focused. If you decide to tackle any cleaning today, get rid of the things you never use.

Today should go well for you. Expect to feel a renewed energy and perspective on things, especially those that are work related. Make the most of this by working toward finishing projects that are waiting for you or by cleaning and organizing your desk or broom closet. Feel confident that you’ll be able to handle most any task in no time.

Today you may notice that you’re feeling very creative and ambitious. You might want to use these strengths to work directly on an artistic project. Or you may choose to channel that energy into activities like organizing your home or workspace. If you plan it out, there should be plenty of time to get to both if you have a mind to. Make the most of the day!

1- Madame de ___; 6- Ques. response; 9- Stickum; 14- Key ___; 15- Nectar collector; 16- Lucy’s landlady; 17- Indifference; 19- _____ and desist; 20- Curvy letter; 21- Weight; 22- Menu; 23- ___ Rhythm; 25- Titles; 26- Basic monetary unit; 29- 554, in stone; 31- Go between;32- Quickly; 36- “Casablanca” role; 37- Front part of an apron; 38- Weed whackers; 40- Subdivision; 43- Pines for; 45- Cry of a goose; 46- Optimally; 47- North American buffalo; 50- The King ___; 51- Pianist Claudio; 52- Dip into coffee; 54- Swiss river; 57- Either of two Chinese dynasties; 58- Picea rubens; 61- DuBois’ “talented” group; 62- Pub pint; 63- Quinn of“Legends of the Fall”; 64- Running wild; 65- Your, to Yves; 66- City on the Nile;

1- Swing around; 2- Makes brown; 3- Circle segments; 4- Narcissist’s problem; 5- Actor Chaney; 6- Red as ___; 7- Soft ball brand; 8- Transmitted; 9- Confession of sin; 10- Firststringers; 11- Stock unit; 12- Trials; 13- Gen. Robert ___; 18- Task; 23- Of a pelvic bone; 24- Xenon, e.g.; 25- Pinch; 26- Half of MCII; 27- Lubricates; 28- Emit coher-ent light; 29- Imbibe; 30- Test site; 33- Abu ___; 34- Folk wisdom; 35- Cravings; 37- ___ vivant; 39- Fast flier; 41- Notion; 42- Charged atom; 43- Jerks; 44- LAX posting; 47- Prickly plant; 48- Teheran native;49- ___ Domingo; 50- Aconcagua’s range; 51- Neighbor of Sask.; 52- Darn!; 53- River to the Ubangi; 54- BMW rival; 55- Rent-___; 56- Gambling haven; 59- ___-Man; 60- Narrow inlet;

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Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Indonesian police said yesterday they would press

ahead with an investigation into officers accused of publicly shaming transgender people in conservative Aceh province despite an angry protest against the probe.

North Aceh police chief Ahmad Untung Surianata and several of his subordinates have been

questioned by the police internal affairs unit following raids on beauticians’ premises in which 12 transgender staff were detained.

Officers were said to have forcibly cut the hair of some of them and made them wear male clothing and speak in a masculine voice.

Surianata said at the time that mothers had complained the transgender people were teasing their sons. (AFP)

Berlin

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency chief

has claimed North Korea has been acquiring equipment and technology for its nuclear and weapons programmes through its Berlin embassy.

“We have noticed that so many procurement activities have taken place from the embassy,” said Hans-Georg Maassen, head of the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV), or Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution.

“From our point of view, they were for the missile programme but also partly for the nuclear programme,” Maassen added in an interview with German

public television channel ARD, to be aired today.

Extracts of the interview were published on Saturday.

Although the exact nature of the technology was not specified, the intelligence chief said they would have civilian and military uses.

“When we see such things, we stop them. But we cannot guarantee that we spot and block each attempt,” he said.

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency obtained clues on the technology procurements in 2016 and 2017, according to an investigation by ARD.

In 2014, it said a North Korean diplomat attempted to obtain equipment used in the development of chemical weapons. (AFP)

Do you think US should drop its “cold war mentality” and take action to reduce its nuclear arsenal as China says?

Probe into Indonesian police who shamed transgenders

N. Korea acquired nuke tech via Berlin embassy: Official

North Korea slams South’s mediaNorth Korea has slammed some South Korean conserva-tive media and politicians for calling an upcoming military parade here as “provocation”.

At least one person died and several were injured after Moscow experienced its heaviest day of snowfall since records began

North Korea denounced the State of the Union address by US President Donald Trump as “an omen of new disas-ter”, after Trump described Pyongyang as an adversary in the address.

Rescue teams resumed aerial and maritime search opera-tions off the coast of Spain’s city of Melilla in northern Africa, after the bodies of at least 20 migrants were recov-ered from the sea.

1 dead as snowfall hits Moscow

N. Korea denounces Trump’s address

20 bodies pulled from sea near Morocco

“The Americans are shame-lessly threatening Russia with a new atomic weapon. The same people who supposedly believe that using weapons of mass destruction is a crime against humanity ... are talking about new weapons to threaten or use against rivals,”

-Hassan RouhaniIranian President

Yes No Cant Say

Washington

US House speaker Paul Ryan has come under fire

after citing a school worker who was $1.50 a week better off because of recent tax cuts.

Ryan deleted a tweet about a school secretary who, he said, was “pleasantly surprised” by the increase, BBC reported on Saturday.

The post was widely derided with many social media users saying $1.50 was not a significant pay hike.

It comes after President Donald Trump approved the most sweeping overhaul of the

US tax system in decades.Republicans say the tax

reforms will help businesses and individuals, and boost economic growth.

Democrats, who opposed the changes, say the cuts will

mainly benefit the ultra-rich.Ryan, the most senior

Republican in the US House of Representatives, had tweeted a link to a report by the Associated Press in which Julia Ketchum, a secretary at a public high school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, said she would be $78 a year better off, which she said would more than cover her annual membership for the wholesale outlet Costco.

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Ryan deleted his “embarrassing tweet” because it was a “blatant admission” of the tax bill’s unfairness. (IANS)

US House Speaker deletes tax cuts tweet

Washington

At least two people were killed and 70 others

injured yesterday when a train carrying 147 people and a freight train collided in the eastern US state of South Carolina, authorities said.

The Amtrak train -- Train 91 -- travelling between New York and Miami derailed in Cayce, outside the state capital Columbia, in the collision with the CSX freight train, which took place at around 2:30 am (0730 GMT).

Amtrak, the national US railway service, said in a statement that the lead engine derailed along with some passenger cars. Eight crew members and 139 passengers were on board.

US media reported injuries ranged from cuts and bruises to broken bones.

The Lexington County

Sheriff’s Department confirmed all passengers had been evacuated. The local Red Cross opened a shelter in a school to help passengers.

T h e N a t i o n a l Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it was investigating the incident. Officials added that although 5,000 gallons of fuel spilled following the crash, there was no danger to the public.

“The incident is very near the state farmers’ market and other residential areas but right now, everyone is safe,” said Derrec Becker, public information officer at the South Carolina Emergency Management Division.

Speaking to CNN, passenger Derek Pettaway said he was travelling south from Philadelphia to Orlando in a sleeper cabin when he was awoken by the impact of

the crash.Pettaway added Amtrak

staff evacuated passengers in a “really calm fashion.”

“Nobody was panicking,” he said. “I’m pretty sure everybody was asleep and I think people were in shock.”

It is not known how many people were traveling on the freight train, or whether one of the two trains was stationary at the time of the collision.

The accident is sure to raise questions about the safety of the nation’s railways.

It comes just days after another Amtrak train carrying several dozen Republican lawmakers including US House Speaker Paul Ryan hit a garbage truck in Virginia, killing one person and causing six others, including a congressman, to need hospital treatment.(AFP)

US train crash kills 2, injures 70

Emergency crews attend to the site of a train collision near Pine Ridge, Lexington County, South Carolina

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency obtained clues on North Korea’s technology procurements in 2016 and 2017.

An Indonesian Christian grimaces in pain as he is flogged for selling alco-hol, in Banda

US House Speaker Paul Ryan

Centurion

Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli

guided India to a c o m p r e h e n s i v e nine-wicket victory over South Africa in the second One-Day International

at SuperSport Park in Centurion yesterday.

India chased down the meagre 119-run target with 29.3 overs (177 balls) to spare as the visitors took 2-0 lead in the six-match series.

After Kohli

won the toss and opted to bowl first, Indian wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav again proved too hot to handle for South African batsmen, as the duo helped the visitors bundle out the hosts for 118 in 32.2 overs. It was the lowest total ever scored on this ground.

Chasing the small target, Dhawan and Kohli added an unbeaten 93 runs for the second wicket after India lost opener Rohit Sharma (15) in the fourth over.

Dhawan hit nine fours in his 56-ball 51 knock, his 24th ODI fifty, while Kohli’s 46 off 50 balls included a six and four boundaries. Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada (1/24) was the

only bowler for the hosts to land a wicket. The one-sided contest witnessed a side drama too when the play was stopped for lunch with India needing just two runs to win and that too with nine wickets and 31 overs in hand.

India were 93/1 after 15 overs at the scheduled break. In terms of the playing conditions, the umpires extended play by four overs or 15 minutes.

To the astonishment of players, spectators and commentators, the umpires then stuck to the letter of the regulations and ordered a 40-minute lunch break after the end of the extension as India reached 117/1 in 19 overs. (TOI)

Monday, February 5, 2018 SPORTS20

BRIEF SCOREIndia 119 for 1 (Dhawan 51*) beat South Africa 118 (Chahal 5-22, Kuldeep 3-20) by nine wickets

India crush South Africa

Bangladesh draw first TestChittagong

Mominul Haque became the first player from

Bangladesh to score a century in both innings of a Test as he steered his side to a draw in the opening match against Sri Lanka yesterday.

Mominul, who made 176 in the first innings, hit 105 off 174 balls to help Bangladesh reach 307-5 before the two teams accepted the draw with an hour’s play left on the fifth and final day in Chittagong.

Skipper Mahmudullah was at the crease on 28 not out

alongside Mosaddek Hossain (8 not out) when the stumps were drawn at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.

Sri Lanka held a 200-run first innings lead after declaring on a mammoth 713-9 in reply to Bangladesh’s 513.

The visitors fancied their chances for a victory when veteran spinner Rangana Herath picked up the crucial wicket of Mushfiqur Rahim off the last ball on the fourth day.

But Mominul, 18 not out

overnight, and Liton Das, who fell just six runs short of his maiden Test century, shared a crucial 180-run stand for the fourth wicket to frustrate the Sri Lankan bowlers.

It was Dhananjaya de Silva who broke their partnership, dismissing Mominul shortly after the left-hander scored his second century of the game with a single off Lakshan Sandakan.

Dimuth Karunaratne took the catch at slip to bring the curtains down on a fine

innings, featuring five fours and two sixes.

Man of the match Mominul had nicked a delivery from Herath on 89 but wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella failed to grab a low catch. (AFP)

BRIEF SCOREBangladesh 513 (Mominul 176, Mahmudullah 83*, Lakmal 3-68) and 307 for 5 (Mominul 105, Liton 94, Herath 2-80) drew with Sri Lanka 713 for 9 dec. (Mendis 196, Dhananjaya 173, Roshen 109, Taijul 4-219)

Wolff ‘bothered’ by Esteben Ocon, Perez clashesLondon

Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff says he was

‘bothered’ by clashes between junior driver Esteban Ocon and his Force India Formula 1 team-mate Sergio Perez in 2017.

Discord between Perez and Mercedes protege Ocon - who had moved to Force India for his first full F1 season after a part-year with Manor - began with a team instructions controversy in Canada and escalated into collisions in Azerbaijan, Hungary and Belgium.

Force India then imposed team orders on the pair and they resolved their differences.

Ocon had approached Wolff for advice in dealing with Perez during their spat, hoping his

experience of managing Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at Mercedes would help, but Wolff admitted that he was irritated by the Force India clashes.

“What bothers us are these intra-team rivalries that end with two damaged cars,” he said.

“This applies not only to Esteban, but also to ‘Checo’ [Perez]. As a team boss, I’m so annoyed by that.”

Ocon ended last season in eighth place in the drivers’ standings, one place and 13 points behind Perez in seventh.

Perez recorded Force India’s best race result of fourth in the Spanish Grand Prix, while Ocon’s personal bests were fifth in that race and Mexico. (Autosport)

Yuzvendra Chahal of India holds man of the match trophy (Pic courtesy: BCCI)

India’s Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli celebrate(Pic courtesy: BCCI)

Bangladesh’s captain Mahmudullah and his team-mate Mosaddek Hossain and Sri Lanka’s players congratulate each other (Pic courtesy: AP)

Sergio Perez (R) with Esteben Ocon (file pic)

Monday, February 5, 2018 21SPORTS

Lille

Paris Saint-Germain moved 11 points clear at the top of Ligue 1

after recording a 3-0 victory at Lille on Saturday.

Yuri Berchiche opened the scoring for PSG in first-half stoppage time before Neymar put the game out of reach after 77 minutes.

Giovani Lo Celso added a third

with an audacious chip in the closing stages to complete a fine win for Unai Emery’s side.

Edinson Cavani was back in the starting line-up for PSG as he replaced the suspended Kylian Mbappe, while Emery also called upon Dani Alves and Thiago Silva.

The visiting side, who have lost just twice in the league this season,

had to wait until virtually the final kick of the opening half before taking the lead.

Lille failed to deal with Cavani’s cross and Berchiche was there to finish with a low shot.

Brazil international Neymar, an injury doubt for Saturday’s match, then scored his 18th Ligue 1 goal of the season with an unstoppable

free kick from the edge of Lille’s penalty area.

Lo Celso completed the rout with a delightful chip from just outside the 18-yard-box with just four minutes remaining.

The victory moves PSG comfortably clear of Marseille, with Lille just one point above the relegation places. (Espn)

PSG triumph at Lille Barcelona

Gerard Pique scored a late equaliser as Barcelona drew at Espanyol to

set a club record of 22 games unbeaten at the start of the La Liga season.

Philippe Coutinho hit the bar in the first half before Gerard Moreno’s header gave city rivals Espanyol the lead midway through the second.

With only eight minutes left, defender Pique headed home substitute Lionel Messi’s free-kick.

The draw extended Barcelona’s lead at top of the table to 12 points.

Second-placed Atletico Madrid face Valencia at 20:45 (19:45 GMT), while fourth-placed Real Madrid, who drew 2-2 with Levante on Saturday, trail Barcelona by 19 points.

Pique angered them further by raising his finger to his lips to celebrate his equaliser. (BBC)

Pique saves Barca to set club record

London

Arsenal’s new signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fired a

warning to their Premier League rivals saying he has much more to offer after scoring on his debut in the 5-1 win over Everton on Saturday.

Midfielder Aaron Ramsey scored a hat-trick while goals from striker Aubameyang and defender Laurent Koscielny sealed the win in a game that saw an attack-minded Arsenal flex their muscles in the first half.

“Is there more to come from me? I think so,” Aubameyang, who struck 37 minutes into his first game for the club after signing from Borussia Dortmund last week, said after the match.

“We won the game in the first half and the second was a bit different. We are all happy today.”

Arsenal remain sixth in the league, three points adrift of north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. (Eurosport)

The best is yet to come, says Auba

London

Veteran Italian forward Giampaolo Pazzini came off the bench to net

a dramatic late equaliser as relegation-battlers Levante held Real Madrid to a 2-2 draw on Saturday.

Fit-again captain Sergio Ramos headed the visitors into an early lead, but Emmanuel Boateng levelled just before half-time.

Levante keeper Olazabal Oier pulled off a brilliant save to deny Ramos a second before substitute Isco eventually made it 2-1 on 81 minutes. Pazzini, though, had the final say when he slotted past Keylor Navas with just a minute left.

The draw moves Real back up to fourth place ahead of Villarreal, but well adrift of leaders Barcelona, while Levante are three points clear of the dropzone.

Ramos had been struggling with a calf injury, along with Cristiano Ronaldo, but was back in the side at the Ciutat de Valencia.

Real Madrid were dangerous on the early counter attacks. Marcelo barged his way through to the penalty area, his wild shot took a big deflection and flew behind for a corner on 11 minutes.

The delivery from Toni Kroos was clipped towards the penalty spot, where Ramos got up to nod the ball down, which bounced up and past Oier, who looked to have been put off as Karim Benzema slid in.

Ronaldo -- who scored twice against both Deportivo La Coruna and Valencia -- had the chance to

swiftly double Real’s lead when picked out by the hard-working Benzema, who had won the ball back on the left touchline.

However, the Portugal forward could only lash an angled shot high into the stands.

Casemiro saw a long-range effort float over the bar with Oier backtracking, before Kroos shot was spilled by the Levante goalkeeper, who blocked Ronaldo’s follow-up.

Levante, though, were level three minutes before half-time. Jose

Morales was played behind the high Madrid line and raced clear ahead of Ramos. Navas made a smart save, but the ball dropped out to Boateng, who promptly rolled it back into the bottom right corner for a first LaLiga goal. (PA Sport)

Real settle for shock draw

Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo in action with Levante’s Rober (Pic courtesy: Reuters)

Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (2nd L) celebrates with team-mates after scoring a goal (Pic courtesy: AFP)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang


Brisbane

German number one Alexander Zverev beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to give

his country a 3-1 win over Australia in their Davis Cup World Group tie.

Zverev, 20, won 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 in Brisbane to put Germany into a quarter-final against Spain.

Kyrgios was troubled by an elbow problem and Zverev, the world number five, only faced two break points.

Italy’s Fabio Fognini beat Japan’s Yuichi Sugita to give his country a 3-1 victory in Morioka.

World number 22 Fognini edged past Sugita 3-6 6-1 3-6 7-6 7-5 in a marathon match lasting four hours and eight minutes to take Italy into the quarter-finals for the fifth time in six years.

Japan will have to enter September’s play-offs in a bid to remain among the Davis Cup elite.

Defending champions France and fourth seeds Croatia lead 2-1 in their ties against the Netherlands and Canada respectively heading into Sunday.

Belgium are 2-1 up against Hungary. (BBC)

Davis Cup 2018

Germany enter quarter-finals

Brisbane

Great Britain lost 3-1 to Spain in Davis Cup following Cameron

Norrie’s singles defeat to Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Cameron Norrie enhanced his growing reputation but could not prevent Great Britain losing to Spain in the first round of the Davis Cup.

The 22-year-old left-hander, who was born in South Africa and spent much of his childhood in New Zealand, showed remarkable grit against world number 21 Albert Ramos-Vinolas before bowing to a four-set defeat.

Their clash was on a knife edge heading into the third-set tie-break, but Ramos-Vinolas edged that and then swept convincingly through the fourth to soothe frayed Spanish nerves in Marbella.

He won 7-6 (7/4) 2-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2, and Spain could celebrate a victory that few doubted they would achieve this weekend, given Andy Murray’s injury-enforced absence from the British ranks.

They secured an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie, with Britain’s

point having been won on Friday by Norrie with his stunning comeback win over Roberto Bautista Agut.

Great Britain captain Leon Smith said: “I can’t speak highly enough of what Cam’s done all weekend and yet again today.

“People might have thought it

was a one-off what he produced on Friday, but he did it again today against another really high quality player.”

Norrie, who sits 114th in the world, gave 21st-ranked Ramos-Vinolas a torrid time for long stretches of the match. (PA Sport)

Great Britain crash out to Spain

Kvitova ends title waitSaint Petersburg

Petra Kvitova landed the St Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy title yesterday with

a comfortable victory over defending champion Kristina Mladenovic.

The Czech two-time Wimbledon champion saw off France’s Mladenovic 6-1 6-2 in an hour and five minutes.

It made it 21 career WTA titles for Kvitova, who was appearing in a final for the first time since winning the Aegon Classic in June – a triumph which came just six months on from her sustaining career-threatening hand injuries when she was stabbed by an intruder at her home.

The 27-year-old’s successful week in Russia was a return to form after she made a first-round exit at the Australian Open.

Babos wins Taiwan OpenEarlier, Timea Babos secured

her third career WTA title with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Kateryna Kozlova at the Taiwan Open.

“It was not easy, she played really well and really aggressive in the first set,” Babos said, quoted on the WTA website. “But I stayed there, I got all the important moments, and I really fought hard.

“ T h e f i r s t set, I think it was very difficult for me to start. I was a bit slower today than before.” (PA Sport)

Nick Kyrgios earned a point penalty for racquet abuse in the second set tie-break (Pic courtesy: theguardian)

Germany’s Alexander Zverev celebrates victory

Cameron Norrie (L) was beaten in the decisive fourth rubber by Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Pic courtesy: theguardian)

Timea Babos celebrates (Pic courtesy: AP)Petra Kvitova


Brisbane

German number one Alexander Zverev beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to give

his country a 3-1 win over Australia in their Davis Cup World Group tie.

Zverev, 20, won 6-2 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 in Brisbane to put Germany into a quarter-final against Spain.

Kyrgios was troubled by an elbow problem and Zverev, the world number five, only faced two break points.

Italy’s Fabio Fognini beat Japan’s Yuichi Sugita to give his country a 3-1 victory in Morioka.

World number 22 Fognini edged past Sugita 3-6 6-1 3-6 7-6 7-5 in a marathon match lasting four hours and eight minutes to take Italy into the quarter-finals for the fifth time in six years.

Japan will have to enter September’s play-offs in a bid to remain among the Davis Cup elite.

Defending champions France and fourth seeds Croatia lead 2-1 in their ties against the Netherlands and Canada respectively heading into Sunday.

Belgium are 2-1 up against Hungary. (BBC)

Davis Cup 2018

Germany enter quarter-finals

Brisbane

Great Britain lost 3-1 to Spain in Davis Cup following Cameron

Norrie’s singles defeat to Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Cameron Norrie enhanced his growing reputation but could not prevent Great Britain losing to Spain in the first round of the Davis Cup.

The 22-year-old left-hander, who was born in South Africa and spent much of his childhood in New Zealand, showed remarkable grit against world number 21 Albert Ramos-Vinolas before bowing to a four-set defeat.

Their clash was on a knife edge heading into the third-set tie-break, but Ramos-Vinolas edged that and then swept convincingly through the fourth to soothe frayed Spanish nerves in Marbella.

He won 7-6 (7/4) 2-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2, and Spain could celebrate a victory that few doubted they would achieve this weekend, given Andy Murray’s injury-enforced absence from the British ranks.

They secured an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie, with Britain’s

point having been won on Friday by Norrie with his stunning comeback win over Roberto Bautista Agut.

Great Britain captain Leon Smith said: “I can’t speak highly enough of what Cam’s done all weekend and yet again today.

“People might have thought it

was a one-off what he produced on Friday, but he did it again today against another really high quality player.”

Norrie, who sits 114th in the world, gave 21st-ranked Ramos-Vinolas a torrid time for long stretches of the match. (PA Sport)

Great Britain crash out to Spain

Kvitova ends title waitSaint Petersburg

Petra Kvitova landed the St Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy title yesterday with

a comfortable victory over defending champion Kristina Mladenovic.

The Czech two-time Wimbledon champion saw off France’s Mladenovic 6-1 6-2 in an hour and five minutes.

It made it 21 career WTA titles for Kvitova, who was appearing in a final for the first time since winning the Aegon Classic in June – a triumph which came just six months on from her sustaining career-threatening hand injuries when she was stabbed by an intruder at her home.

The 27-year-old’s successful week in Russia was a return to form after she made a first-round exit at the Australian Open.

Babos wins Taiwan OpenEarlier, Timea Babos secured

her third career WTA title with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Kateryna Kozlova at the Taiwan Open.

“It was not easy, she played really well and really aggressive in the first set,” Babos said, quoted on the WTA website. “But I stayed there, I got all the important moments, and I really fought hard.

“ T h e f i r s t set, I think it was very difficult for me to start. I was a bit slower today than before.” (PA Sport)

Nick Kyrgios earned a point penalty for racquet abuse in the second set tie-break (Pic courtesy: theguardian)

Germany’s Alexander Zverev celebrates victory

Cameron Norrie (L) was beaten in the decisive fourth rubber by Albert Ramos-Viñolas (Pic courtesy: theguardian)

Timea Babos celebrates (Pic courtesy: AP)Petra Kvitova

Dubai

Alexander Kristoff will make his long awaited

debut for UAE Team Emirates at the Dubai Tour next week with the Norwegian looking to hit the ground running with a stage win. Kristoff moved to his new team in the off-season having spent six largely successful years at Katusha. He was replaced by Marcel Kittel, with the pair just two of a

highly competitive sprint field that will race the Dubai Tour from February 6-10.

The race will offer the first opportunity to see Kittel, Kristoff, Mark Cavendish, John Degenkolb, Elia Viviani and several other fast men compete against each other this year. Kristoff, although making his debut in the race, is no stranger to racing in the Middle East, having won six stage of the

Tour of Qatar while the race was still in existence.

“I can’t wait to start my season with the new team. This will be my first time racing in the Dubai Tour. I really like the idea, because when I went to the United Arab Emirates for holidays I discovered that it’s a wonderful place,” Kristoff said. (Cyclingnews)

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Shaikh Salman, Al Muyini enjoy doubles


Shaikh Salman bin Isa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Ahmed

Al Muyini both had twice the reason to celebrate on Friday at Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.

They won both of their races in their championships, held as part of Round Five of National Race Day.

Shaikh Salman claimed his victories in the BIC 2,000cc Challenge, while Al Muyini rode to his double in the Bahrain Motorcycle Racing 600.

Hussain Al Aswad was also a winner, taking the chequered flag in the sole race of the Bahrain Super Sport Championship (BSSP) 125.

In the BIC 2,000cc Challenge, Shaikh Salman narrowly won race one ahead of pole-sitter Raed Himmo. Both were driving Honda Civics, but Shaikh Salman was 2.570 seconds quicker to the finish in 12 laps. He claimed the chequered flag in 15 minutes 40.519 seconds.

Mohammed Faqihi, also behind the wheel of a Civic, completed the podium placers 12.888s off the winning pace in third.

In race two, Shaikh Salman completed his double

in 15:50.212. He was 3.810s in front of Nasser Al Alawi, who finished as runner-up in his Honda S2000, while Himmo came third 11.380s back to take his second podium of the day.

In the BMR 600, Al Muyini enjoyed a virtually perfect weekend. After topping the times in practice and securing pole position in qualifying, Al Muyini stormed to first place in the 11-lap opening sprint in 13:16.036. Al Muyini was 10.910s ahead of Nasser Al Khadra and 20.817s in front of Ebrahim Shareeda.

Race two was no different up front, with Al Muyini dominating for a winning time of 13:21.447. Al Khadra was again in second this time 7.563s behind. Adel Najjar claimed third place a distant 27.376s back.

In the BSSP 125, which is a category under the Bahrain Superbike Championship, Al Aswad won 1.006s ahead of Abdul Samee while Yusuf Qaed came third 3.614s adrift.

The winners were presented their trophies in a podium ceremony attended by high-ranking officials from BIC. The sixth round of National Race Day is scheduled to take place on March 16.

National Race Day

Lake Mountain, Australia

Esteban Chaves ( M i t c h e l t o n - S c o t t )

confirmed his first overall victory of the season after safely finishing in the front group on the final stage of the Herald Sun Tour.

The Colombian carried a 45 second advantage over his nearest rival Ruben Guerreiro (Trek-Segafredo) heading into the stage, with Chaves’ teammates Cameron Meyer and Damien Howson sitting between them in second and third respectively.

Mitchelton-Scott worked hard on the difficult circuits of the fourth stage, controlling

the initial breakaway of 14 riders to a maximum of 90 seconds advantage.

It was back together for the final lap, with Robert Power setting a gruelling pace on the climb that prevented any attacks that could threaten Chaves’ overall advantage and put a lot of riders in trouble, significantly reducing the front group.

A group of 17 made into the final bend towards the line, with Sam Crome (Bennelong SwissWellness) taking the biggest win of his career as he sprinted ahead of Cameron Meyer.

Chaves rolled in with

Howson further down in the group, safely collecting the overall title in the 65th edition of the Australian race.

“It’s a really nice feeling to win here in the home country of the team,” Chaves said on his victory. “We are really happy with the team, we rode really well.

“We raced this year different, every climb was full gas with the breakaway really close. It was intense but the team did very well so thanks very much to all of them. It is unbelievable to have one, two, three overall. I am really happy.” (Cyclingweekly)

Chaves seals

overall victory

Kristoff targets more success

Federations role discussedDT News NetworkManama

The role of the national sports federations

partnering to bring the 2018 Bahrain Sports Day was presented at the orgainsing committee meeting yesterday.

The 2018 Bahrain Sports Day is organised by the Bahrain Olympic Committee for the second consecutive time, and targets both citizens and the expat community of all ages.

In its second preparatory meeting, held at Elite Grand Hotel in Seef, BOC general secretary and organizing committee chairman Abdulrahman Askar conveyed the directives of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa in regard to the federations’ events that will be organized to celebrate this national occasion.

The attendees also looked into a detailed report on the previous edition with its

positives and negative aspects, and showed confidence that the next edition of the Bahrain Sports Day will be an all-round success.

Discussions included several proposals, some of which were presented by Dr Shaikh Saqer bin Salman Al Khalifa from the Ministry of Youth and Sports, who noted that all clubs and youth centres in Bahrain will be open to the public to embrace sport exercises.

Highlight from the race

Esteban Chaves

Alexander Kristoff (C) with teammates

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Liverpool, Spurs

draw in wild finish

Anfield

Harry Kane’s 100th Premier League goal rescued a

point for Tottenham in a 2-2 draw at Liverpool with an added-time penalty after the striker had missed from the spot moments earlier.

In a dramatic finish the Premier League’s top scorer took his tally to 22 with virtually the last kick of the game after the visitors’ second controversially-awarded penalty in the final 10 minutes.

After Kane’s missed effort Liverpool thought they had snatched victory when Mohamed Salah scored an individually brilliant goal - his second of the game - with the clock well past 90 minutes only for Spurs’ England international to take his second chance.

In an enthralling game substitute Victor Wanyama had sparked the turnaround with a ferocious drive seconds after coming on.

It left the race for the top four exactly where it was with third-placed Liverpool two points ahead of their rivals, in fifth.

Salah became the fastest Liverpool player to 20 Premier League goals with his third-minute opener in only his 25th appearance but Kane stays one ahead thanks to the late drama.

It owed plenty to Eric Dier’s miscontrol which diverted the ball back between his two centre-backs where Salah was waiting to pounce, charging into the area to easily beat Hugo Lloris one-on-one.

It was his 27th of the season and in doing so became the third-fastest in the club’s history to score 20 top-flight goals.

The intensity with which they harried their opponents produced other chances with James Milner seeing a shot deflected wide by Davinson Sanchez, Roberto Firmino glancing a header wide and Van Dijk nodding into the arms of

Lloris.Tottenham offered little with

Heung-min Song’s shot blocked by Van Dijk and a low Mousa Dembele strike comfortably saved by Loris Karius.

Van Dijk was largely imperious on his return- in the first half at least - preventing Kane from having a single touch inside Liverpool’s penalty area before the break.

The balance of play changed in the second half with the visitors on the front foot as Christian Eriksen dropped deeper to try to get more of the ball.

Liverpool goalkeeper Karius had to be alert to block Son as he broke clear on the left with Dele Alli firing wide the rebound but, despite their improvement, Tottenham’s desperation began to show with Kane flagged offside a couple of times and Alli booked for diving in the penalty area in the 69th minute. (PA Sport)

Harry Kane hit the equaliser to score the 100th Premier League goal of his career (Pic courtesy: independent.co.uk)

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