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HRH Premier thanked by Kuwaiti counterpart

TDT | Manama

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khali-fa received a cable of thanks from his Kuwaiti counter-part His Highness Shaikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah in reply to his cable of condolences on the demise of late Amir of Kuwait HH Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah.

The Kuwaiti Premier expressed utmost thanks and appreciation to HRH the Prime Minister for his condolatory cable and for paying homage to the late Kuwaiti Amir.

Also yesterday, HRH the Prime Minister received a cable of thanks from Indian President Ram Nath Kovind, in reply to HRH’s congratu-lations on his country’s In-dependence Day.

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US spacecraft swoops onto asteroid to snap up sample AP | New York

A NASA spacecraft yesterday conducted the US space

agency’s first sample collection from an asteroid as part of a sev-en-year long voyage.

The event, which lasted

around 4.5 hours saw Osiris-Rex approaching Bennu at tortoise speed, about 0.3 kilometers per hour, and then touching down on the asteroid for five seconds to collect the rubble.

The spacecraft then success-fully fired its thrusters to back

away from the asteroid surface, NASA said.

Bennu, a black pile of rubble that is about 500 metres wide and 290 million kilometres from Earth, could come dangerously close to our planet next century, although the chances of impact

are very small.Osiris-Rex, which is the size

of a large van, descended steeply towards the asteroid and then navigated into an area the size of about three parking spaces and surrounded by enormous boulders.

HM the King receives Saudi Foreign MinisterTDT | Manama

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yes-terday received, at Al

Safriya Palace, Saudi Foreign Minister His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdulla Al Saud, marking his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The Saudi Minister conveyed to HM the King greetings from Custodian of the Two Holy

Mosques King Salman bin Ab-dulaziz Al-Saud and Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Ab-dulaziz Al Saud, who wished the Bahrain further progress and prosperity.

HM the King welcomed the Saudi Minister and extended greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince, wishing the

brotherly Saudi people more progress and prosperity.

HM the King discussed with the Saudi Foreign Minister is-sues serving the interest of GCC peoples and the Arab and Islam-ic nations.

They reviewed strong historic and brotherly relations binding the two brotherly countries as well as the advanced level of co-operation and coordination. Regional and Arab develop-

ments were also discussed.Also yesterday, HM the King

yesterday issued Royal Decree 67/2020, appointing Dr Nass-er Ali Yousif as Bahrain Tour-ism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) chief executive officer.

Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister shall imple-ment the decree which takes immediate effect, and wil be published in the Official Ga-zette.HM the King

Rapid COVID tests soonOn-the-spot results can be known within 15 minutes

• Restaurants, cafes to resume indoor dining on 24 October

• In-person teaching at public schools to begin on 25 October

TDT | Manama

Rapid coronavirus (COV-ID-19) tests in which re-sults can be known with-

in 15 minutes will soon be made available to the public, it was announced yesterday.

Ministry of Health under-secretary Dr Waleed Al Manea said that the rapid tests will be offered at local hospitals, both public and private, and will be sold at pharmacies across the Kingdom so that they can be done within the privacy of one’s home.

Dr Al Manea was speaking at the press conference of the National Taskforce for Combat-ting COVID-19 held at the Crown Prince Centre for Training and Medical Research at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital.

He said that the recent launch of the rapid tests is in line with global developments.

An individual will need to take a nasal swab, and an accu-rate result, which is similar to that of a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, will be available in 15 minutes, without the need of a lab analysis.

Dr Al Manea said that this type of testing is quick, prac-tical and economic, but it is not a replacement for the PCR

test.He added that more than

7,000 rapid tests have been conducted so far in Bahrain, and that the Health Ministry is coordinating with the Ministry of Education to have these tests done on students, as part of the health and safety procedures that are being put in place to ensure their safe return to in-class instruction.

While the above details of the rapid tests were revealed, it was

not announced exactly when they will be made available or how much the test would cost, if purchased from a local phar-macy.

Dr Al Manea said that the rap-id testing will play a significant role in reducing the spread of the virus by massively increas-ing testing in a short-period of time, particularly with the return to in-person teaching at public schools and private nurseries on 25 October.

Dr Al Manea also announced that indoor dining at all restau-rants and cafes in Bahrain will resume on 24 October after be-ing disallowed for nearly seven months due to the pandemic.

However, only a maximum of 30 people will be allowed inside the premises at a given time and all precautionary measures are to be strictly followed.

Dr Al Manea speaking at the press conference

Financial, banking institutions key to economic growth

TDT | Manama

Finance and National Econ-omy Minister Shaikh Sal-

man bin Khalifa Al Khalifa underlined the importance of the financial and banking institutions in pressing ahead with economic growth and supporting development and investment projects.

He pointed out the op-portunities they provide to citizens, stressing the great importance accorded by the Kingdom of Bahrain to the financial and banking sector as one of the main tributaries to the economy.

The Minister was speaking as he met remotely yesterday with Board Chairman of BNP Paribas Bank Jean Lemierre. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the Internation-al Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

Finance Minister

7,000Rapid tests

conducted in Bahrain

so farKNOW WHAT

An individual will need to take a nasal swab, and an accurate result, which is

similar to that of a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test, will be available in 15 minutes, without the

need of a lab analysis.

Bahrain-Israel deals ‘historic achievement’

• Foreign Ministers hold phone call

• Agreements to expand means of co-operation

• Need for constant communication stressed

TDT | Manama

A phone call was held yes-terday between Foreign

Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi.

They exchanged congratula-tions on the signing of the Joint Communiqué on the Establish-ment of Diplomatic, Peaceful and Friendly Relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Israel, in addition to a number of mem-oranda of understanding (MoUs) between the two countries in different areas.

They described the signing of the Joint Communiqué and MoUs as a historic achievement that will help in expanding the means of joint co-operation be-tween the two countries, and

consolidating security and sta-bility in the region for a more prosperous and peaceful future for its people.

The ministers also stressed the need to continue communication between the two sides to follow up on promoting joint bilateral co-operation in all areas, and exchange views regarding vari-ous issues and challenges facing the region.

Push for Bahrain-India enhanced co-operation• Exchange of visits and expertise key

TDT | Manama

Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh has

stressed the importance of en-hancing co-operation between Bahrain and India to achieve their common goals and aspi-rations.

He also stressed the need to develop parliamentary relations through exchanging visits and expertise, as well as strength-ening co-operation and coor-dination on various important issues at international gather-ings between the two friendly

countries in various fields.The Shura chairman made

the statements while receiving yesterday the newly-appointed Indian Ambassador to Bahrain Piyush Srivastava, with whom he reviewed the democratic process witnessed by the King-

dom during the prosperous era of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the first sup-porter of legislative work in the kingdom.

Al Saleh stressed the impor-tance of strengthening the King-dom’s parliamentary relations

with brotherly and friendly countries.

In this regard, he lauded the deep-rooted relations between Bahrain and India and their peoples, hailing the advanced level reached by bilateral ties at the diplomatic, economic and social levels.

He wished the Ambassador every success in carrying out his diplomatic duties.

A m b a s s a d o r S r i va s t ava praised the interest and care enjoyed by the Indian expatri-ate community in Bahrain, ex-pressing his keenness to bolster parliamentary relations through the exchange of visits and ex-pertise in a way that would achieve the two countries’ as-pirations.

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‘Partners’ in developmentForeign Minister hails editors-in-chief for efforts, sincerity and dedication

• Media briefed on Bahrain-Israel talks

TDT | Manama

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani hailed the im-

portant role being played by editors-in-chief of local news-papers, stressing that they are “essential partners” in the devel-opment of the Kingdom.

The Foreign Minister made the statement while meeting the editors-in-chief yesterday at the Ministry’s General Court, in the presence of Foreign Affairs for International Affairs Un-dersecretary Dr Shaikh Abdul-lah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Na-tional Communication Centre Chief Executive Officer Yousif Albinkhalil, and Bahraini Jour-nalists Association chairman Ahdeya Ahmed.

Dr Al Zayani expressed his appreciation to the edi-tors-in-chief for their efforts, sincerity and dedication, as well as their contributions to pro-moting development.

They are key to building com-munity awareness and educat-ing it through their accurate and

credible information, the Minis-ter pointed out.

During the meeting, he briefed the editors-in-chief on the details of the talks that took place between Bahrain and the Israeli delegation this week.

Historic visitThe Minister indicated that

it was a successful, fruitful and historic visit, during which the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic, Peaceful and Friendly Relations between the Kingdom of Bah-rain and Israel was signed.

The visit also supports the efforts aiming towards reaching a safer, more stable and pros-

perous region, in accordance with the vision of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, which is based on the principle of promoting opportunities for peace, stability and prosperity in the Middle East, and spreading the culture of tolerance, coexist-ence and acceptance of others, he added.

The two countries also signed a number of memoranda of un-derstanding in various fields, including political, diplomatic, trade and air services, noting that all these areas are directly related to the economic devel-opment process in the Kingdom.

He added that joint taskforc-es have been formed between

the two sides to discuss areas of bilateral co-operation and the mechanisms required to imple-ment them, expressing his hope for a better relations with Israel and for their development in

the future.The Minister affirmed that

the agreements aim to build bridges between the Bahrain and Israel, and constitute an essential platform for exchang-ing expertise and information between the institutions of the two countries.

He added that they pave the way for opening trade exchange and benefitting from multiple investment opportunities, in a way that would meet the aspi-rations of the people of Bahrain for development and prosperity.

For their part , the edi-tors-in-chief expressed their pride in the continuous diplo-matic achievements of Bahrain, stressing that the signing of the diplomatic agreements with Israel will have a great impact on achieving a better future for the people of the Kingdom, as well as the peoples of the region, through improving co-operation and joint coordination between the two countries at all levels.

Foreign Minister meets the editors-in-chief

The editors-in-chief expressed their pride

in the continuous diplo-matic achievements of

Bahrain.

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Dr Al Zayani

Shura chairman receives Indian Ambassador

Ashkenazi

Chief-of-Staff receives Indian Military AttachéTDT | Manama

BDF Chief-of-Staff Lieu-tenant-General Theyab

bin Saqr Al Nuaimi received Indian Military Attaché Colonel Nashad Ali Khan.

The chief-of-staff praised the distinguished historical relations between Bahrain and India.

The meeting discussed a number of issues of coordi-nation and co-operation in military field.

The Military Coopera-tion Director Major Gener-al Muhammad Hashem Al Sada attended the meeting.

16 December Highway lanes set for closureTDT | Manama

The Ministry of Works will carry out improve-

ment works on 16 December Highway.

Two lanes will be closed from today starting at 3pm to Sunday at 5am, and one lane will be provided for the east-bound traffic leading to Ministry of Information Junction.

Three die from COVID; 374 new cases and 335 recoveriesTDT | Manama

Three more succumbed to the coronavirus (COV-

ID-19) yesterday, bringing the virus-related death toll in the Kingdom to 308.

The deceased included two Bahrainis, a 65-year-old man and a woman, 70, along with a woman expatriate, aged 88.

Following 10,391 tests, there were 374 new active cases. The

fresh infections included 117 expatriate workers and 254 from contacts of active cases, while three were travel-re-lated.

The new cases - including active, recoveries and deaths - brought the overall number of confirmed registered cases in Bahrain to 78,907, dating back to when the first case was reported in February.

A total of 74 are receiving

treatment with 31 critical and 3,144 in stable condition.

There were 335 new recov-eries, raising the number of survivors to 75,424.

The total tests done in Bah-rain increased to 1,648,827.

The Ministry has expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased.

Bahrain’s first case was a citizen arriving from Iran in February.

Bahrain and South Korea enhance co-operation

TDT | Manama

Electricity and Water Affairs Minister Wael bin Nasser

Al Mubarak, received Korean Ambassador to Bahrain Hae Kwan Chung.

The meeting discussed ways to enhance co-operation in the fields of exchange of exper-tise and experiences, transfer of knowledge in the field of electricity and water, capacity building between Bahrain and South Korea.

They reviewed the most im-portant projects carried out

by the Ministry in line with the Kingdom’s economic vision 2030.

The Ambassador expressed his appreciation to the Min-ister, affirming his country’s readiness to enhance the exist-ing co-operation in the electric-ity and water sectors in a way that serves the interests and as-pirations of the two countries.

The Minister wished the Ambassador success in his diplomatic duties in a way that contributes to strengthen the Bahraini-Korean relations in all fields.

BBK to finance Galali health centre construction• Among the largest of its kind in the Kingdom

TDT | Manama

The Bank of Bahrain and Ku-wait (BBK), the leading retail

bank in the Kingdom of Bahrain, will finance a new health centre carrying its name in the Galali area, Muharraq.

The BD3.8 million-health cen-tre is a landmark initiative that reflects the bank’s keenness to advance its corporate social re-sponsibility towards the King-dom and society.

Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister and BBK Board of Directors Chairman Murad Ali Murad signed the health centre’s con-struction agreement, in the pres-ence of Health Minister Faeqa bint Said Al Saleh, BBK Group Chief Executive Dr Abdulrah-

man Ali Saif, and a number of officials.

The Works Ministry will over-

see the design and construction of the major project to ensure its full conformity with local and international standards of health facilities, adding that it will be completed within 30 months.

He indicated that the project is in line with the Works Min-istry’s keenness to support the Health Ministry’s plans to meet the citizens’ health needs, espe-cially in Galali and neighbour-ing regions, such as Al Dair and Samaheej.

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Boosting capabilities and expertiseAgreement signed to develop Bahrain oil, gas industry

• ASRY and WOODSERV establish joint venture

TDT | Manama

ASRY signed a joint venture agreement with Wood-lands Holdings to provide

services related to the oil and gas industry in Bahrain.

The company will provide turnkey production solutions that aim to maximise recovery from marginal assets, as well as accelerate production from un-conventional resources.

The agreement was signed in the presence of Oil Minister and Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) Board of Directors Chairman Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, and by ASRY Managing Director Mazen Matar and WOODSERV CEO Sam Kawa.

Shaikh Mohammed wel-comed the signing of the agree-ment that will contribute to pro-viding solutions and services to Bahrain to enhance the com-petitiveness of the oil and gas extraction process, attracting investments contributing to the Kingdom’s economic growth and vision for 2030.

He stressed that National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) and its subsidiaries are working un-

der the directives of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa who pays great attention to the devel-opment of the oil and gas sector, through the expansion of the use of the latest modern systems in exploration and production and benefit from international expertise in this field.

He praised the close co-oper-ation between Bahrain and the US in the oil and gas sector that are steadily developing through the US oil companies in support-ing the Kingdom’s efforts in all specialised areas in the vital oil sector and in light of the long ex-perience of these companies and their advanced modern techno-logical systems.

The joint venture between

ASRY and WOODSERV will achieve further gains for the oil and gas sector in Bahrain, which WOODSERV brings leading tried and tested U.S.A. technology, en-gineering and expertise to Bah-rain, he added.

The new joint venture com-bines ASRY’S local capabilities and facilities with WOODSERV’s leading expertise in bringing US technology and optimisation solutions to Bahrain creating a local center of excellence.

The Minister pointed out that both ASRY and WOODSERV have worked hard to establish the joint venture to enhance invest-ment in providing training and employment opportunities for Bahraini citizens.

It also contributes to creat-ing harmony between the local capacities and facilities of ASRY with WOODSERV’s experience in bringing US technology and cre-ative solutions, resulting in the establishment of a distinguished service center in Bahrain that is capable of providing innovative solutions and extending the oil services of the region.

Kawa praised the outstand-ing capabilities and expertise of ASRY and appreciated the company’s important role in providing high quality services in the specialised fields of ship construction and repair.

Kawa noted that WOODSERV aims to be the provider of inno-vative energy solutions in collab-oration with ASRY.

The Oil Minister with ASRY and WOODSERV officials during the signing of agreement

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ASRY and WOODSERV have worked hard to

establish the joint venture to enhance in-vestment in providing training and employ-ment opportunities for Bahraini citizens

Speaker affirms support for executive branch

• Council to continue working as one team within Team Bahrain

TDT | Manama

Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Ab-

dulla Zainal has affirmed her support for enhancing co-op-eration with the executive branch to better serve the na-tion and the citizens.

She also stressed keenness to focus all efforts on implement-ing the directives embedded in the keynote speech delivered by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa while open-ing the third session of the Fifth Legislative Term.

The Speaker pointed out that the Council of Represent-atives will continue working as one team within Team Bahrain to serve the nation and the cit-izens, lauding the democratic

practices that prevailed during the elections of parliamentary committees.

Zainal thanked the heads and members of parliamen-tary committees during the second session of the Fifth Legislative Term, commend-ing their distinguished efforts that contributed to improving parliamentary work.

Speaker chairs meeting of Representatives Council’s Bureau

Works Minister with BBK officials

Dr Mirza with Dr Jafari

Electricity Minister receives Korean Ambassador

Special training for funeral directors

TDT | Manama

Funeral directors in Bah-rain will soon get a spe-

cial training on how to con-duct burial procedures and rituals for COVID-19 deaths, in accordance with health precautionary measures and the teachings of the Is-lamic Sharia.

This was announced by a senior official in the Jaffaria Waqf Directorate (JWD) in Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry yes-terday, confirming that the training will be conducted in co-operation with the Health Ministry.

The head of the Mosques Affairs Committee in JWD, Abduljaleel Al Owainaty, said the course will initially include 20 funeral directors who work at graveyards un-der the Directorate’s juris-diction.

Al Owainaty stated: “The Supreme Council for Is-lamic Affairs, headed by Shaikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, the National Taskforce to Com-bat COVID-19 have shown great interest to ensure the provision of the necessary conditions for the burial of the COVID-19 victims, in ac-cordance with Islamic Shar-ia controls, and in a manner that preserves public health and ensures the safety of everyone.”

Ways of sustaining clean energy reviewed• SEA head discusses co-operation with Jafari Consultancy Company

TDT | Manama

Sustainable Energy Authori-ty (SEA) president Dr Abdul

Hussain bin Ali Mirza received in his office at Bahrain Finan-cial Harbour Jafari Consultancy Company Chief Executive Of-

ficer Dr Akbar Jafari. Dr Mirza lauded the efforts

and services provided by the company in the field of con-sultancy to serve the vocation-al and economic sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Both sides reviewed ways of boosting co-operation between SEA and Jafari Consultancy Company to benefit from clean energy and improve the energy competence according to the opportunities available for local companies.

Highway lanes closure setTDT | Manama

The Ministry of Works has announced that the

maintenance works of ex-pansion joints of Saar Inter-change on Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Highway neces-sitate closure of one lane and two lanes on stages for south-bound traffic leading to Riffa.

The closure will be effec-tive from today at 11pm to Sunday at 5am.

BD3.8mThe fund for the health

centre, a landmark initiative that reflects the bank’s keenness to advance its corporate social responsibility.

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BETTER

The Speaker lauded the democratic practices that

prevailed during the elections of

parliamentary com-mittees.

Al Owainaty


The e-cigarettes debate continuesIs vape a tool for quitting smoking or a dangerous tobacco product?

• Bahrain looks to determine health risks

TDT | Manama

Electronic cigarettes or “vape” have attracted at-tention around the world

as a potential alternative solu-tion to the decades-long battle against tobacco use.

Unlike traditional cigarettes, which are lit by a flame and burned to create smoke, these new smoking devices instead release an aerosol, sometimes referred to as “airborne”.

In theory, e-cigarettes might boost the chances of success to solve tobacco smoking; in fact, it is generally agreed that vaping is safer than smoking cancer-caus-ing traditional cigarettes, which kill up to half of all lifetime users, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The world body maintains there is insufficient evidence that e-cigarettes will reduce the prevalence of traditional cig-arettes and urges countries to consider regulating and prohib-iting this new smoking trend.

Researchers, however, have found that vape contains harm-ful chemicals and toxins, and the unregulated e-cigarette manu-facturing markets act as a gate-way to nicotine addiction.

In Bahrain, vape shops have mushroomed over the past few years, attracting and giving easy access to all users of the fla-voured e-cigarettes.

But even as e-cigarette sales have boomed in the Kingdom, health concerns have mush-roomed, too.

Vaping is universally con-demned because of fear that it contains harmful chemicals and narcotics like cigarette smok-ing, which cause cancer, heart disease, stroke and many other deadly diseases.

More importantly, the ques-

tion on how to best regulate e-cigarettes remains unresolved.

This may have prompted MPs during Parliament’s weekly ses-sion on Tuesday to vote unan-imously in favour of requiring vape juices to undergo extensive tests before being granted entry into Bahrain.

Only those that can demon-strate “minimal risks” to public health will be permitted to stay on the market.

But what do we really know about vaping?

An e-cigarette is a battery-op-erated smoking apparatus, sometimes called a vaporiser.

In contrast to traditional rolled tobacco products — like cigarettes and cigars — e-cig-arettes do not contain tobacco and do not produce smoke.

E-cigarettes usually carry a liquid, sometimes referred to as e-juice or e-liquid, which is a mixture of propylene glycol,

glycerin, flavours and sometimes nicotine. This liquid is almost always packaged inside a de-tachable cartridge.

This cartridge is one of the central components in an e-cig-arette, along with the atomiser and the battery. Atomisers are powered by the battery and generate the necessary heat to vaporise the liquid in the e-cig-arette.

This vapor will deliver the in-tended taste and sensation to the user. As the user inhales, a sensor will activate the atomiser and the vaporised liquid – sim-ilar in appearance to smoke – is drawn into the mouth.

There is a fierce debate re-garding e-cigarettes in modern society. That debate is likely to intensify as these devices grow in popularity and profitability.

So urgent questions about vaping remain: whether it really does help people to quit smok-

ing, whether it serves as a gate-way to cigarettes, and whether the liquid formulations — par-ticularly the high nicotine con-centration, the drug that makes tobacco addictive — have short- and long-term health effects.

Until such questions are an-swered, it seems premature to advocate strongly for e-cigarette use, and important that regula-tors develop guidelines to limit vaping by adolescents.

Even with so many data al-ready available, the debate over e-cigarettes has been divisive and sometimes emotional.

And the pivotal question of

whether electronic cigarettes are inadvertently helping to wipe out smoking among young people has become a polarising topic: embraced by some ex-perts, dismissed by others.

Proponents of e-cigarettes see a way to help the millions who are trying to quit smok-ing and stem the grave harm caused by tobacco. They believe the most realistic approach is to shift smokers away from burn-ing tobacco towards less-risky products.

On the other hand, vaping crit-ics fear the growing industry will create a generation of e-cigarette

addicts. They say there is no safe way to use tobacco or nicotine and quitting should be the goal.

(Ending)The right policies on e-cig-

arettes — ones that minimise risks — should be built on solid evidence, not on opinion and vitriol.

It may be too early to say whether e-cigarettes will make a major difference in helping adult or even teen smokers to quit.

Vape ... blowing in the wind

The new smoking devices

Conventional cigarette or e-cigarette?

KNOW WHAT

In Bahrain, vape shops have mushroomed over the past few years, at-

tracting and giving easy access to all users of the flavoured e-cigarettes. But even as e-cigarette sales have boomed in

the Kingdom, health con-cerns have mushroomed,

too.

Bahrain model of ‘coexistence, civil peace’

• Kingdom embraces religions and doctrines

TDT | Manama

Shura Council Chairman Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh affirmed

that the Kingdom of Bahrain rep-resents a distinguished model of coexistence, tolerance and civil peace by embracing various reli-gions and doctrines throughout its glorious history.

He stressed the deep-rooted social culture of respecting re-ligious freedom and promoting humanitarian values which are enshrined in the National Action

Charter and the constitution.The Shura Council head was

speaking as he received National Evangelical Church Pastor and Head of Al Bayareq Al-Baidha Society, Rev Hani Aziz.

He emphasised the key role played by the national societies in fostering rapprochement, har-mony, peace, understanding and co-existence among all social components.

Rev Aziz hailed the big role of the Shura Council in supporting the efforts aimed at boosting tol-erance and co-existence among all people in Bahrain.

Shura Council chairman with Rev Aziz

Minister hails Arab Parliament interest in educationTDT | Manama

Education Minister Dr Majid bin Ali Al Nuaimi received

yesterday Arab Parliament Speaker and Representatives Council member MP Adel Al

Assoomi.The Minister briefed Al As-

soomi about the progress of maintenance works at his con-stituency’s schools.

He also discussed with him the “Document on the Develop-

ment of Education in the Arab World” presented by the Arab Parliament during the meeting of Arab Education ministers, and was appreciated by Bahrain.

The Arab League Education-al, Cultural and Scientific Or-

ganisation (ALECSO) is carrying out a thorough study of the doc-ument, based on the remarks of the Arab education ministers.

The minister lauded the ef-forts by the Arab Parliament to prepare the document.

GCC judicial issues discussed

TDT | Manama

Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister

Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khali-fa participated in the 25th Ses-sion of GCC Council of Justice Ministers.

The ministers condoled the demise of the late Amir of Kuwait His Highness Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. They praised his ef-forts, great achievements and his continuous support to pro-mote joint Gulf action.

They congratulated Ku-

wait ’s Amir His Highness Shaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on his acces-sion to the throne.

The virtual event discussed the meeting of the committee of directors, heads of the legal and judicial centres and insti-tutes in the GCC countries, as well as developing the agree-ment to implement rulings and judicial declarations in GCC and Arab countries.

They also extracted princi-ples unified laws and orders to combat extremism, racism, hatred and discrimination.

Justice Minister participates in the online meeting

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Bahrain Chamber nominates three Bahraini women for Entrepreneurial Challenge AwardTDT | Manama

Bahrain Chamber announcednominating three Bahraini

women for the Internation-al Entrepreneurial Challenge Award 2020.

The nominees are Batool Dadabai, Khairiya Dashti, and Sabah Khalil Al Moayed, Sh. Hind bint Salman Al Khalifa, a Board member of the Bahrain Chamber, said.

Announcement of winners will be during a virtual confer-ence held from 9 to 10 Novem-ber 2020.

Sh. Hind also revealed that Bahrain would host the confer-ence of the International En-trepreneurial Challenge Award

next year, calling it an invalu-able opportunity to promote the business environment of Bahrain and highlight the key local business figures.

The award in its previous edition held in New Delhi- In-dia named Sh. Hind Al Khalifa and Sawsan Abulhasan head of the Finance, Insurance and

Tax committee of the Chamber as the winners of the Interna-tional Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC) Foundation’s Award.

Batool Dadabai Khairiya Dashti Sabah Khalil Al Moayed

KFH – Bahrain names ninth $100K Libshara September winner TDT | Manama

Kuwait Finance House –Bahrain named Hanan

Mohammed Al Khajah as the September winner of Libshara Investment Savings Account 2020 Campaign.

The draw for the $100 thou-sand prize was done remotely in coordination with the Min-istry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism.

Al Khajah is the ninth win-ner of this year’s Promotional Campaign bringing KFH– Bah-rain’s total prize payout for the eight monthly grand winners for the nine months of 2020 to $800 thousand, in addition to a Grand Prize of $500 thousand announced in July 2020.

Commenting, Khalid Al-Maarafi, KFH – Bahrain Ex-ecutive Manager and Head of Retail & Private Banking Group, said, “We wish all our depositors good fortune in our upcoming draws as we contin-ue to strive to provide more opportunities to our clients through our promotional cam-paigns in line with our vision of offering them the best re-wards to express our gratitude for their unwavering loyalty and firm support as our true partners.”

Libshara winner, Hanan Al Khajah, said: “I would like to express my thanks and appre-

ciation to KFH - Bahrain man-agement and staff for their out-standing efforts in providing the best banking services and products in the local market and for giving us the oppor-tunity to invest in Libshara Account”.

We hope that this prize will help alleviate some

of life’s pressures and be a reason for constructive

transformation in the life of the winner and

the lives of their family members and loved ones.”

DR ADEL SALEM, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE RETAIL BANKING DIVISION AT BBK

BBK’s BD 500,000 Al Hayrat grand prize returns! TDT | Manama

BBK announced the return of its BD 500,000 Al Hayrat

grand prize for one lucky win-ner, as the culmination of great cash prizes awarded throughout the year.

The year 2020 kicked off with a half a million prize for March, followed by weekly Ramadan prizes which ended with three prizes of BD 10,000 for every winner for each day of Eid. This was followed by a special cam-paign for the summer months, from June to September, re-warding customers with twen-

ty-five monthly prizes worth BD 10,000 each.

With the last draw of the sum-mer approaching with the Sep-tember draw on November 4th, BBK has announced its Grand prize of BD 500,000 which will allow customers who deposit into their Al Hayrat accounts all the way to the end of the year, to enter the raffle draw for the Half a million Bahraini Dinars prize in early 2021.

Dr Adel Salem, General Man-ager of the Retail Banking Divi-sion at BBK commented: “I am proud to announce the return of

the BD 500,000 from Al Hayrat, which we have already awarded to Five lucky winners, since the massive prize’s initial introduc-tion in March 2019.”

“We hope that this prize will help alleviate some of life’s pres-sures and be a reason for con-structive transformation in the life of the winner and the lives of their family members and loved ones.”

It is worth mentioning that customers can increase their chances of winning by deposit-ing more into their Al Hayrat ac-counts by December 31st 2020.

Mazars launches worldwide rebrandMazars rolls out rebrand in over 90 countries and territories

• Last year, the firmrecorded revenues of Euro 1.8 billion

• The rebrandrecognises Mazars’ evolution into an international group

TDT | Paris

Mazars, the interna-tional tax, audit and advisory firm, has un-

veiled a new global brand iden-tity, marking a key milestone in the firm’s evolution.

The launch, Mazars said, is on the back of steady, bal-anced growth and success-ful expansion, which reflects its strong position in the marketplace.

Hervé Hélias, CEO & Chair-man of Mazars Group, said: “I’m very excited to reveal our new brand identity and posi-tioning, after two years of deep and broad consultation with our partners, employees, cli-ents and stakeholders. It re-flects who we are today and confirms our aspirations for the type of firm we want to be in the future.”

Last year, the firm, having a presence in over 90 countries

and territories with nearly 25,000 colleagues, recorded revenues of Euro 1.8 billion, up 10.4 per cent from a year ago, helped by a strong 9.0pc organic growth.

This international expan-sion is reflected in the geo-graphic spread of the group’s revenue sources: more than a third of Mazars’ fee income now comes from outside Eu-rope. Asia-Pacific enjoyed the highest growth rate of 22.6 per cent in 2018/2019, and this re-gion now represents approx-imately 15pc of Mazars total revenues.

Commenting on Mazars’ growth and expansion, Hervé Hélias said: “In 75 years, our guiding principles haven’t changed, but our firm has. We have doubled in size in the past

ten years, and the diversity of our offerings, clients, and tal-ent has flourished as we have grown.”

Fadhel al Shehabi, the resi-dent partner of Mazars Bahrain, said, “Mazars is an internation-al and multicultural partner-ship that continues to grow and extend its reach around the world. The rebrand helps Mazars present itself more consistently across the globe, whilst celebrating its local roots.”

Cécile Kossoff, Chief brand, marketing and communications officer, Mazars, who led the global rebranding initiative, comments: “This new identi-ty is built on the firm’s DNA, reinforcing who we are, how we work and what makes us different.”

Officials during the launch

PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network

Reuters | London

PayPal Holdings Incjoined the cryptocur-

rency market on Wednes-day, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins us-ing the US digital payments company’s online wallets.

PayPal customers will also be able to use crypto-currencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021, the company said in a statement.

PayPal hopes the service will encourage global use of virtual coins and prepare its network for new digital currencies that may be de-veloped by central banks and corporations, President and Chief Executive Dan Schulman said in an inter-view.

“We are working with central banks and thinking of all forms of digital cur-rencies and how PayPal can play a role,” he said.

Indian govt working on next stimulus packageReuters | New Delhi

In d i a ’sg o v -

ernment is work-ing on the next stimulus package to support the economy amid positive signs of a fall in COVID-19 cases, a senior fi-nance ministry official said yesterday. The government has received suggestions from various ministries and sectors on needed meas-ures, Tarun Bajaj, econom-ic affairs secretary at the ministry of finance, told a virtual conference.

Oil prices slip as US inventory build stokes fears of supply glutReuters | London

Oil prices eased yesterdayafter a surprise build-up

in US crude stockpiles stoked concerns about a global sup-ply glut and a spike in global COVID-19 cases fuelled fears of a stalled oil demand recovery.

Brent crude futures LCOc1 were at $42.53 a barrel, down 63 cents, or 1.46 per cent, as of 1349 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures slipped 75 cents, or 1.8%, to $40.95. Both benchmarks rose in the previ-ous session.

Crude inventories rose by 584,000 barrels in the week to Oct. 16 to 490.6 million bar-rels, data from industry group the American Petroleum Insti-tute (API) showed, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a draw of 1 million barrels.

Data from the US Ener-

gy Information Administra-tion (EIA) is due out later on Wednesday.

Adding to pressure, world-wide COVID-19 cases crossed 40 million on Tuesday, with some parts of Europe imposing renewed lockdown measures.

On the supply side, Russia’s energy minister said on Tues-day it was too early to discuss the future of global oil produc-tion curbs beyond December, less than a week after saying plans to scale back existing output restrictions should pro-ceed.


The e-cigarettes debate continuesIs vape a tool for quitting smoking or a dangerous tobacco product?

• Bahrain looks todetermine health risks

TDT | Manama

Electronic cigarettes or“vape” have attracted at-tention around the world

as a potential alternative solu-tion to the decades-long battleagainst tobacco use.

Unlike traditional cigarettes,which are lit by a flame andburned to create smoke, thesenew smoking devices insteadrelease an aerosol, sometimesreferred to as “airborne”.

In theory, e-cigarettes mightboost the chances of success to solve tobacco smoking; in fact, itis generally agreed that vaping issafer than smoking cancer-caus-ing traditional cigarettes, which kill up to half of all lifetimeusers, according to the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO).

The world body maintainsthere is insufficient evidencethat e-cigarettes will reduce the prevalence of traditional cig-arettes and urges countries toconsider regulating and prohib-iting this new smoking trend.

Researchers, however, havefound that vape contains harm-ful chemicals and toxins, and theunregulated e-cigarette manu-facturing markets act as a gate-way to nicotine addiction.

In Bahrain, vape shops havemushroomed over the past few years, attracting and giving easy access to all users of the fla-voured e-cigarettes.

But even as e-cigarette saleshave boomed in the Kingdom,health concerns have mush-roomed, too.

Vaping is universally con-demned because of fear that itcontains harmful chemicals and narcotics like cigarette smok-ing, which cause cancer, heartdisease, stroke and many otherdeadly diseases.

More importantly, the ques-

tion on how to best regulatee-cigarettes remains unresolved.

This may have prompted MPs during Parliament’s weekly ses-sion on Tuesday to vote unan-imously in favour of requiringvape juices to undergo extensivetests before being granted entry into Bahrain.

Only those that can demon-strate “minimal risks” to public health will be permitted to stay on the market.

But what do we really knowabout vaping?

An e-cigarette is a battery-op-erated smoking apparatus,sometimes called a vaporiser.

In contrast to traditionalrolled tobacco products — likecigarettes and cigars — e-cig-arettes do not contain tobaccoand do not produce smoke.

E-cigarettes usually carry aliquid, sometimes referred toas e-juice or e-liquid, which isa mixture of propylene glycol,

glycerin, flavours and sometimesnicotine. This liquid is almostalways packaged inside a de-tachable cartridge.

This cartridge is one of thecentral components in an e-cig-arette, along with the atomiserand the battery. Atomisers arepowered by the battery andgenerate the necessary heat tovaporise the liquid in the e-cig-arette.

This vapor will deliver the in-tended taste and sensation tothe user. As the user inhales, asensor will activate the atomiserand the vaporised liquid – sim-ilar in appearance to smoke – is drawn into the mouth.

There is a fierce debate re-garding e-cigarettes in modernsociety. That debate is likely tointensify as these devices growin popularity and profitability.

So urgent questions aboutvaping remain: whether it reallydoes help people to quit smok-

ing, whether it serves as a gate-way to cigarettes, and whetherthe liquid formulations — par-ticularly the high nicotine con-centration, the drug that makes tobacco addictive — have short- and long-term health effects.

Until such questions are an-swered, it seems premature toadvocate strongly for e-cigaretteuse, and important that regula-tors develop guidelines to limit vaping by adolescents.

Even with so many data al-ready available, the debate over e-cigarettes has been divisiveand sometimes emotional.

And the pivotal question of

whether electronic cigarettesare inadvertently helping towipe out smoking among young people has become a polarising topic: embraced by some ex-perts, dismissed by others.

Proponents of e-cigarettessee a way to help the millionswho are trying to quit smok-ing and stem the grave harmcaused by tobacco. They believe the most realistic approach is to shift smokers away from burn-ing tobacco towards less-riskyproducts.

On the other hand, vaping crit-ics fear the growing industry willcreate a generation of e-cigarette

addicts. They say there is no safeway to use tobacco or nicotineand quitting should be the goal.

(Ending)The right policies on e-cig-

arettes — ones that minimiserisks — should be built on solid evidence, not on opinion andvitriol.

It may be too early to saywhether e-cigarettes will make amajor difference in helping adultor even teen smokers to quit.

Vape ... blowing in the wind

The new smoking devices

Conventional cigarette or e-cigarette?

KNOW WHAT

In Bahrain, vape shops have mushroomed over the past few years, at-

tracting and giving easy access to all users of the flavoured e-cigarettes. But even as e-cigarette sales have boomed in

the Kingdom, health con-cerns have mushroomed,

too.

Bahrain model of ‘coexistence, civil peace’

• Kingdom embracesreligions and doctrines

TDT | Manama

Shura Council Chairman Alibin Saleh Al Saleh affirmed

that the Kingdom of Bahrain rep-resents a distinguished model ofcoexistence, tolerance and civilpeace by embracing various reli-gions and doctrines throughoutits glorious history.

He stressed the deep-rootedsocial culture of respecting re-ligious freedom and promotinghumanitarian values which areenshrined in the National Action

Charter and the constitution.The Shura Council head was

speaking as he received NationalEvangelical Church Pastor andHead of Al Bayareq Al-BaidhaSociety, Rev Hani Aziz.

He emphasised the key roleplayed by the national societiesin fostering rapprochement, har-mony, peace, understanding andco-existence among all socialcomponents.

Rev Aziz hailed the big role ofthe Shura Council in supportingthe efforts aimed at boosting tol-erance and co-existence amongall people in Bahrain.

Shura Council chairman with Rev Aziz

Minister hails Arab Parliament interest in educationTDT | Manama

Education Minister Dr Majidbin Ali Al Nuaimi received

yesterday Arab ParliamentSpeaker and RepresentativesCouncil member MP Adel Al

Assoomi.The Minister briefed Al As-

soomi about the progress ofmaintenance works at his con-stituency’s schools.

He also discussed with himthe “Document on the Develop-

ment of Education in the ArabWorld” presented by the ArabParliament during the meeting of Arab Education ministers,and was appreciated by Bahrain.

The Arab League Education-al, Cultural and Scientific Or-

ganisation (ALECSO) is carrying out a thorough study of the doc-ument, based on the remarks of the Arab education ministers.

The minister lauded the ef-forts by the Arab Parliament to prepare the document.

GCC judicial issues discussed

TDT | Manama

Justice, Islamic Affairs andEndowments Minister

Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khali-fa participated in the 25th Ses-sion of GCC Council of Justice Ministers.

The ministers condoledthe demise of the late Amir of Kuwait His Highness ShaikhSabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber AlSabah. They praised his ef-forts, great achievements and his continuous support to pro-mote joint Gulf action.

They congratulated Ku-

wait ’s Amir His HighnessShaikh Nawaf Al Ahmad AlJaber Al Sabah on his acces-sion to the throne.

The virtual event discussed the meeting of the committee of directors, heads of the legal and judicial centres and insti-tutes in the GCC countries, aswell as developing the agree-ment to implement rulings andjudicial declarations in GCCand Arab countries.

They also extracted princi-ples unified laws and ordersto combat extremism, racism, hatred and discrimination.

Justice Minister participates in the online meeting

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41,192,932

1,131,568

30,709,840

Deaths

Recovered:

New cases

New deaths +168,201

+2,720

Country Total cases

new cases

Total deaths

New Deaths

Total recovered

Active cases

Egypt 105,705 6,142 98,413 1,150

Saudi Arabia

343,373 +405 5,235 +18 329,715 8,423

UAE 119,132 +1,538 472 +2 111,814 6,846

Kuwait 118,531 +813 721 +7 109,916 7,894

Oman 111,484 +451 1,137 +15 97,367 12,980

Qatar 130,210 +266 225 +1 127,093 2,892

Middle East

Country Total cases Total deaths

1 USA 8,526,027 226,319

2 India 7,670,537 116,068

3 Brazil 5,274,817 154,888

4 Russia 1,447,335 24,952

5 Spain 1,029,668 34,210

6 Argentina 1,018,999 27,100

7 Colombia 974,139 29,272

8 France 930,745 33,885

9 Peru 874,118 33,875

10 Mexico 860,714 86,893

11 UK 762,542 43,967

12 South Africa 706,304 18,656

13 Iran 545,286 31,346

14 Chile 495,637 13,719

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News in brief u Bulgarian President Rumen Radev’s has tested negative a second time for the coronavirus and expects his compulsory self-isolation to be lifted, his office said yesterday. The 57-year-old former military pilot halted a visit to Estonia to return home on Tuesday after contact last week with a military officer who later tested positive.

u France will ban an Islamist group named after the late Sheikh Yassin as part of a crackdown on militants following the murder of a French schoolteacher last week, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said yesterday. Samuel Paty

was beheaded on Oct. 16 by an 18-year-old of Chechen origin seeking to avenge his victim’s use of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad in a class on

freedom of expression. Police shot the attacker dead.

u At least 15 women were killed Wednesday in a stampede at an Afghan football stadium where thousands of people had gathered to apply for Pakistani visas, authorities said. The incident unfolded at the stadium in Jalalabad city, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, after large crowds assembled in a bid to secure travel permission after the nearby Pakistani consulate resumed services following a seven-month hiatus due to the pandemic. To avoid overwhelming the visa centre, applicants had been directed to Jalalabad’s nearby football stadium to hand over passports and paperwork, provincial governor’s spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told reporters.

u Bumblebees exposed to levels of radiation found within the Chernobyl exclusion zone suffered a “significant” drop in reproduction, in new research published Wednesday that scientists say should prompt a rethink of international calculations of nuclear environmental risk. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal

Society B, set out to discover how ionising radiation affects insects, which are often thought to be more resilient than

other species. Researchers in Scotland and Germany exposed bee colonies in a laboratory setting to a range of radiation levels found in areas of the exclusion zone around the ruined Chernobyl site, where a reactor exploded in 1986 in the world’s worst nuclear disaster.

France bans Islamist group after killing of teacher

At least 15 Afghan women killed in stampede near Pakistan

consulate

Current Chernobyl-level radiation harmful to

bees: study

Bulgarian president tests -tive for COVID-19

Grandma, 99, gets back to computer games after beating COVID-19• Got infected at her 99th birthday party

Reuters | Madrid

When 99-year old F l o r e n t i n a

Martin caught the coronavi-rus in Sep -tember, her grand-daugh-ter’s greatest fear was not that the dis-ease would kill her, but that she would end up alone on an emergency ward.

“I always thought loneliness would finish her off before the virus because she’s afraid of be-ing left alone, especially in the hospital,” Noelia Valle said.

She thinks her grandmoth-er probably got infected at her 99th birthday party on Sept. 16, when the family went outside to enjoy the fine weather with drinks on a terrace.

“I think it must have been there at some point when we were all close together without a mask,” Valle said.

A few days later, Martin be-

gan to feel weak and retreated to bed.

Exposure to contaminated rapeseed oil when she was younger left Martin with life-long health problems, height-ening her vulnerability to res-piratory complications from COVID-19.

But she only developed mild symptoms and was able to re-cuperate at home in Madrid, supported by her family, her carer Olga Arauz and her dog, a half-deaf Havanese called Luna.

Now she is back to watch-ing her favourite TV shows and playing games on a tablet with her five-year old great-grandson Pedro.

“I’m well. I’m really OK,” Mar-tin said, though her memories of the virus are hazy.

Despite her grandmother’s full recovery, Valle, who is a bi-ologist, still insists on wearing a mask when she stops by for a visit. “I don’t want to let my guard down but of course I feel a huge sense of relief.”

Florentina Martin is helped by her caregiver Olga Arauz and her granddaughter Noelia Valle at the entrance of her home in Pinto, near Madrid, Spain

With nearly one million infections recorded, Spain has the highest COVID-19 caseload in Western Europe. More than

34,000 people have died of the virus there, the vast

majority aged over 80.

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Rallies rock Thailand• PM mulls lifting emergency decree

• Democracy activists have assembled daily in the capital since last week

• Protesters are also demanding monarchy to stay out of politics

AFP News

Thailand’s embattled premier announced yesterday he might lift

an emergency decree that has failed to stifle a growing protest movement demanding he steps down and also reforms to the monarchy.

After a day of anti-govern-ment and rival royalist protests across the country, thousands of angry democracy activ-ists marched on Government House, defying an emergency decree imposed last week ban-ning gatherings of more than four people.

As they chanted for him to resign, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha addressed the na-tion, saying he would make “the first move to de-escalate” the situation.

“I am currently preparing to lift the state of severe emer-gency in Bangkok and will do

so promptly if there are no vio-lent incidents,” he said, without specifying any timeframe.

“We must now step back from the edge of the slippery slope that can easily slide to chaos,” he added, calling on protest-ers to resolve their differences through parliament.

Democracy activists had massed at Bangkok’s Victory Monument, while counter-ral-lies attracted thousands of roy-alists in the southern province of Narathiwat and scores more in the capital.

Democracy activists have assembled daily in the capital since last week, flouting the emergency edict as their calls for Prayut to go intensified.

The former army chief masterminded the 2014 coup and protesters say the mili-

tary-drafted constitution rigged last year’s vote in his favour.

Protesters are also de-manding the powerful and ul-tra-wealthy monarchy stay out of politics -- a previously taboo subject.

On Friday the use of force es-calated as riot police deployed water cannon against the un-armed activists and scores of demonstrators have been ar-rested.

KNOW WHAT

The emergency decree was issued after a group of

demonstrators surrounded the queen’s royal

motorcade, raising their arms in a three-fingered

salute of defiance, inspired by the “Hunger Games”

movies.

Protesters marched from Victory Monument during an anti-government rally in Bangkok

NASA spacecraft to grab an asteroid sample

Reuters | Washington

NASA’s minivan-sized OSI-RIS-REx spacecraft will

begin a four-hour descent toward the rugged sur-face of the Bennu asteroid, whose acorn-shaped body, formed in the early days of our solar system, could hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists say.

At 6:12 p.m. EDT (22:12 GMT), the spacecraft will be close enough to perform a meticulous five-second ‘touch-and-go’ technique by autonomously extending its 11-foot (3.35 m) robotic arm toward a flat patch of gravel roughly the size of a bas-ketball court near Bennu’s north pole.

“A lot of things could go wrong because the space-craft’s about the size of a van, and the asteroid has a lot of boulders in it,” Lucy Lim, a planetary scientist at NASA, said. “So we have to go between the boulders to get our sample, and a lot of planning went into that.”

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Pentagon chief stresses stronger alliancesAFP News

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper revealed a fresh drive

to strengthen US alliances with “like-minded democracies” in part through arms sales in an ef-fort to curb the global influence of Russia and China.

Esper said the Pentagon would systematically monitor and manage its relationships with partner countries, aiming to find ways to coordinate mil-itaries and also to advance US arms sales.

The initiative, called the Guidance for Development for Alliances and Partnerships (GDAP), comes just two weeks before the presidential election that, if President Donald Trump loses, could see Esper replaced in January.

It also came after nearly four years of Trump’s efforts to re-structure and even dismantle alliances, including threatening NATO.

“America’s network of allies and partners provides us an asymmetric advantage our ad-

versaries cannot match,” Esper said Tuesday, calling the net-work “the backbone of the in-ternational rules-based order.”

“China and Russia probably have fewer than 10 allies com-

bined,” he added.He said China uses coercion

and financial entrapment to build its alliances with weak countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos.

“The smaller the nation and the greater its needs, the heav-ier the pressure from Beijing,” he said.

He cited visits he has made to build defense relations with Malta, Mongolia and Palau, as well as US plans for a greater defense presence in Eastern Eu-rope, including basing troops in Poland.

And he underscored the need to build closer ties to “like-minded democracies such as India and Indonesia” adding

“they all recognize what China is doing.” A key part of this effort is to expand US arms sales, to both help allies improve defense capabilities and to bolster the US defense industry against compe-tition from Moscow and Beijing, Esper said.

Esper said he has taken steps to ease restrictions on exports of “critical” weapons systems and speed up approvals, and will use the GDAP to identify arms sales opportunities and protect US markets. He cited as an example the recent re-laxation of US restrictions on the export of battlefield drones, which the United States could sell to Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) is presented a horse in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in August 2019

Esper’s announcement

was a “strategic miscalculation” which seeks to

portray China “as an opponent”

CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ZHAO LIJIAN

The Taliban had taken positions in the houses around

the area. They ambushed our forces

who were there for an operation against

the enemyJAWAD HEJRI, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

GOVERNOR

Bolsonaro says will not buy Sinovac vaccine

Reuters | Brasilia

Brazil’s President Jair B o l s o n a ro s a i d o n

Wednesday that his gov-ernment will not buy Chi-na’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19, one day after the health minister said it would be included in the nation’s immunization pro-gram.

“For sure, we will not buy the Chinese vaccine,” Bol-sonaro said on social media, responding to a supporter who urged him not to buy the vaccine. The president said the issue would be clar-ified later in the day.

On Tuesday, Health Min-ister Eduardo Pazuello said in a meeting with state governors that the minis-try would buy the vaccine developed by Sinovac <SVA.O> to include it in the im-munization program, in addition to one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University.

Iran rights lawyer Sotoudeh moved to jail out of Tehran

AFP | Tehran

Jailed Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin So-

toudeh has been moved to a women’s detention centre outside the capital Tehran instead of receiving the hos-pital treatment she needs, her husband said yesterday.

The UN has called on Iran to free Sotoudeh, a winner of the European Parlia-ment’s Sakharov prize, and other political prisoners ex-cluded from a push to emp-ty jails amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“Nasrin called me yes-terday (Tuesday) to tell me she’s been transferred straight (from Tehran’s Evin jail) to the one in Qarchak,” more than 30 kilometres (20 miles) away, her husband Reza Khandan said.

Taliban ambush kills at least 25 Afghan security personnel• The Taliban did not directly take responsibilityAFP | Kunduz, Afghanistan

At least 25 Afghan se-curity force personnel were killed in an ambush

blamed on the Taliban, officials said yesterday, as spiralling vi-olence imperils ongoing peace talks.

The ambush came despite Taliban assurances to Wash-ington last week that they would reduce bloodshed.

Security forces were attacked overnight Tuesday in Takhar province and fighting was ongo-ing, said Jawad Hejri, a spokes-man for the governor, who put the death toll so far at 25.

“The Taliban had taken posi-tions in the houses around the area. They ambushed our forces who were there for an operation against the enemy,” he said.

Takhar provincial health di-rector Abdul Qayoum said 34 se-curity personnel had been killed -- including the deputy police chief of the province.

The Taliban did not direct-ly take responsibility, but said their fighters had “engaged the enemy” in Takhar to retaliate against security operations car-ried out against them.

Despite joining peace talks

with the Afghan government in Qatar last month, the Taliban have only increased violence in Afghanistan in a bid to wield leverage in the negotiations.

UNHCR appeals for aid

A major assault by the mil-itants in Helmand province forced thousands of families to flee their homes this month, while a car bomb Sunday near the police headquarters in Ghor blamed on the insurgents left 16 people dead and 154 wounded.

The UN refugee agency UN-HCR said nearly 40,000 people had fled in Helmand, and called for aid to help the displaced.

“Disruptions in telecommuni-cations, the threat of improvised explosive devices and the con-tinued closure of the highway between Kandahar and Hel-mand following the destruction of several bridges are adding to the challenges,” said Caroline

Van Buren, the UNHCR’s repre-sentative to Afghanistan.

Little progress has been made in meetings between Afghan government negotiators and the Taliban in Doha since the talks started in September.

“This level of violence, of course, makes the task of ne-gotiating very difficult,” said Nader Naderi, a negotiator for the Afghan government.

“Situations like this add to the sense of urgency for a ceasefire.”

The top US envoy to Afghan-istan, Zalmay Khalilzad, said earlier this week that fighting is threatening the peace process.

“Violence today remains dis-tressingly high in spite of the recent reaffirmation of the need for substantial reduction,” he added.

A car bomb in Ghor province killed at least 12 civilians and wounded more than 100 on October 18, officials said

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 202008 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 202006

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SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE SERVICES W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of SERVICES HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17742961 or [email protected]

BISMILLAH CONTRACTING & TRADING CO W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17874941 or [email protected]

SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE SERVICES W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17742961 or [email protected]

SHUTDOWN MAINTENANCE SERVICES W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of SERVICES HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17742961 or [email protected]

MOHAMMED AMIN HADI CONST & MAINTENANCE has a vacancy for the occupation of CLEANER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17244245 or [email protected]

ASP AUDITING - Bahraini Specialized Partnership Co. has a vacancy for the occupation of ACCOUNTANT , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17345234 or [email protected]

NATIONAL EXCAVATING EST. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of DRIVER(HEAVY VEHICLE) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17621168 or [email protected]

ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED TRADING & CONTRACTING W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of DRIVER(HEAVY TRUCK) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33344033 or [email protected]

ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED TRADING & CONTRACTING W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33344033 or [email protected]

BAHRAIN PIPE LINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of STEEL CHIPPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]

RAMSIS ENGINEERING CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of MECHANICAL HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17830801 or [email protected]

PREMATOR GULF W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SANDBLASTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17673513 or [email protected]

PREMATOR GULF W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SANDBLASTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17673513 or [email protected]

THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY B.S.C - CLOSED has a vacancy for the occupation of TECHNICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17757017 or [email protected]

Areena Contractor Group Co. S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17245222 or [email protected]

HAJAR TRADING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SUPERVISOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17551377 or [email protected]

WESTPOINT HOME BAHRAIN W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17838129 or [email protected]

AMAZING TOWER CONSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33000206 or [email protected]

FUL FLOWERS S.P.C. has a vacancy for the occupation of FLORIST/FLOWER SETTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17300212 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of QUALITY INSPECTOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WELDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of PIPE-FITTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of RIGGER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of ELECTRICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of TECHNICIAN (INSTRUMENT) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]


Danway Electrical & Mechanical Engineering L.L.C has a vacancy for the occupation of FITTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17297600 or [email protected]

Total Fresh Market Co W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33346660 or [email protected]

ABBAS AHMED ALI SALMAN / SEFSTAY - 5188 has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39955895 or [email protected]

Buckeyi Supermarket has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39892221 or [email protected]

Stiller Agency for the Supply Workers w. l. l has a vacancy for the occupation of TEAM LEADER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17717730 or [email protected]

RAZIA FOR MAKING AND FITTING AWNINGS FOR WINDOWS SHUTTERS has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39724681 or [email protected]

DAR ALRAYYAN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33154696 or [email protected]

Expert Arabia contracting has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33721168 or [email protected]

DAAR ALABBAS TRADING has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33265898 or [email protected]

MUHAMMAD WAQAS CONTRACTING W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33891507 or [email protected]

SCOPE LOOK FOR ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATION COMPANY W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SALES EXCUTIVE , suitably qualified applicants can contact 37316661 or [email protected]

NEW ACCESS TYRE CENTERE has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33566945 or [email protected]

PERGOLA BAHRAIN SHADING Co . S P C has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER(SALES) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17140166 or [email protected]

AZA HOUSE ELECTRONICS has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39853570 or [email protected]

KIPINA BAHRAIN DAY CARE w.l.l has a vacancy for the occupation of ADMINISTRATOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17366639 or [email protected]

Voltech Services Co. WLL has a vacancy for the occupation of TECHNICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33882097 or [email protected]

Omar Banafea Oud Factory W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of MANAGER (FACTORY) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33440279 or [email protected]

GARAGE MANHATTAN 96 has a vacancy for the occupation of MECHANIC , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36671182 or [email protected]

Zinc Contracting W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of PLUMBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36292663 or [email protected]

JIDD ALI PHONE FOR REPAIR OF COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34551553 or [email protected]

FIRST GULF TOURISM CO W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SALES AGENT , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33004292 or [email protected]

Deera Land Beverages Company W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33502128 or [email protected]

Deera Land Beverages Company W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WELDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33502128 or [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING COMPANY W.L.L CLEANTEC has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36636640 or [email protected]

NAAEL CONTRACTING CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of MASON , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17276564 or [email protected]

NAAEL CONTRACTING CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of PLUMBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17276564 or [email protected]

TIHAMA CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39002777 or [email protected]

TIHAMA CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39002777 or [email protected]

TIHAMA CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of FITTER/ELECTRICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39002777 or [email protected]

CHADAR ABAYAH has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39679997 or [email protected]

POWER TECH CONTRACTING has a vacancy for the occupation of MECHANICAL HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39279042 or [email protected]

WESTPOINT HOME BAHRAIN W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17838129 or [email protected]

Al Rayah For Safety Items WLL has a vacancy for the occupation of SECURITY GUARD , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17712700 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WELDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of STRUCTURAL METAL PREP.&ERECTOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]


NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of QUALITY INSPECTOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SCAFFOLDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of RIGGER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SCAFFOLDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

Bahrain Star Bakery has a vacancy for the occupation of BAKER(GENERAL) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33100744 or [email protected]

Seamen Contracting WLL has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34545249 or [email protected]

FOODWAY CAFE W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17341342 or [email protected]

PINOY TURO RESTAURANT W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of DRIVER(FOOD DISTRIBUTION) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17531235 or [email protected]

SARA HAMAD TOWER CONSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 37339551 or [email protected]

AL MASHARIQ Saudi For Trading & Contracting CO. S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of CIVIL ENGINEER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33332973 or [email protected]

MARIYAM NISAR Construction of buildings has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34038382 or [email protected]

Al Adheed Cafe S.P.C. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 66611991 or [email protected]

Postlink bd Services -Bahraini partnership co has a vacancy for the occupation of OFFICE HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 35432399 or [email protected]

KAHRAMANA PERFUMES COMPANY W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of REPRESENTATIVE(SALES) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 66667633 or [email protected]

PAK MAC COMPUTER SERVICES CO S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34358058 or [email protected]

Valor Company W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of MANAGER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17213199 or [email protected]

STREAM DECORATION Bahraini partnership company has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34050152 or [email protected]

Al Wasan Electronics Bahraini partnership company has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34062121 or [email protected]

A G H SERVICES EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of HEAVY DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 35009862 or [email protected]

HIDD CONSUMER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17671443 or [email protected]

MAHMOOD SADEQ SALMAN EBRAHIM ( LOLOAT ANNABI / 5857 ) has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36604451 or [email protected]

ABDULAHUSAIN KHUDHUR &AHMED AND YOUSIF SNOS OF ALI AHMED has a vacancy for the occupation of CLEANER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36636622 or [email protected]

TAHERA MAHMOOD ABBAS ZULFI has a vacancy for the occupation of CLEANER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17500331 or [email protected]

TIHAMA CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39002777 or [email protected]

TIHAMA CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE EST. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39002777 or [email protected] -Mahd Security S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of SECURITY GUARD , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36686683 or [email protected]

Two Corners Cleaning Co. S.P.C. Owned by YASER ABDULMAJEED ALI M has a vacancy for the occupation of CLEANER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33939913 or [email protected]

HASEENA AHMED ALSAYED HASHIM has a vacancy for the occupation of TAILOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33629916 or [email protected]

SEVEN INTERNATIONAL WALLS CONSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39619192 or [email protected]

Al -Mahd Security S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of BANKING SECTOR TRAINEE , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36686683 or [email protected]

Malak metals scrap has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39077220 or [email protected]

Basma Security has a vacancy for the occupation of SECURITY MAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17727676 or [email protected]

ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED TRADING & CONTRACTING W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33344033 or [email protected]


ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED TRADING & CONTRACTING W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33344033 or [email protected]

Alomran General Services has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17792777 or [email protected]

DAR ALKRAM TRADING & CONTRACTING has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39108091 or [email protected]

CIRCLE INTEGRATED SERVICES W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of CLEANER (GENERAL) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17822218 or [email protected]

Professional touch for services has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17720009 or [email protected]

FADHEL EBRAHIM EDHRABOOH / SAQER ALSAFON - 8146 has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33849736 or [email protected]

NASSER AHMED ALKHAIRANI / ALNAJEM - 4341 has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33511889 or [email protected]

The icon restaurant and LOUNG has a vacancy for the occupation of MANAGER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39434399 or [email protected]

AL NIMAH FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CENTER has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17292393 or [email protected] branch salon has a vacancy for the occupation of BARBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33331210 or [email protected]

AL SALAMAH GENTS SALOON has a vacancy for the occupation of BARBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17610711 or [email protected]

TURK MECHANICAL INDUSTRIES CO. has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17700165 or [email protected]

Aljaffal AC Workshop has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17442629 or [email protected]

Bin harbi trading centre has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39615015 or [email protected]

S.ADNAN MAHDI ABDULLA CONSTRUCTION EST has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17631615 or [email protected]

HAPPY MARKETING CENTRE has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34156666 or [email protected]

ALKAREEM SALON has a vacancy for the occupation of BARBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39184619 or [email protected]

LARIDO SHOE MAKER has a vacancy for the occupation of SHOEMAKER (GENERAL) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39450310 or [email protected]

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 202009 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 202006

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DANYA RESTAURANT has a vacancy for the occupation of WAITER (RESTURANTS) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17257300 or [email protected]

DANYA RESTAURANT has a vacancy for the occupation of COOK(ASSISTANT) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17257300 or [email protected]

I WOOD WORKS has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33330082 or [email protected]

ALMATANA TAILORING & EMBROIDERY has a vacancy for the occupation of TAILOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33761020 or [email protected]

MECHANICAL CONTRACTING & SERVICES COMPANY W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of TECHNICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17623723 or [email protected]

SIYANA INDUSTRIAL SERVICES & SIAM SCAFFOLDS has a vacancy for the occupation of SCAFFOLDER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17552722 or [email protected]

BAHRAIN PIPE LINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]

BAHRAIN PIPE LINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]



BAHRAIN PIPE LINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]


AHMED CO ENTERPRICESES FOR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE has a vacancy for the occupation of SHEETMETAL INSTALLER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 77444454 or [email protected]

AHMED CO ENTERPRICESES FOR CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE has a vacancy for the occupation of INSULATOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 77444454 or [email protected]

Mr. sparkle cleaning has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33331155 or [email protected]

LAZURD SERVICES has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17242566 or [email protected]

NASSER SAEED AL-HAJRI CORPORATION W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of STEEL FABRICATOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17312220 or [email protected]

SEPCOIII Bahrain Construction Company S.P.C. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 66652522 or [email protected]

ALAROOJ A/C & REFRIGERATION WORKSHOP has a vacancy for the occupation of ACCOUNTANT , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33206015 or [email protected]

DELTA MECHANICAL SERVICES CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of PLUMBER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17786444 or [email protected]

MADINA AHMED ALI MOHAMMED ESTABLISHMENT has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39453406 or [email protected]

AL FAREEJ CAFETERIA has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33312338 or [email protected]

WALIA SUPPER COIL TECH WLL has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17783853 or [email protected]

Terminal Transit Burger SPC has a vacancy for the occupation of BREAD BAKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39555554 or [email protected]

MINDS UNITED NETWORK has a vacancy for the occupation of MANAGER (MARKETING) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 77008809 or [email protected]

MINDS UNITED NETWORK has a vacancy for the occupation of COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYST , suitably qualified applicants can contact 77008809 or [email protected]

Arkan Itihad Development Co. W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 13300444 or [email protected] Itihad Development Co. W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of SERVICES HELPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 13300444 or [email protected]

DREAM KITCHENS W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17700211 or [email protected]

AUJAN MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION B.S.C has a vacancy for the occupation of WAREHOUSE KEEPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17700940 or [email protected]

Sahari international group w.l.l has a vacancy for the occupation of MECHANICAL TECHNICIAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17777175 or [email protected]

German Quality Contracting has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17221113 or [email protected]

MASHEE TRADING has a vacancy for the occupation of SALESMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39664454 or [email protected]

REMAL AL-KHALEEJ CONTRACTS has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 37724544 or [email protected]

LIFE LINE FOR FOODSTUFF has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39119193 or [email protected]

NOOR ALKHALEEJ CONTRACTING CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17737557 or [email protected]

PRIME TECH AERO CHANNEL INDUSTRIES CO. W.LL has a vacancy for the occupation of INSULATOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39966591 or [email protected]

RASHEED CAFETERIA has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39331599 or [email protected]

Blue Zone Constructions S.P.C has a vacancy for the occupation of MASON , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39450726 or [email protected]

AMAZING TOWER CONSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33000206 or [email protected]

Huawei technologies Bahrain s.p.c. has a vacancy for the occupation of MANAGER (PROJECT) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17568708 or [email protected]

Ansar Gallery W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of CASHIER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17140000 or [email protected]

Motion auto services has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36669608 or [email protected]

BRIGHT CASTLES CONTRACTING Partnership Company has a vacancy for the occupation of MASON , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39181993 or [email protected]

JALAL ALAALI & Sons BSC C has a vacancy for the occupation of SUPERVISOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17581777 or [email protected] Air Conditioning W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of FITTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17400407 or [email protected]



AIRMECH COMPANY W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of ERECTOR(MACHINERY) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17768200 or [email protected]

AIRMECH COMPANY W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of STEEL FABRICATOR , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17768200 or [email protected]

ESMAELY LENZOHM ELECTRICAL CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17830909 or [email protected]

DOWN TOWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of STEEL CHIPPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]

DOWN TOWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of CARPENTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]

DOWN TOWN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of STEEL CHIPPER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17404866 or [email protected]

AL-NAMAL CONTRACTING & TRADING CO. W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17251444 or [email protected]

ABDULAZIZ ALSAYED TRADING & CONTRACTING W.L.L. has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33344033 or [email protected]


GULF CITY CLEANING W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17725075 or [email protected]

Secure Me W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of SECURITY GUARD , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17749697 or [email protected]

MERKAVA COSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34114218 or [email protected]

Nuzul Constructions And Interior Design W.L.L has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 38888784 or [email protected]

Texas Chicken has a vacancy for the occupation of WAITER (RESTURANTS) , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33629071 or [email protected]

M S Y CONTRACTING WLL has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33287861 or [email protected]

Elegant Leo contracting has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33725553 or [email protected]

MOHAMED JUMA ABDULLA JUMA ALROMAIHI ( ALMASA) has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36099244 or [email protected]

MOHAMMED EBRAHIM SALIM ALBOAINAIN / ALWADHEHE 8235 has a vacancy for the occupation of SEAMAN , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17773367 or [email protected]

BIN NASS CLENING has a vacancy for the occupation of OFFICE ASSISTANT , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36858085 or [email protected]

BIN NASS CLENING has a vacancy for the occupation of OFFICE BOY / FARRASH , suitably qualified applicants can contact 36858085 or [email protected]

Jasnoor For Pulling Cars has a vacancy for the occupation of HEAVY DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 39228875 or [email protected]

MERKAVA COSTRUCTION has a vacancy for the occupation of HEAVY DRIVER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 34114218 or [email protected]

MALAK ALKABEER CAFETERIA has a vacancy for the occupation of WORKER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33394994 or [email protected]

BURGER 465 has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 33262636 or [email protected]

Suprema marine co. w.l.l has a vacancy for the occupation of PAINTER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17111722 or [email protected]

Suprema marine co. w.l.l has a vacancy for the occupation of LABOURER , suitably qualified applicants can contact 17111722 or [email protected]

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Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt says ‘victorious’ in cancer fight

AFP | Mumbai

Sanjay Dutt, one of Bol-lywood’s top stars, said

Wednesday he had emerged “victorious” after being di-agnosed with cancer earlier this year.

“Today, on the occasion of my kids’ birthday, I am happy to come out victori-ous from this battle and be able to give them the best gift I can -- the health and well-being of our family”, Dutt said on Instagram.

“My heart is filled with gratitude as I share this news with all of you today,” the 61-year-old star said, one week after confirming the diagnosis. He gave no oth-er details of his treatment however.

In August, Dutt said he was “taking a short break for some medical treatment”, triggering weeks of media speculation.

The actor, nicknamed “Deadly Dutt”, is one of Bol-lywood’s most bankable and most controversial names.

Dutt shot to fame in a string of 1980s action mov-ies in which he performed his own stunts.

But the star also struggled with substance abuse, in-cluding heroin and cocaine, said to have been sparked by the pain of losing his mother, Indian screen icon Nargis Dutt, to cancer.

He returned to make more hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s including “Jeete Hain Shaan Se” (“We Live with Style”), “Saajan” (“Be-loved”) and “Khal Nayak” (“Villain”).

His life took a dramatic turn when he was arrest-ed following the Mumbai bombings in March 1993 that killed 257 people. Dutt was convicted in 2006 of possessing guns supplied by mafia bosses who carried out the blasts.

Emma Roberts blocked her mom on Instagram after pregnancy leakBang Showbiz | Los Angeles

Emma Roberts blocked her mother on In-stagram after she accidentally confirmed

her pregnancy.The 29-year-old actress is currently ex-

pecting her first child with her boyfriend Garrett Hedlund, but didn’t get to reveal the good news herself, as her mother, Kelly Cun-ningham, was the one who told her fans through her Instagram account.

Emma recalled: “I was keeping my preg-nancy pretty low key but unfortunately my mother has In-stagram. Which, m o t h e r s a n d Instagram, it’s a bad combina-tion. She defi-nitely spilled the beans.

“ [ B u y i n g h e r a n i P -hone was] the worst thing I ever did. It started slow with a Goog-le Alert on me, which she never had before, so she’s like, ‘Emma have

you seen this photo from 2010?!’ I’m like, ‘Yes, I’ve seen that photo.’ So I’m getting flood-ed with ‘Is this true?’ And ‘Have you seen this and that?’ And then she got Instagram.”

The ‘American Hor-ror Story’ actress first had the news broken

by a news outlet, and said Kelly

thought the a r t i c l e w a s her daughter

confirming the news, so assumed

it was safe to post about it on social me-

dia.She added: “It led to in-

teracting with my fans and just thanking them for all their preg-nancy wishes. It was a disaster, and I found it all out on a plane, so I couldn’t get to her. I couldn’t call her or attack her.

“She was like, ‘Thank you so much for the well-wishes! We’re so excited.’ It was endless. My friends were sending me screen grabs. It was unbelievable. When I said to her, ‘Mom, you revealed my pregnancy.’ She goes, ‘Emma, you announced it!’ And I said, ‘No I didn’t. That was a tabloid.’ She goes, ‘Oh I didn’t ... that wasn’t clear.’ ”

And to teach her mum a lesson, Emma even blocked her on the photo sharing app.

Miley Cyrus: I got

chased down by UFOIANS | Los Angeles

Pop star Miley Cyrus claims

she has had an encounter with al-iens. However, the 27-year-old singer admits she was high at the time, so c a n n o t b e certain of w h a t s h e

saw.“I had an experience, actu-

ally. I was driving through San Bernardino with my

friend, and I got chased down by some sort of UFO. I’m pretty sure about what I saw, but I’d also bought weed wax from a guy in a

van in front of a taco shop, so it could have been the weed wax. But the best way to de -scribe it is a flying snow-plow. It had

this big plow in the front of it and was glowing yellow. I did see it flying, and my friend saw it, too. There were a

couple of other cars on the road and they also stopped to look, so I think what I saw was real,” Mi-ley said.

The singer made her claim to Interview magazine when she was asked if she has ever looked into the likelihood of alien life, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I was shaken for, like, five days,” she said, adding: “I couldn’t really look at the sky the same. I thought they might come back.”

However, the sing-er insisted that she “didn’t feel threat-ened” by the unidentified flying ob-ject.

Vin Diesel on how lockdown helped him explore his musical sideIANS | Los Angeles

Hollywood star Vin Diesel says the lockdown and the result-

ant closure of the film industry helped him get out of his comfort zone and make music.

The star share the update on In-stagram along with a picture of him in the music studio.

“You all know how deep I go into the films I make.. this year there was no film production. An artist must have a creative outlet... you who made my face book first to 100 million, you who have always encour-aged me to step out of my comfort z o n e s av e d me, because I was able to make m u s i c this year!!! Will always love you. 10 days until the next single!” Diesel posted on Instagram.

After decades of success in H o l l y w o o d , Diesel made his foray into the

world of pop music in September with the release of his debut sin-gle, “Feel like I do”.

For the first track, Diesel part-nered with DJ Kygo on the pop EDM track, which was written and produced by Petey Martin. In his debut single, the actor croons to

narrate a story of falling in love at first sight.

He debuted the song on “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, sharing a video of him in the recording studio.

“Kelly, I am so honoured to be able to debut

my music on your show because y o u , s i n c e you first won ( A m e r i c a n ) Idol until to-

day, have some-how maintained

your authentic-ity. I am blessed

that on a year that I would normally be on a movie set, as you know that’s not possi-ble, I’ve had another creative outlet, anoth-er way to show you or share with you my heart,” he said at the time of the release.

Jamie Foxx to star in, produce vampire comedy ‘Day Shift’ for NetflixANI | Washington

Along with starring in ‘Day Shift’, American actor

Jamie Foxx will be executive producing the Netflix vam-pire comedy.

Actor JJ Perry will be mak-ing his directorial debut with ‘Day Shift’.

Va r i e t y r e p o r t s t h a t Jamie Foxx will portray a hard-working, blue-collar dad in the film who wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter, but his mun-dane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of in-come, hunting and killing vampires.

The script is penned by Tyler Tice with current revi-sions by Shay Hatten.

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Mourinho insists nothing ‘Spursy’ about West Ham draw

AFP | Berlin

To t t e n h a m Ho t s p u r manager Jose Mourin-

ho has insisted there was nothing “Spursy” about the club’s extraordinary draw with West Ham.

Spurs squandered a 3-0 lead in the final 10 with the Hammers on Sunday.

That led some observers to say it had been a “Spursy’ display, a tag used to de-scribe Tottenham’s habit of contriving to make a mess of a promising position late on.

“I believe that winning 3-0 in minute 80, we can play 50 more matches and it’s not going to happen again, so I don’t want to be sticking on this,” said Mour-inho yesterday.

“No stories about ‘Spursy’ and this kind of thing. We just need to defend better from set pieces.”


Rashford sinks PSG again as Koeman’s Barca send message

Marcus Rashford pounces late for Manchester United to sink PSG again

• Sweet 16 for Messi as Barcelona thump Ferencvaros

• Morata double gets Pirlo’s Juventus off the mark in Kiev

AFP | Paris

Marcus Rashford once a g a i n s a n k Pa r i s Saint-Germain after

netting the decisive goal in a 2-1 Champions League win in the French capital on Tuesday, while Barcelona sent a message with a thumping 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros.

Rashford, who scored the winning spot-kick when United knocked PSG out in 2019, drilled home a low shot three min-utes from the end which won a thrilling Group H contest at a near-empty Parc des Princes.

United had taken the lead in the 23rd minute when Bruno Fernandes slotted home from the spot at the second attempt, but Anthony Martial inexplica-bly headed Neymar’s corner into his own net 10 minutes after the break.

The rest of the match was an end-to-end affair with both sides opting to go for the win rather than hold on for the draw, and Rashford took the points af-ter twice being denied by Keylor Navas earlier in the match.

“Of course it’s a nice feeling. More importantly we win the game and we’re in a strong posi-tion now in the group,” Rashford told BT Sport.

“It’s the first game, the con-

centration and intensity we showed today we have to take forward in the next games in the Premier League.”

The win sets United up nicely for next week’s home clash with RB Leipzig, who are top of the group after beating Istanbul Ba-saksehir 2-0 in Germany.

Koeman’s winning startRonald Koeman got his first

Champions League campaign as Barcelona coach off to a winning start with a confident win over Ferencvaros that gives them control of Group G, top but level on three points with Juventus.

Ferencvaros, the first Hun-garian team to make the group stage in 11 years, started brightly and even had the ball in the net via Tokmac Nguen only for the powerful 12th-minute strike to be ruled out for offside.

Messi won and converted the

penalty to give the Catalans a 27th-minute lead and the match was as good as done when Ansu Fati clipped home Frenkie de Jong’s sumptuous pass just be-fore the break.

Philippe Coutinho lashed home the third before Ihor Kharatin pulled one back from the penalty spot after Gerard Pique was sent off for pulling back Nguen as he charged to-wards goal.

Pique’s red card means he will miss next week’s game away at Juventus, a greater test of Bar-ca’s capabilities.

Pedri and Ousmane Dembele finished the scoring for the 10-man hosts as they prepare for the weekend’s Clasico with Real Madrid.

“We go into it with the maxi-mum motivation possible,” said Fati. “It’s a Clasico, a game I have always dreamed of playing

in.”Barca announced contract

extensions for Gerard Pique, Frenkie de Jong, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Clement Lenglet almost straight after the win.

Juventus looked comfortable in their 2-0 win at Dynamo Kiev in what was the Andrea Pirlo’s first ever Champions League match in the dugout, with Alvaro

Morata scoring twice to take the points for the Italians.

Immobile downs DortmundIt was a good night for Italy as

Ciro Immobile got revenge on his old club Borussia Dortmund by scoring in Lazio’s 3-1 win over the Bundesliga club in Rome, their first Champions League match in 13 years.

Immobile managed just three goals in 24 Bundesliga games for Dortmund in 2014/15, but last season’s European Golden Shoe winner outshone Dort-mund’s star forward Erling Braut Haaland by netting the opening goal for the hosts after just six minutes.

It’s the first game, the concentration and intensity we showed

today we have to take forward in the next

games in the Premier League

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Ozil ‘deeply disappointed’ by Arsenal omissionAFP | London

Mesut Ozil said yesterday he was deeply disap-

pointed” to be axed from Ar-senal’s Premier League squad amid speculation he has played his last game for the London club.

The 32-year-old is the highest-paid player in Arsenal’s history on a reported £350,000 ( $ 4 5 0 , 0 0 0 ) a week, but has also been omitted from the Gun-ners’ Europa League squad.

Ozil has not played a sin-g l e m i n u t e f o r M i k e l Arteta’s side since March 7.

“This is a difficult mes-s a g e t o w r i t e to the Arsenal fans that I’ve played for over the past few years,” said Ozil in a statement posted on social media.

“I’m really deeply

disappointed by the fact that I have not been registered for the Premier League season for the time being.”

Former Germany inter-national Ozil went on to question Arsenal’s loyal-ty having signed his cur-

rent deal, which ex-pires next year,

i n Ja n u a r y 2018 -- the

same time A l e x i s Sanchez left the Gunners

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United.“Upon sign-

i n g m y n e w contract in 2018, I

pledged my loyalty and allegiance to the

club that I love, Arse-nal, and it saddens me

that this has not been re-ciprocated,” said Ozil.“As I have just found out,

loyalty is hard to come by nowadays. I’ve always tried to remain positive from week to week that there’s maybe a chance to get back in the squad soon again. That’s why I kept

silent so far.”Alongside Greece defend-

er Sokratis Papastathopoulos -- also left out of both squads -- Ozil will only be able to rep-resent Arsenal Under-23s until 2021 at the earliest.

This month saw Ozil offer to pay the salary of Arsenal’s pop-ular mascot Gunnersaurus after Jerry Quy, who has played the role of the dinosaur since 1993, was let go by the club with sta-diums empty during the coro-navirus crisis.

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Siraj, Gurkeerat guide RCB to comprehensive win over KKR

ANI | Dubai

Mo h a m m a d S i r a j ’ s three-wicket haul and

Gurkeerat Singh Mann’s un-beaten 21-run knock helped Royal Challengers Banga-lore (RCB) gain an emphat-ic eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) yesterday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

With this win, RCB has gone to the second position in the points table with 14 points from 10 matches while KKR is at the fourth spot with 10 points.

Chasing 85, RCB openers Devdutt Padikkal and Aaron Finch provided a solid start to the side as they put on 46 runs for the first wicket. KKR finally got the breakthrough in the seventh over as Lockie

Ferguson dismissed Finch (16). In the same over, there was a mixup between Padikkal (25) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann and, as a result, the former had to lose his wicket, reducing RCB to 46/2.

In the end, RCB skipper Vi-rat Kohli (18*) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (21*) ensured that the side did not suffer from any more hiccups. RCB sailed to a comfortable eight-wicket win with 39 balls to spare.

Earlier, spectacular bowling performance by Mohammed Siraj and Yuzvendra Chahal restricted Kolkata Knight Riders at 84/8 in the allotted twenty overs.

After electing to bat first, KKR had the worst start possi-ble as the side lost three wick-ets with just three runs on the board.

Stroll says Eifel withdrawal was due to Covid-19 but he’s ready to race

AFP | Paris

Lance Stroll confirmed yes-terday that he missed the

Eifel Grand Prix earlier this month with Covid-19 but said he would be fit to race in Por-tugal on Sunday.

The Canadian, who drives for Racing Point, posted a long tweet explaining what happened when he sudden-ly pulled out on the Saturday morning before the race in Germany.

“I arrived at the Nurbur-gring after testing negative in the normal pre-race tests,” he wrote. “But on Saturday morn-ing I started to feel unwell and woke up with an upset stom-ach.”

He said he self-isolated in his motorhome, avoided the paddock, flew home on Sun-day morning and took a test that evening which came back

positive the next day.Meanwhile, Nico Hulken-

berg, called while sitting in a cafe in Cologne on Saturday morning, took over the car, was slowest in qualifying but climbed through the field in the race to finish eighth.

It was the second time the German had acted as a late coronavirus replacement at Racing Point. He drove the two Silverstone races in early August after Mexican driver Sergio Perez tested positive for Covid-19 test.


KHK MMA’s Abbas Khan to make professional debutAbbas Khan will take on Yann Liasse in the Lightweight division at BRAVE CF 44

• Before moving to Bahrain to transition to mixed martial arts in 2014, he made the National Team in his native Pakistan

TDT | Manama

Lightweight prospect Ab-bas Khan has been flying the flag of KHK MMA to

the highest stages in amateur MMA and will look to have the same success as he begins his professional career. Khan is set to take on Yann Liasse at BRAVE CF 44 in his first pro bout after a stellar amateur career.

Khan started out with boxing training, and still counts some of the best boxers in the world as some of his idols, such as Amir Khan, Floyd Mayweather, Guill-ermo Rigondeaux, and Man-ny Pacquiao. Before moving to Bahrain to transition to mixed martial arts in 2014, he made the National Team in his native Pakistan.

Under KHK MMA and training with Bahraini superstar Hamza Kooheji, Abbas Khan has devel-oped into one of the best ama-teurs in the world and has been

able to achieve several feats, such as the 2018 African Ama-teur Championship gold medal, as well as the 2017 & 2019 Asian Amateur Championship bronze medals.

Now, he prepares to be the latest product of KHK MMA to make waves at BRAVE CF. He will face a tough and undefeated opponent upon arrival to the professional scene. Yann Liasse

has three victories in as many professional bouts and also has vast experience in the amateur circuit.

Yann will also be making his-tory at BRAVE CF as the first-ev-er fighter from Luxembourg to feature in the fastest-growing MMA organization in the world.

BRAVE CF 44 takes place once again in the Kingdom of Bah-rain and is set to be headlined by a thunderous Lightweight world championship fight, with reigning titleholder Clei-ton ‘’Predator’’ Silva taking on Amin Ayoub.

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BRAVE Combat Federation, the Bahrain-based promo-

tion founded by His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was the very first global Mixed Martial Arts organiza-tion to host an event in Africa. After its first event in Morocco, the promotion returned to the continent twice, with two trips to South Africa.

The commitment of the fast-est-growing MMA promotion in the world with the African continent is unparalleled in the industry, as the Bahrain-based organization remains till this date as the only international promotion to host fight nights

within the continent.In addition, BRAVE CF has also

consistently added African tal-

ents to its athlete roster, with fighters from the continent fea-tured in several international

cards, and not only in the ones in the region.

Such signings were enabled by a thorough scouting program led by BRAVE CF’s African office, that monitors and keeps track of the talent. For 2021, BRAVE Combat Federation has even bigger plans for Africa. Officials revealed a second phase of the scouting program, intensifying and expanding the radius of the talent search, empowering ath-letes from the whole continent.

The upcoming year will also see the first installment of a BRAVE Combat Federation re-ality show held in the continent of Africa. The details about the project are set to be announced in the first months of 2021.

A South African athlete celebrates at a BRAVE CF event

I followed the FIA protocol and self-

isolated in my motorhome and

did not re-enter the paddockLANCE STROLL

Under KHK MMA, Abbas Khan has been able to achieve sever-al feats, such as the

2018 African Amateur Championship gold

medal, as well as the 2017 & 2019 Asian Am-ateur Championship

bronze medals

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Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters, eyes Vienna and LondonAFP | Paris

Novak Djokovic said yester-day that he will not defend

his Paris Masters title because he cannot gain any ranking points if he plays.

The world number one told Serbian daily Sportski Zurnal that due to the revised rank-ing system created amid the coronavirus pandemic he could not win any additional ranking points at next month’s ATP event in the French capital.

Djokovic said his main pri-ority is to remain first in the rankings until at least March 8 next year to break Roger Feder-

er’s record for most weeks in the ATP’s top spot.

Rankings are calculated by the players’ best results between March 2019 and December this year.

Djokovic, collected 1,000 points by wining in Paris last year and so cannot add to his total by playing there.

“I won’t play the Masters in Paris as I can’t win new points there. But I will go to Vienna

and London”, Djokovic said.“I didn’t play in Vienna last

year and I can win up to 500 points there. There are lot of points to be won in London as well.”

Djokovic, 33, who lost the French Open final to Rafael Na-dal earlier this month is training in Belgrade.

He said he has to keep an eye on Nadal and Dominic Thiem, the two men closest to him in the rankings.

“It depends also on Nadal and Thiem’s score until the end of this year, and also on following Australian Open, but I am in a good position,” Djokovic said.

Novak Djokovic

2000points lead has been achieved by Novak

Djokovic over Rafael Nadal

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