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NEW ROLE FOR 

CROWN PRINCE 

MANAMA: His Majesty Executive Author- 

serve and implement 

King Hamad yesterity’s Bodies. 

this role in the manner 

in which Your Majesty 

day issued a decree The Crown Prince 

has guided and prepared 

appointing His Royal sent a cable to the King 

me; that every mission 

Highness Prince Salman expressing his pride on 

we perform is a form 

being given the new 

of obedience to Allah, 

bin Hamad Al Khalifa, role. 

loyalty to Your Majesty 

Crown Prince and Deputy “It is with great hon- 

and service to our belov- 

Supreme Commander, our that I receive the 

ed country and its noble 

as First Deputy Premier royal assignment from 

people.” 

Your Majesty, appointing 

n HRH the Crown “Your Majesty, I 

for Development of 

Prince 

me as the First Deputy 

pledge that I shall remain 

Performance of the Prime Minister. I shall continue to committed to working towards the to see. 

Attempts to divide 

nation bound to fail 

MANAMA: The Premier has 

warned against attempts to 

make Bahrain “a platform 

for political adventure” by 

dragging it into sedition and 

conflicts and undermining its 

security and stability. 

“Such malicious endeavours 

will never succeed and 

the kingdom is determined 

to bring the situation back 

to normal or even better,” 

His Royal Highness Prime 

Minister Prince Khalifa bin 

Salman Al Khalifa said. 

“We are capable of that, 

thanks to the strong determination 

of both the wise 

leadership and the people 

to maintain the success of 

the national march and optimise 

the milestone achievements,” 

he said, emphasising 

that “there will be no going 

back”. 

The Premier was speaking 

as he received a number of 

citizens yesterday. 

Full report and audience 

picture – Page 14 

TUESDAY, 12th MARCH 2013 

MANAMA: A senior British minister last night urged 

all factions in Bahrain to move forward with the 

National Consensus Dialogue. 

Continuing with the talks was the only way a 

“Bahraini” solution could be found to the current 

political stalemate in the kingdom, said Minister for 

Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt. 

“There are difficulties and there will continue to be 

challenges,” Mr Burt said during a media roundtable 

at the British Embassy. 

“The important thing for everybody concerned is to 

ignore the large number of negatives and look for 

positives. 

“That is the only way a dialogue will be successful. 

“Bahrain has to have a Bahraini solution and that 

solution will be acceptable to all eventually.” 

Full report – Page 5 

growth of this nation and the maintenance 

of its security and stability, n Bapco plan on track 

to dedicate all my efforts to being 

MANAMA: Bapco expects to finalise the estimated 

effective in assisting Your Majesty, $10 billion modernisation of its refinery by year- 

and supporting His Royal Highness end, chairman and acting chief executive Adel 

Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Al Moayyed told GDN on the sidelines of Meos 

Salman Al Khalifa.” 

2013. He also said that 2012 was a healthy year 

“A decade ago, Your Majesty laid for the company, with demand for its products 

down the foundation for enhancing continuing to be buoyant. 

tolerance, building consensus and 


promoting inclusiveness. During the 

last two years our kingdom has wit- n Activist acquitted 

nessed events that no person wished MANAMA: An opposition activist was yesterday 

acquitted of charges of spreading false news after 

“I vow to continue the work, 

he had been arrested during a protest rally late 

last year. Said Yousif Al Muhafadha was detained 

alongside all the loyal people over a picture he reportedly posted on his Twitter 

of this nation, to ensure that account, which claimed to show injuries caused 

this nation endorses diversity, by police confronting protesters in Manama on 

democracy, respect for human December 17 last year. 

rights and principles of citizen- 


ship, rights and responsibilities 

with no discrimination.” n Camel causes chaos... 

The Premier also received a MANAMA: A runaway camel brought traffic to a 

cable from the Crown Prince, standstill in Hamad Town yesterday. The animal 

who expressed “great honour” managed to give police the slip for 30 minutes 

to work with him. 

before it was eventually captured by an Indian 

The Premier welcomed camel farmer. 


the decree and described the 

appointment of the Crown n Energy council boost 

Prince as “a crucial step forward 

to support and unify the govern- MANAMA: Bahrain is set to become the 93rd full 

n Children are promised a magical adventure as a 

member of the World Energy Council. Minister 

ment’s decision-making.” 

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of State for Electricity and Water Affairs Dr 

He also hailed the Crown 

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palms bio fuel oil, which can then 

be turned into diesel, and glycerin 

for use in cosmetic products. 

The study was conducted 

as part of the University of 

Bahrain’s participation in the 

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Tuesday, 12th March 2013 3 

runaway camel 

halts traffic 

By AniqA HAider 

“I saw so many cars in front 

of me as the camel was running 

A RUNAWAY camel 

brought traffic to a standstill 

in Hamad Town 

yesterday. 

The animal managed to 

give police the slip for 30 

minutes before it was eventually 

captured by an Indian 

camel farmer. 

Witnesses described how 

several officers gave pursuit 

on foot when the camel 

showed up at the busy Suq 

Waqif in Hamad Town, at 

around midday. 

Sources said traffic was 

disrupted on roads leading 

from Demistan, Karzakan 

and Malkiya as a result. 

“I was heading home 

n The camel walks past motorists in Hamad Town 

from my farm when I saw Ceramic showroom,” a motor- 

the camel wandering near ist, who asked not to be named, 

Jalahama Services and Delmon told the GDN. 

from one road to another. 

“I also saw policemen trying 

to catch the camel, which 

seemed to be scared after seeing 

people and cars. 

“Traffic policemen arrived 

and eased the traffic movement, 

which was halted for 30 

minutes.” 

It is assumed the animal 

caused mayhem after escaping 

from a camel farm. 

A Delmon Ceramic employee 

said staff were surprised 

to see it wandering past their 

showroom. 

“It was just in front of our 

showroom and we were all surprised 

to see it,” he said. 

“Police came, but no-one 

n A policeman in pursuit of the camel 

was able to catch it. 

caught it, using special 

“It was wandering from one tactics. 

shop to another in the same “He then spoke to the 

way that people go shopping. policemen and walked 

“Almost everyone tried to towards Hamala. 

catch it, but in vain. 

“Everything was back to 

“Then after 30 minutes, an normal in 30 minutes.” 

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Tuesday, 12th March 2013 

Smoking 

ban hope n 

By BaSma mohammed 

COUNCILLORS hope to 

pioneer a law that could ban 

smoking in Bahrain’s public 

parks. 

The Central Municipal Council 

is spearheading the initiative, 

which follows the launch of an 

awareness campaign on smoking 

in public places, including parks 

and shopping malls. 

All five municipal councils will 

implement the campaign, it was 

decided after an agreement was 

reached with the Health Ministry 

and Municipalities and Urban 

Planning Affairs Ministry. 

Council chairman Abdulrazzaq 

Al Hattab said the proposed 

law seeks to further emphasise 

the campaign and has already 

been raised with the authorities 

concerned. 

“The campaign comes to emphasise 

the need to promote a smoking 

free environment,” he said. 

“All residents have the right to 

enjoy public places without being 

forced to inhale smoke from others. 

“We want to take the campaign 

further by seeking to approve this 

law, therefore making it illegal for 

people to smoke in public areas 

such as parks.” 

The joint campaign will 

soon be launched in the Central 

Governorate and will feature bro- 

chures and posters, which will be 

distributed to visitors of parks and 

public places. 

“The event will also feature a 

stand to promote the idea of the 

campaign and explain it to visitors,” 

said Mr Al Hattab. 

Meanwhile, the council also 

approved a campaign seeking to 

educate residents of the hygienic 

dangers of spitting in public. 

“This has been seen in the 

country and there is a need to 

highlight the hygienic dangers of 

the practice,” said Mr Al Hattab. 

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THE CLOSE and open relationship 

between Bahrain and 

the UK was hailed at a key 

meeting yesterday. 

Foreign Minister Shaikh 

Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa 

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n Shaikh Khalid and Mr Burt with other officials at the meeting 

UK minister slams 

street clashes 

By MANDEEP SINGH 

n Mr Lindsay with Mr Burt 

A SENIOR British min- 

at the briefing 

ister last night slammed 

ongoing street violence 

“Anyone who supports 

in Bahrain and urged all 

that process, whoever they 

factions to move forward 

might be, deserves praise 

with dialogue. 

and our support. 

UK’s Minister for 

“Over the last few years, 

Middle East and North 

the UK has been encourag- 

Africa Alistair Burt said 

ing Bahrain to do all it can 

continuing with talks was 

to support the process that 

the only way a “Bahraini” 

will bring peace and we will 

solution could be reached, 

continue to do so.” 

despite being faced with 

Mr Burt said Bahrain 

many challenges. 

has had an open mind with 

Mr Burt met Foreign 

regard to its Universal 

Minister Shaikh Khalid bin 

Periodic Review and has 

Ahmed Al Khalifa as part 

accepted the challenges it 

of the first meeting of the 

faces. 

joint UK-Bahrain Working 

“That is very encourag- 

Group. 

ing,” he added. 

Discussions took place on 

He added the biggest 

a range of topics, includ- 

challenge facing Bahrain 

ing British support for the 

currently was the lack of 

kingdom in pushing through 

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“That has to be built up 

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Brigadier General Gregg Olson, Deputy Commander, US Marine Corps Forces Central Command 

mendations have been 

Council. 

implemented, but said 

“There are difficulties Ambassador Iain Lindsay. dialogue will be successful. for high-level talks with gov- arrived at and peace prevailed. progress has been made. 

and there will continue to “The important thing for “Bahrain has to have a ernment officials, said several The same will be the case in “Things are happening. 

be challenges,” Mr Burt said everybody concerned is to Bahraini solution and that solu- countries across the world have Bahrain,” he added. 

There is no quick solution 

during a media roundtable ignore the large number of tion will be acceptable to all, seen far greater levels of vio- He said the UK’s role was but, eventually, there will be 

at the British Embassy. negatives and look for posi- eventually.” 

lence and unrest. 

to support the dialogue and all results,” he added. 

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Embassy denies 

By SandEEp Singh grEwal 

‘meddling’ 

Areen Resort and Spa, which 

AMERICAN diplomats 

have denied allegations 

of meddling after US 

Ambassador Thomas 

Krajeski was spotted at 

the venue of Bahrain’s 

National Dialogue on 

Sunday. 

He was seen at the Al 

is where the talks are taking 

place, on the same day 

that participants 

w e r e 

resuming 

talks on 

the future 

of the country. 

The ambassador was spotted leaving 

just moments before National Dialogue 

negotiations were due to start, but a US 

Embassy spokesman told the GDN he 

was there for a private meeting. 

“The ambassador attended the private 

meeting, but did not meet participants 

of the National Dialogue,” 

he said. 

Public figures at the meeting attended 

by the ambassador included editorin-chief 

of opposition newspaper Al 

Wasat Dr Mansoor Al Jamri. 

The meeting ended moments before 

the National Dialogue was scheduled 

to start and a prominent political society 

is now questioning the ambassador’s 

presence. 

“We are not surprised by the 

visit of the US Ambassador during 

this time and also his meeting with 

Mansoor Al Jamri,” said National 

Unity Assembly (NUA) head Dr 

l Envoy seen at dialogue venue 

n The dialogue’s working group meeting at the Al Areen Resort and Spa 

Shaikh Abdullatif Al Mahmood. 

He claimed that foreign interference 

in Bahrain continued. 

“Despite calls for the complete 

rejection of any foreign interference, 

we see that some countries continue to 

do the opposite,” he added. 

“There should be no sort of pressure 

or suggestions made to (National 

Dialogue) participants by anyone outside 

the framework of the dialogue.” 

Meanwhile, dialogue spokesman Isa 

Abdulrahman told the GDN he was 

unaware of the ambassador’s presence 

n Mr Krajeski 

at the hotel on Sunday. 

He added that there were tight 

restrictions on entering the actual 

building where the dialogue was taking 

place. 

“This is something new to me as I 

was present during the session,” said 

Mr Abdulrahman. 

“This is a National Dialogue to seek 

a local solution and there is a strict control 

on admission as only those nominated 

by the societies can take part.” 

Mr Krajeski’s appointment in 

Bahrain was met with a no-confidence 

vote by MPs in October, 2011 based 

on allegations of “suspicious” meetings 

with opposition groups in the US 

and his work as a diplomat in Iraq. 

However, Mr Krajeski later told 

the GDN that he met leaders of all 

political societies as part of his job as 

a diplomat to understand the political 

landscape. 

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Court’s go-ahead for 

funds recovery case 

A COURT in the Cayman 

Islands has ordered that claims 

for recovery of funds should proceed 

in a case connected to the 

collapse of two Bahraini banks. 

The Grand Court of the 

Cayman Islands has rejected 

efforts by liquidators of Maan 

Al Sanea’s companies to dismiss 

portions of a case brought by 

Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi and 

Brothers (AHAB), according to 

lawyers representing AHAB. 

It has reportedly refused to 

dismiss all of AHAB’s claims 

except one, stating the case 

should move forward against 

primary companies. 

Last June AHAB won a $2.5 

billion interim default judgement 

against Mr Al Sanea in the 

Cayman Islands. 

Judges have denied any right 

to appeal that decision, saying it 

would have “no prospect for success” 

and would raise “no point 

of public importance”. 

The court has now asked the 

parties to agree a schedule for 

discovery and proceedings. 

“After more than three years 

of procedural machinations, we 

look forward to moving into the 

trial phase of this case,” said 

AHAB’s chief legal co-ordinator 

Eric Lewis. 

The rift, which is said to have 

left some of the world’s biggest 

banks nursing billions of dollars 

of losses, started in 2009 when 

the Algosaibi financial empire – 

and Al Sanea’s – collapsed in the 

wake of the credit crisis. 

AHAB denied liability for 

ensuing claims from creditors 

and blamed Mr Al Sanea – who is 

married to Sana Algosaibi, herself 

an AHAB partner – of setting 

up a giant scam to defraud them 

and siphoning off billions of dollars 

for his own benefit. 

However, Mr Al Sanea has 

denied the accusations. 

A criminal trial is still underway 

in Bahrain in connection 

with the collapse of the 

now-defunct Awal Bank and 

The International Banking 

Corporation (TIBC), in which 

13 executives have been charged. 

Legal action to recover the 

money is also underway in the 

US. 


School guard 

hurt in attack 

by teenagers 

By AniqA HAidEr 

A SECURITY guard was yesterday 

injured when five teenagers 

attacked him as they 

attempted to enter the Pakistan 

School campus in Isa Town. 

Pakistani Muhammad Iqbal, 

25, was beaten up and pushed 

to the ground by five boys – 

two of whom were students at 

the school. 

The incident happened at 

the end of the school day at 

12pm as pupils, who were taking 

their midterm exams were 

going home. 

Several parents filed a case 

at the Isa Town police station, 

but later dropped charges. 

Sources said the students 

were Pakistani and were accompanied 

by three Bahrainis. 

“Two students from our 

school and three outsiders, 

were trying to enter the school 

at the time when students were 

going out to go home,” said a 

school spokesman. 

“When Mr Iqbal tried to stop 

them, they started shouting and 

held him by his collar. 

“They then pushed him and 

fled the scene. 

“Other students were horrified 

and some parents 

also went to the Isa Town 

police station to file a 

complaint. 

“But I think they dropped the 

case later. 

“Mr Iqbal sustained minor 

injuries to his hand and shoulder. 

He is fine, but is in a state 

of shock. 

“He joined us just three days 

ago and this happened to him.” 

The spokesman said the 

school would take severe action 

against the students. 

“We have asked the security 

guard and he can identify the 

students,” he added. 

“Once we know who they 

are, severe action will be taken 

against them. 

Sources, who saw the incident, 

said the teens drove away 

in a silver Nissan Sunny. 

“The students were trying 

to enter the school with three 

of their Bahraini friends when 

the incident took place,” they 

added. 

“They came in a silver Nissan 

Sunny, driven by a Bahraini, 

and were entering from the gate 

which is used by buses. 

“When the security guard 

stopped and asked them questions, 

two got out of the car and 

started beating him. 

“They held his shirt and tore 

off the collar before pushing 

him to the ground. 

“And when he called for 

help, they drove off.”




Hotel employee, 60, commits suicide 

THE body of a waiter has 

been found hanging in labour 

accommodation in Zinj. 

Indian Victor Ferrao, 60, has 

become the ninth known person 

to have committed suicide 

since the start of the year. 

He was found by his col- 

ONLY licensed agents will 

be allowed to import drugs 

into the country as part of 

of a crackdown on fake and 

illegal medications. 

They will also only be able 

to import drugs approved for 

import by Bahrain’s health 

authorities. 

The new rules are being 

brought in after it was discovered 

that pharmacies were shipping 

in and selling medication 

that was not approved for use 

by the Health Ministry. 

They are being introduced by 

the National Health Regulatory 

Authority (NHRA), which 

wants to rid the local market 

of potentially dangerous and 

counterfeit drugs. 

“This has been done to completely 

eliminate the availability 

of fake or counterfeit drugs 

from the Bahrain market and 

to allow only those medications 

that have been approved 

for sale and use in Bahrain,” 

NHRA chief executive officer 

Dr Baha Eldin Fathea told the 

GDN. 

“We are totally committed 

to patient safety and are determined 

to completely weed out 

all malpractice that threatens or 

compromises safety. 

“Some of the drugs imported 

may be the best available, but 

if they have not been approved 

for use in Bahrain they will not 

be permitted. 

Dr Fathea acknowledged that 

some smuggling of unapproved 

By aniqa Haider 

leagues on Sunday at around 

5.30pm and police have 

launched an investigation. 

“The body was discovered 

by his colleagues and they 

alerted police, who arrived 

Clamp on 

import of 

‘suspect’ 

medicines 

By Mandeep SingH 

medications would continue 

to take place, but said action 

would be taken against those 

caught. 

“We are aware many pharmacies 

were directly importing 

drugs and many of the drugs 

were not registered in the country,” 

revealed Dr Fathea. 

“While most of the drugs 

being used in Bahrain are either 

registered in Bahrain or elsewhere 

in the GCC, some were 

not.” 

Dr Fathea earlier told the 

GDN that legislation was 

being put in place to tackle 

the problem of counterfeit and 

unauthorised drugs and ensure 

dealers procured supplies only 

through agents recognised by 

well-known manufacturers. 

He said several leading 

drug companies had contacted 

authorities in Bahrain to say 

they could not be held responsible 

for any adverse effects 

caused by people consuming 

fake medication. 

Around 30 per cent of medications 

anywhere in the world 

are considered spurious or 

counterfeit. 

Dr Fathea said there were 

reports of fake medication 

bearing the names of wellknown 

manufacturers being 

sold in Bahrain after being 

channelled through European 

or Arab countries. 

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Venezuela 

after Chavez 

By G D 

he graveyards are full of indispensable 

Tmen,” said Georges Clemenceau, prime 

minister of France during the First World 

War, and promptly died to prove his point. 

he was duly replaced, and France was 

just fine without him. Same goes for hugo 

Chavez and Venezuela. 

“Comandante Presidente” Chavez’s 

death on Tuesday came as no surprise. 

he was clearly coming home to die when 

he returned from his last bout of surgery 

in Cuba in December, and since then 

everybody in politics in Venezuela has been 

pondering their post-Chavez strategies. 

Venezuela never stopped being a 

democracy despite 14 years of Chavez’s 

rule. he didn’t seize power. he didn’t 

even rig elections, though he used the 

government’s money and privileged access 

to the media to good effect. he was elected 

president four times, the first three with 

increasing majorities – but the last time, in 

2012, he fell back sharply, only defeating his 

rival by 54-44 per cent. 

That is certainly not a wide enough 

margin to guarantee that his appointed 

successor, Nicolas Maduro, will win the 

next election. Maduro will doubtless benefit 

from a certain sympathy vote, but that 

effect may be outweighed by the fact that 

Chavez is no longer there in person to work 

his electoral magic. If his United Socialist 

Party of Venezuela (PSUV) were to lose that 

election, it would not be a tragedy. 

Chavez was an unnecessarily combative 

and polarising politician and a truly awful 

administrator, but he has actually achieved 

what he went into politics for. Twenty years 

ago Venezuelan politics was a corrupt 

game fought out between two factions of 

a narrow elite. Now the task of using the 

country’s oil wealth to improve the lives of 

the poor majority is central to all political 

debate in the country. 

In last year’s election, the Venezuelan 

opposition parties managed to unite behind 

a single presidential candidate, enrique 

Capriles – who promised to retain most of 

Chavez’s social welfare policies, and lost 

very narrowly. 

Venezuela today has the fairest 

distribution of wealth in the Americas. 

Venezuela’s “Gini coefficient”, which 

measures the wealth gap between the rich 

and the poor, is 0.39, whereas the US is 0.45 

and Brazil, even after 10 years of reforming 

left-wing governments, is still 0.52. (A lower 

score means less inequality of income.) 

For all of Chavez’s ranting about class 

struggle and his admiration for Fidel Castro, 

this was not achieved in Venezuela by 

taking money from the rich and giving it to 

the poor. It was accomplished by spending 

the oil revenue differently. he changed the 

political psychology of the country, and it 

now has the potential to be a Saudi Arabia 

with democracy. 

That is not a bad thing to be, and the 

Venezuelan opposition has finally grasped 

that fact. It remains for Chavez’s own party 

to understand that it has actually won the 

war, and to stop re-fighting the old battles. 

A spell in opposition might help it to come 

to terms with its proper role in the new 

Venezuelan political consensus: no longer 

an embattled “revolutionary” movement, 

but the more radical alternative in a more or 

less egalitarian democracy. 

This will be hard for the PSUV to do, 

because the people around Chavez are still 

addicted to the rhetoric and the mindset 

of “struggle” against the forces of evil that 

they see on every side. Nicolas Maduro, 

for example, could not resist claiming that 

Chavez’s cancer had been induced by foul 

play by Venezuela’s enemies. 

One day, Maduro promised, a “scientific 

commission” would investigate whether 

Chavez’s illness was brought about by what 

he called an enemy attack, presumably 

by the US. Ridiculous, paranoid stuff, and 

it shows just how far the PSUV has to 

travel to take its proper place in a modern, 

democratic Venezuela. 

But the journey has begun, and it will 

probably get there in the end. 

Let’s join hands to 

It was deeply touching to read ‘Shelter 

urged for destitute men’ (GDN, March 5). to 

know that in a nation like Bahrain – where 

there is no dearth of kind-hearted people 

and which has a government full of love and 

compassion for all – there are still many destitutes 

who have no place to stay, who perhaps 

go to bed hungry, with none to care for them. 

It is indeed very, very unfortunate that in 

God’s creation, supposed to be the abode of 

mercy for all, many are left without a shelter 

to sleep and a loaf of bread to eat. If we look 

into the matter carefully, we can find that it’s 

the merciless people who are the real cause 

of this situation. 

While abundant food is available around us 

and lots of room to house those in the streets, 

there are hundreds and thousands of our 

brothers and sisters who do not have even 

the basic necessities of life. 

Honestly, the food and beverages we unmindfully 

waste regularly and more particularly 

during festivals, celebrations and parties 

may, in fact, be more than sufficient to feed all 

our brethren who cry in hunger. 

While the affluent feel upset that their 

children do not eat well, there are children 

of poverty-stricken families who do not get 

even a meal a day. 

A small introspection on the part of people, 

whom God has blessed with more than 

what they really need, can save millions of 

Published letters are 

not necessarily the 

views of the Editor. 

Readers wishing to 

make a complaint 

through the GDN 

should provide full details 

of the complaint 

together with their 

contact telephone 

numbers. 

people. Only if the 

rich people, richer 

governments and richest 

nations resolve to 

eradicate poverty and 

destitution – by providing 

the poor with their 

basic needs of food and 

shelter. 

We wish to whole 

heartedly express our 

great appreciation and 

thanks to Basheer Ambalayi and the other 

kind-hearted volunteers, who are offering 

genuine help to destitutes. 

Let the social welfare groups, ministries, 

profit-making corporates and philanthropists 

join hands in driving out destitution from 

TODAY is tuesday, March 12, the 71st day 

of 2013. there are 294 days left in the year. 

Highlights in history on this date: 

641AD - Chinese Princess Wen Cheng 

goes to tibet to marry the tibetan ruler. 

the marriage is the basis for China’s claim 

to sovereignty over the region. 

1470 - In the War of the Roses, English King 

Edward IV defeats rebels at Empingham. 

1799 - Austria declares war on France. 

1848 - Revolution breaks out in Vienna 

with university demonstrations. 

1849 - Sikhs surrender at Rawalpindi, India. 

1854 - Britain and France conclude alliance 

with turkey against Russia. 

1854 - In Sydney, James O’Farrell attempts 

to shoot visiting Duke of Edinburgh, Prince 

Alfred, in the back. O’Farrell is later hanged. 

1867 - napoleon III withdraws French support 

from Maximillian of Mexico. 

1868 - Britain annexes Basutoland, South 

Africa. 

1930 - Mahatma Gandhi opens civil disobedience 

campaign in India against British. 

1966 - General Suharto is sworn in as acting 

president of Indonesia after president 

Sukarno is stripped of authority. 

1968 - Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, a 

British colony, proclaims its independence. 

1972 - Britain and China agree to exchange 

ambassadors, 22 years after London 

first recognised the Peking government. 

1988 - South African government bans 

church-led opposition group headed by 

Archbishop Desmond tutu as “threat to 

the soil of Bahrain. Bahrain, though small in 

size, can prove that it has a big heart when it 

comes to helping the poor. Let it set an example 

in driving destitution away. 

Every religion prescribes that a portion 

of what people earn should be set apart for 

charity. 

those who preach and practice their religion 

must search their conscience – whether 

they are truly following the dictum of their 

religion. 

Chandra Madhavan 

The reality… 

In response to nizam Yagoub’s letter “Brazen 

Interference” (GDN March 6) I’d like to add 

public safety.” 

1989 - Students and workers demanding 

overthrow of president Roh tae-woo battle 

riot police in Seoul, Korea. 

1990 - Mongolian Communist Party leadership 

approves opposition demands for 

sweeping political reforms. 

1991 - Anti-government sources say Iraqi 

troops have retaken two southern cities as 

rebel forces slow their advance out of concern 

for 5,000 civilian hostages. 

1992 - A cease-fire is shattered when the 

city of Agdam comes under heavy shelling 

that kills 25 people in the battle over the 

Armenian enclave of nagorno-Karabakh. 

1993 - A series of bombs explode in Bombay, 

and at least 200 people are killed and 

1,100 injured. 

1994 - the Church of England ordains its 

first women priests. 

1995 - A Canadian court releases on bail 

the captain of a Spanish fishing trawler 

caught in a spiralling transatlantic dispute 

over north atlantic fishing rights. 

1996 - Chinese combat planes and warships 

open eight days of war games off 

taiwan meant to dampen pro-independence 

sentiment. 

1997 - Burundi authorities arrest five 

people, including two soldiers, after they 

attempted to kill Burundian leader Maj. 

Pierre Buyoya. 

1998 - the world is subject to a one-day 

scare when an astronomer reports that an 

asteroid will pass within 26,000 miles of 

the earth, and possibly impact, on October 

26, 2028. the reports is later shown to be 

based on a miscalculation. 

1999 - Confidential medical records about 

Queen Elizabeth II and other members of 

the royal family are found by a man walking 

his dog on a riverbank in southwestern 

Scotland. 

2000 - Attackers wound leading Iranian 

reformist Mohammad Khatami, a close 

confidant of president Mohammad Khatami, 

shooting him once in the face. He was 

the focus of hard-liners’ anger after the reformist 

sweep of parliamentary elections. 

2001 - thousands of Iraqis begin military 

training when president Saddam Hussein 

orders the formation of 21 military 

units. As many as seven million have volunteered 

to fight with the Palestinians 

against Israel. 

2002 - A texas jury finds Andrea Yates, a 

mother with a history of psychosis and 

postpartum depression, guilty of capital 

murder in the drowning deaths of three of 

her five young children. 

2003 - Serbian prime minister Zoran 

Djindjic dies after being struck by two bullets 

as he walked from his car to a government 

building in Belgrade. 

2004 - Iran freezes Un inspections of its 

nuclear programme for six weeks, throwing 

into turmoil international attempts to 

verify tehran’s claims that it is developing 

atomic power and not weapons. 

2007 - Masked Palestinian gunmen kidnap 

BBC reporter Alan Johnston from his 

car in Gaza City. Johnston remains for four 

months as a prisoner of a shadowy Palestinian 

group before being released relatively 

unharmed. 

2008 - China says it is denying mountain- 

some context. While I do not agree at all 

with any allegations of interference by the 

US Embassy in Bahrain’s internal political affairs, 

Yagoub’s suggestion about how Bahrain 

should handle it shows how unaware he is of 

the laws and principles of the US. 

the reality is that, the Bahrain Embassy in 

Washington could easily stage anti-abortion 

or gun control programmes for the public. It 

is their right to speak out about whatever issues 

they are interested in. 

Although some Americans might be unhappy 

with a choice to hold such an event 

(and no doubt the Bahrain Embassy would 

not be interested in doing so because of diplomatic 

concerns and respect for their host), 

eers permits to climb its side of Mount 

Everest this spring, in an apparent bid to 

keep tibet activists from disrupting plans 

to carry the Olympic torch up the world’s 

tallest peak. 

2009 - the US national Research Council 

says despite years of study and analysis 

the world is unprepared for climate 

change and needs to rethink basic assumptions 

that govern things as varied as 

choosing cars and building bridges. 

2010 - Germany’s sex abuse scandal 

reaches Pope Benedict XVI: His former 

archdiocese acknowledges it transferred 

a suspected paedophile priest while 

Benedict was in charge and criticism is 

mounting over a 2001 Vatican directive he 

penned instructing bishops to keep abuse 

cases secret. 

2011 - the Japanese coastal city of Sendai 

is a landscape of debris and destruction 

after a massive tsunami hits, touching 

off huge surges of water that wash fleets 

of cars, boats and houses into the sea. 

Japanese officials say the death toll could 

eventually exceed 1,000. 

2012 - Greece implements the biggest 

debt writedown in history, swapping the 

bulk of its privately-held bonds with new 

ones worth less than half their original 

value. 

IF power corrupts, being out of 

power corrupts absolutely - Douglass 

Cater, American author and 

educator.

help the destitute 

n There are still many destitutes in 

Bahrain who have no place to stay 

and no food to eat 

their right to do so would be guaranteed and 

protected. 

Moreover, the US is quite used to criticism 

– both external and internal – and would not 

be surprised that the issues which our own 

citizens argue over so passionately, also ignite 

The human Rights Watch 

(hRW) Press conference in 

Bahrain on February 28 was an 

interesting work of fiction that 

conveniently omitted the voice 

of the majority in Bahrain. 

In the background were 

posters of Nabeel Rajab, clearly 

indicating their judgment 

was without impartiality. 

hRW speakers Sarah Leah 

Whitson and Mariwan R hana 

were on a five-day visit and 

had free access and meetings 

with the Interior Minister, 

Director of Public Security, 

Attorney General, head of 

Special Investigations Unit, 

representatives of Ministry of 

Social Affairs, Labour Minister, 

representatives of opposition 

societies, political associations, 

detainees and families of the 

detainees. 

Their agenda did not include 

families of injured or murdered 

policemen or workers, 

nor did they meet any other 

prisoners or expatriates who 

have suffered at the hands of 

brutal protesters. The report 

submitted by hRW should, 

therefore, be considered null 

and void for failing to take into 

consideration a cross section 

of society in Bahrain. 

Leah announced that they 

appreciated the transparency 

and willingness of the authorities 

to grant them access but 

criticism from those we share diplomatic relations 

with. 

That said, I personally find the current 

American push to interfere in internal political 

matters of sovereign nations – by promoting 

US-styled democracy all over the world 

– to be a form of neocolonialism, that often 

shows very little understanding of the intricacies 

of other cultures, if any. 

American expat 

Bona fide degrees? 

WE see a lot of advertisements in publications, 

flyers and billboards about educational 

establishments offering Bachelors 

and Master Degrees. A few of them are even 

offering online 

Masters Degrees 

within one year. 

We also saw a few 

exhibitions held 

recently and in 

the past for studies 

abroad. 

Sounds great, 

but are these universities recognised and accredited 

by Bahrain’s Education Ministry? 

I went through the FAQs on the ministry’s 

website which clearly mentions that students 

should seek advice from the ministry before 

starting any such programme, to confirm if 

the degree is recognised and if it will be attested 

and accredited. 

But how are these consultants and institutes 

allowed to hold seminars, exhibitions 

and place advertisements, if they are not accredited 

by the Education Ministry? 

Who is responsible? 

Can anyone place advertisements as per 

WORk OF FICTION 

their findings suggest that 

there is “no real accountability 

at the highest level of gross 

abuses during the government’s 

efforts to suppress uprising 

in 2011”. 

Despite palpable evidence 

it appears that hRW distorted 

facts to suit their financiers’ 

agenda. Reprehensibly, she 

referred to these treacherous 

criminals involved in a coup 

d’état as human rights activists, 

political detainees, medics 

and doctors. 

Another peculiar point she 

made was that the Ministry 

of Interior (MOI) must look at 

the absence of ethnic diversity 

but failed to clarify that in 

Bahrain citizens and residents 

are never asked their sect – 

Leah also failed to reveal that 

Shia MOI employees had been 

forced to move due to threats 

and attacks by protesters who 

consider them traitors. 

All legal paths have been 

exhausted, so Sarah Leah has 

suggested a Royal Pardon for 

the masterminds that hRW 

believes are innocent. What 

is disturbing about this statement 

is the extensive suffering 

at the hands of the very people 

she refers to as activists. 

The visit to Jaw prison is like 

salt on raw wounds. Access to 

prisoners by hRW seems completely 

unnecessary and goes 

their wish? I have heard that institutes and 

education consultant offices require permission 

to run their business. How do they obtain 

these licences? 

Aren’t these institutes monitored or asked 

to approach the Education Ministry before 

starting these programmes? 

At one of the educational exhibitions held 

last year, which was offering degree progammes 

online, I posed a similar question: 

“Will your degree be attested and accredited 

in Bahrain?” I got no reply. I tried contacting 

the Education Ministry to provide me details 

of such universities and institutes which they 

recognise, but it was of no help. 

Apart from education business, we read in 

newspapers that 

the government 

is taking a lot of 

initiative these 

days to crack 

down on private 

clinics and fake 

medicines. 

The same is 

the case with satellite providers. 

First, Dreambox was allowed to enter the 

market even though everybody knew it was 

not legal. Yet it was sold openly and then it 

was banned because the satellite service providers 

were not able to run their monopoly 

of providing such expensive packages. Finally 

the authorities started a crackdown. 

My concern is this: Why do the authorities 

or the bodies concerned allow such things 

to happen and later tell us that it’s illegal, 

banned, and not recognised by the government? 

Why? 

Sam 

n Rioters throw Molotov cocktails at policemen during clashes 

against the people’s trust in 

the legal system. These prisoners 

are convicted terrorists 

and architects behind a plot 

to overthrow the government. 

The small fanatical minority 

through increasing brutality 

claim to represent the majority, 

thus hRW is essentially in 

support of and condone terrorism 

in this country. 

hRW’s history is sullied with 

highly questionable employees 

and donors. however, what 

is of more importance to the 

people of Bahrain is the damage 

organisations like hRW 

try to do to the reputation of a 

nation that has come through 

a major crisis. 

This country was built on a 

foundation of truth and nonnegotiable 

trust in the government. 

The people have not lost 

faith and are determined to 

excel to new heights. 

human Rights Watch has 

once again failed Bahrain and 

the silent, peaceful majority. 

Sally from Saar 

Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 12th March 2013 9 

Pisces February 20th - March 20th 

Your creative abilities are to the fore, so allow your flair 

to flourish. The focus on your sign brings enlightening 

dreams. Listen to them. A line-up of planets heightens 

your intuition and brings inspiration from the deeps. 

You may not know why you feel moved to take action 

on an issue, but the results should speak for themselves. 

Trust your instinct on this. 

Aries March 21st - April 20th 

Good news today as Mars moves into your sign giving 

you back your get-up-and-go. You can be a selfstarter 

once more, eager to take on new projects and 

get moving on those plans you’ve been hatching. But 

there may be a few hurdles to get through first, and 

you could be your own worst enemy if you try to hurry 

things when patience is needed. 

Taurus April 21st - May 21st 

Duty may be calling, but your mind may be somewhere 

else for much of the day. If you can get yourself 

to focus on the job in hand, you’ll be surprised at how 

much you can accomplish. Make a to-do list and feel 

the satisfaction as you tick off every one of your tasks. 

Meanwhile, romantic feelings and a desire to socialize 

may make for a pleasant evening. 

Gemini May 22nd - June 21st 

Your social life gets a boost from Mars, which might 

encourage you to network and make a habit of it. You 

may have all kinds of plans and ideas for social events 

to drum up support for various causes or simply to 

have a good time. Opportunities to date may also 

come up before the month is out, and it’s also a good 

time to collaborate with like-minded people. 

Cancer June 22nd - July 23rd 

Your career may show fresh signs of life from today - 

be ready. If you have been distracted recently, you’ll 

be ready to spring into action with renewed vitality. It 

helps to have goals in which to pour your newfound 

energy. Kickstart your progress by laying out a plan 

and following it. Connecting with other professionals 

in your field can help too. 

Leo July 24th - August 23rd 

It’s a good day for planning a break – as long as you 

aren’t too impulsive. Your gregarious and restless personality 

needs to be on the move and excited by what 

is happening in order to feel good. If emotions have 

been overwhelming and bruised your spirit, a new 

dimension to life may make you feel like an explorer 

keen to go on an adventure. 

Virgo August 24th - September 23rd 

Joint financial affairs may get stirred up, which might 

encourage you to do something, especially if you’ve 

been hoping that one particular problem might go 

away by itself. Events may take a new turn, pushing 

you to confront whatever is facing you. Don’t wait – 

make a move. Your partner may be very understanding 

and helpful if you have something to share. 

Libra September 24th - October 23rd 

Although you may feel uneasy or anxious concerning 

work or health issues, this may be due to fears of what 

might happen, rather than what is happening. Face 

any problems head-on and you’ll clear up debilitating 

confusion. Mars detonates your relationships. They 

may burst into life from today, bringing renewed hope 

and optimism or some sparky exchanges! 

Scorpio October 24th - November 22nd 

You may decide to take your health more seriously 

as your lifestyle zone gets stirred up from now. Your 

enthusiasm may reach new highs, perhaps because 

you’re inspired to get your body into better trim. Start 

slowly and gradually increase, as your strength and 

stamina improves. There may be a danger of burning 

yourself out if you don’t. 

Sagittarius November 23rd - December 21st 

While matters at home may continue to confuse, the 

movement of Mars into Aries and your romance and 

pleasure zone, may wake you up and shake you into 

doing things that are fun for you – that you really enjoy. 

If you’re the sporty type, you may want to take part 

in competitive games as a way of burning energy and 

getting back your joie de vivre. 

Capricorn December 22nd - January 20th 

It helps to have a good plan in place, as today you may 

see some unsettling events or even crises on the home 

front. The move of Mars can stir up feelings that may 

have been pushed under the carpet recently, but it can 

be harder to keep your counsel. Clearing the air may 

have a wonderful cathartic effect. Yet a home improvement 

project can speed up. 

Aquarius January 21st - February 19th 

You may be encouraged to speak out concerning 

things you’ve held back. While this might not meet 

with universal approval, it might also be very beneficial 

to your health and wellbeing to vent your spleen. 

A periodic outburst of emotion can actually be good 

for an Air sign like you. Catching up with someone you 

haven’t heard from in some time can be fun.

10 

FRED BASSET 

GARFIELD 

UP AND RUNNING 

Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 12th March 2013 

what’s 

in Bahrain 

on 

SpECIal EVENtS 

Play Sneezing Firas by Khayal Art and 

Education, Cultural Hall, next to Bahrain 

National Museum, 5pm. Visit www. 

springofculture.org or 39900630 for 

more information. 

two contemporary art exhibitions and 

one design based exhibition, aBCaD/ 

albareh art gallery, adliya, 10am-1pm, 

4pm-8pm. Visit www.albareh.com for 


Art gallery exhibition by artist Lena Dajani 

– ‘Karibu Tanzania’, World Beat Fitness 

Centre and Café, Janabiya, 8am-1pm 

and 4pm-8pm. Call 17612576 for more 

information. 

Solo exhibition by Himat Mohammed 

ali, al Riwaq art Space, adliya, 10am- 

9pm. Visit www.springofculture.org or 

www.alriwaqartspace.com for more 

information. 

Exhibition‘Within the Shadows’by Bahraini 

photographer Ghada Khunji, Bin Matar 

House, Muharraq, 9am-1pm and 4pm- 

7pm.Visit www.shaikhebrahimcenter. 

org or call 17322549 for more 

information. 

Solo exhibition, 

Reflections, by 

artist Shahnaz Fayaz, 

world Beat Fitness 

Centre and Café, Janabiya, 

8am-1pm and 4pm-8pm. 

Call 36673954 for more 

information. 

Meet the artist 

Irina Averinos, 

9.30am to midday, 

World Beat Fitness 

Centre Café. Raffle of one 

painting, tickets cost BD1 from 

reception and proceeds will be 

donated to Think Pink. 

DaNCE 

Yogalates and body balance, Ballare 

School of performing arts, Saar, 

9.30am-10.30am; twinkle toes, IDta 

tap prep/primary, 3.30pm-4.15pm; 

musical theatre IDta (ages 6-10 years), 

cheerleading, break dancing (ages 

5-10 years), 4.30pm-5.30pm; musical 

theatre IDta (ages 11+ years), hip hop 

(ages 6-10 years), break dancing (ages 

10+ years), 5.30pm-6.30pm; advanced 

ballet/classical award, around the 

world dance, break dancing (ages 16+ 

years), 6.30pm-7.30pm; contemporary 

advanced, private class, zumba, 

7.30pm-8.30pm. piano lessons. Call 

17300021 for information. 

Classes for all ages, Victoria Dance, 

Hamala and Um Al Hassan - ballet, tap, 

Tourist and Leisure Attractions 

Sightseeing and city tours in Bahrain,Aradous tours,8am-8pm.E-mail Aradous.tours@gmail. 

com or call 17234417 or 36788001 for more information. 

Full and half-day sightseeing tours of Bahrain, 9am-5pm, Farhat International tours 

and travels, Manama. Call 36313142, 17216411. 

Dolphin watch trips, boat trips, Al Dar Island beach resort, off Sitra coast, 9am-5pm. Call 

17704600 or visit www.al-darislands.com. 

wahooo! water park, Bahrain City Centre mall, Seef, 11am-8pm. Entry BD10 for people 

over 1.2m tall, BD6 for others, BD3 for children under three. Call 17173000 for 

weekly schedule. 

Ahmad Al Fateh Mosque (Grand Mosque) visit programme, every 30 minutes from 9am- 

3.30pm.Visits are put on hold during prayer times. No prior appointments needed unless 

big groups or special arrangements are required. Call Farahat Al Kindy on 17727773, 

39734440 or fax 17729695. 

Beit Shaikh Isa (Shaikh Isa House), Muharraq, 8am-2pm. Call 17334945. 

Bahrain National Museum, 8am-8pm. Call 17298777. 

al Kurar House for traditional handicrafts Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Call 

17320955 or 17322549. 

Iqra’a Children’s Library, Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Call 17320955 or 17322549. 

al areen wildlife park and Reserve, 9am-4pm. Call 17845444. 

Full and half-day tours of Bahrain, 8am onwards. Call 36654246 or 77080111. 

modern jazz, hip hop, break 

dance, contemporary, stretch, 

combat, bokwa, river dance, 

singing, guitar, piano, 

musical theatre, 

dance fusion. Call 

39876215 for more 

information. 

Bahrain Ballet 

Centre classes held 

at Marina Club, preprimary 

ballet 3.30pm-4.15pm, 

grade two ballet, 4.15pm- 

5.15pm, grade three ballet, 

5.15pm-6.15pm. Call 17693232 for 


Dance classes, Harmony Music Gate, street 

dance beginners (6-9 years), 3.30pm- 

4.30pm. Hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, 

musical instruments classes, karate classes 

and art classes, 9am-7pm. Call 13622112 or 

36464360 for more information. 

CultuRE, aRtS aND CRaFtS 

BSB academy of performing arts, Hamala, 

individual classes in piano, violin, viola, 

cello, guitar, bass, voice, flute, clarinet, 

oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone 

and French horn and group classes 

in music theory, voice, speech and 

drama, afro-arabic drumming and 

exploring instruments course. Group 

classes - little voices, laMDa speech 

and drama, exploring instruments, 

mini music makers, junior percussion, 

drum circle, vocalzone, twinkle toes and 

musical mayhem. Visit www.facebook. 

com/academyofperformingartsBSB 

or call 17610943 or 17610973 for more 

information. 

Art of Sita painting classes and workshop. Call 

artist Sita Dotinga on 39163879 for more 

information. 

albareh art Gallery, adliya, 10am-8pm. Call 

17717707. 

Drawing and painting classes for adults and 

children, L’Atelier Art Lounge, Country Mall, 

Budaiya, 10am-12pm.Call 17599030. 

paint your own pottery, Studio Ceramics, 

off Budaiya Highway, 9.30am-6pm. Call 

17599026. 

Oil painting, pastels, watercolour, and acrylic 

classes, Ella Art Gallery, Adliya, 9am to 1pm 

and 3pm to 7pm.Call 17292815 or 39073299. 

Saudi artist Faisal Samra’s private gallery, 

House 64, Road 4102, Block 341, Juffair. 

open to the public by appointment only. 

Call Mr Samra on 39645994. 

The Craft Industries Development Centre, 

Isa Al Kabeer Avenue, opposite Police Fort, 

Manama, 7am-2pm.Call 17254688. 

National Industries Exhibition, Industry and 

Commerce, Seef, 7.30am-1.30pm. Call 

17564170 or 17564171. 

Permanent stamps exhibition, Postal 

Directorate, Transportation Ministry, 7am- 

2pm.Call 17523403. 

Jasra Handicrafts Centre, Jasra Village, 

near the late amir HH Shaikh Isa bin 

Salman al Khalifa’s birthplace, 8am- 

2pm. Call 17611900. 

Beit Al Jasra (Al Jasra House), Al Jasra village, 

towards the King Fahad Causeway, 8am- 

2pm.Call 17611454. 

Saar Islamic Centre Mosque, by prior 

appointment only. Call 17727773 or fax 

17729695. 

Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa 

Centre for Culture and Research, Muharraq, 

9am-1pm and 4pm-6pm.Call 17322549. 

Mohammed Bin Faris Music House, 

Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-6pm. Call 

17322549 or 36619038. 

Children’s scrapbooking and papercraft 

classes,Adults Card-making,Celebrations for 

Art, Budaiya, 9am-4pm.Call 17595791. 

Group and individual art and design classes 

for adults and groups at private gallery, 

Saar. Call 39922642 for appointments. 

Learn Hindustani classical and light music from 

qualified singer. Call 36401744 for more 

information. 

SpoRtS, FItNESS aND wEll-BEING 

thalassotherapy treatments, thalassa 

Sea and Spa at Sofitel Bahrain, Zallaq, 

pressotherapy and aqua bike. Call 

17636391 for reservations or more 

information on thalassa sea and spa 

packages. 

Kombatt predator, Latin Dance Studio, Oxygen 

Gym,Budaiya,10am and 8pm.Call 33889821 

or e-mail latin.dance.studio@hotmail.com 

for more information. 

tribal Fitness, group and personal training. 

Bahrain-wide. Call Craig on 39473710. 

Fitness Classes, Step Up gym, Muharraq, men’s 

timings 7am-9am. 12noon-1am, women’s 

timing 9am-6pm, Women’s aerobics, 

9.30am-10.30am and 4.30pm-5.30pm, belly 

dance class, 3.30pm-4.30pm (only Monday 

and Wednesday).Call 17343348. 

the first Cross Fit gym in Bahrain, Extreme 

Fitness EXFIt, Barbar, 4.30pm, 5.30pm, 

6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm. Call 


Fitness classes, Oxygen Gym, Budaiya, hour 

of power (mixed), 6.30am-7.30am; zumba 

(women only), 9am-10am; kombatt (mixed), 

10am-11am; hard core (women only), 

11am-12noon; calories crusher (women 

Quick 

Quiz 

1 What name for a 

female operatic 

comes from the 

Italian for ‘first lady’? 

2 What is nanism? 

3 Which presenter 

gave birth to her first 

child with partner 

Jesse? 

4 Which Nineties David 

Lynch and Mark Frost 

cult series starred 

Kyle MacLachlan as 

FBI Special Agent 

Dale Cooper? 

5 For what do the initials 

of the former 

governing body of 

English and Welsh 

cricket MCC stand? 

ANSWERS 

1 Prima donna 

2 Dwarfishness, being 

stunted 

3 Fearne Cotton 

4 Twin Peaks 

5 Marylebone Cricket 

Club 

only), 12noon-1pm; zumba (women only), 

4pm-5pm; hatha/power yoga (mixed), 

5pm-6pm; taekwando (children’s class), 

6pm-7pm;kombatt (mixed),7pm-8pm;Latin 

mix (mixed), 8pm-9pm. Call 17616165 in 

advance to book. 

adult fitness class, Sparta (Sports and arts 

academy of St Christopher’s School), 

Saar. E-mail SpartaDirector@st-chris.net 

or call 17598475 for more information. 

Tennis training, 5.30pm. E-mail 

tennisinbahrain@gmail.com for location. 

Iyengar Yoga training with a qualified 

experienced Iyengar Yoga teacher. Call 

39596026 or e-mail patricia.a.moss@ 

gmail.com. 

Royal Country Club fitness classes, Riffa Views, 

iron conditioning (mixed), 7am; spinning 

(mixed) and yoga (mixed), 6pm. Junior 

classes – mixed martial arts (3-15 years, 

mixed), 5pm. Personal training and private 

swimming lessons are available by prior 

appointment. Call 17751264 to register for 

a class. 

personalised fitness programmes, group 

exercise classes, yoga, zumba, personal 

training, Fitness First Bahrain. Call 

Bahrain world trade Centre on 17131499 

and oasis Centre, East Riffa (women only) 

on 17620005 for membership and more 

information. 

Fitness classes, World Beat Fitness Centre, 

Janabiya, zumba fitness and nia, 8.30am, 

power yoga (booking required), 9.30am, 

capoeira kids, 4pm, karate kids (beginners), 

4.30pm, karate kids (advanced), 5.30pm, 

karate adults, 6.30pm, belly dancing 

(beginners), 6.30pm, fundamental yoga, 

7.30pm.Call 17612576 to register. 

Herbal massage, Yas Body Care, Riffa, 9am- 

11pm. Call 17491958 or 39776882. 

Ramee International Hotel, Juffair, power 

yoga, aerobics, pilates, meditation and 

circuit training, 11.30am-12.30pm, 

7.30pm-8.30pm, power yoga, 6–7pm. 

Ladies only, gold membership. Call Bijan 

on 36270302. 

TAKE A BREAK ... 

Sudoku 

Yesterday’s 

solution 

How to plaY Fill 

the grid so that 

every row, every 

column and 

every 3X3 box 

contains the digits 

1-9. there’s no 

maths involved. 

You solve the 

puzzle with reasoning 

and logic 

DAILY SMILE! 

'For heaven's sake stop tidying my desk and come and lie on the couch!' 

Yoga, Ramee Suites 3, Hoora, 5am-7.30am, 

6.30-7.30pm. Call Raj on 33936281. 

Pilates private classes for women, Saar, 

9am to 6pm. All classes are scheduled by 

appointment only. Call 39611396 for more 

information. 

Co-active coaching for organisations, 

transition, parenting, stress, study 

and work ethics, re-branding 

yourself, fulfilment and networking. 

psychometric profiling and university 

applications (interviews/selection/ 

personal statements/essays) available 

in addition to study skills, presentation 

and networking skills and academic 

writing workshops. Fully qualified and 

experienced staff. Call 38442727 or 

17590137. 

Life and Motivational Coach, offering 

Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy plus 

Psychometric tests, Sanad, 1pm-9pm. Call 


personality and ability assessments to help 

identify and measure the critical skills 

needed for success in work and life. Call 

39407129 between 6pm and 9pm for 

location in Saar. 

Sharon’s fitness boot camp classes,The Studio, 

Hamala, morning classes (women only), 

evening classes (women and mixed). Private 

group training also offered. Call 66385537 


Yoga, telegu Kala Samithi, adliya, 10am- 

11am and 7pm-8pm. Call 39881232. 

Pilates on a mat with Stott Pilates instructor 

trainer and yoga teacher Roberta Trzebinski, 

Studio RCT, Orchid’s Dream,Sanabis,8.45am, 

pilates on equipment, 10am and 6pm. Call 

39445816. 

women’s fitness training classes, Yahoo 

Health Club, Middle East Hotel, Manama, 

10am, 2pm and 7pm. al Namal Building, 

5am-11.30pm. Call 39079142 or 

17251777. 

Pool and snooker coaching with European 

LEvEL: MODERATE

Billiard and Snooker Association master 

coach, 12.30pm-midnight. Call 39778367 for 

location. 

Women’s fitness programme, Curves 

Women’s Fitness Centre, Budaiya, 7.30am- 

1pm and 3pm-7.30pm. Call 17691496. 

Yoga classes for men and women, Marina Club, 

Manama, 6.30pm-8pm, yoga classes only for 

women, Aseel Saloon, Riffa, 12pm-1.30pm. 

Call Aruna on 39052254. 

Karate, judo, kung fu, wrestling and 18 

different kinds of freestyle martial arts, 

taught by fifth dan black belt instructor, 

Pakistan Club, Manama. Children - 7pm- 

8.30pm, adults - 8.30pm-10pm. special 

self-defence classes for women. Call 

33960492, 39262904 or 36679513 for 


Aerobics, Pineapple Spa, Manama, 4.30pm 

and 5.30pm, circuit training, 1.15pm, indoor 

cycling, 8.30am and 3.30pm. Call 17712000. 

sahaja yoga Meditation course, Telugu Kala 

samithi, adliya, 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Call 

39067465 or 17822042. 

Fitness boot camp, The Studio, Janabiya, 

8.30am, 6.30pm. Call 39844193. 

aerobics, ezfit sports Complex, Budaiya, 

10.30am-11.30am, 4.30pm-5.30pm, 

6.30pm-7.30pm. Call or 17692378. 

Indoor football coaching for five and six-yearolds 

with coach Adil, Ezfit Sports Complex, 

Budaiya, 4pm, for 10 to 12-year-olds, 5pm- 

6pm. Call 36682135. 

Karate Classes, Karate do academy, 

Futureshape, garden City, Budaiya, 

beginners 4.45pm, coloured belts, 

5.30pm, advanced belts, 6.45pm. Training 

with resident black belt sixth dan sensei 

amr Mouawad. Visit www.bkabahrain. 

com or call 17591237 or 36657059 for 


Tai chi Corniche beach class, Bahrain Tai Chi 

and Wushu Centre, Juffair, 8.30am, ladies tai 

chi, 10.30am, little Kung Fu, 4.30pm, Kung Fu 

Kids, 5.30pm, Junior Kung Fu, 6.30pm, Wushu, 

8pm. Call 36437931. 

drop-in meditation course, Bahrain 

Meditation Centre, adliya, 7pm-7.30pm. 

Call 17712545. 

Aqua aerobics, yoga, step, sculpt, spinning, 

pilates, bums and tums, belly dance classes, 

Bodyline, Saar, 7.30am-9pm. Call 17793932. 

Pilates, la Fontaine Centre of Contemporary 

art, 9am-6.30pm. Visit www. 

Cryptic aCross 

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7 Western, possibly in Cinerama (8) 

8 Sprightly, but not unusually light (4) 

10 Runs away with the idea of getting into partnership 

(6) 

11 It’s in Kent, perhaps, this animal is found (6) 

14 It’s positively informal (3) 

16 Historically lordly part of Belgium (5) 

17 Learn from a hotheaded listener (4) 

19 The witches’ little cavern at the end of the 

garden (5) 

21 Room for a theatrical entrance (5) 

22 In the East, back it for a gamble (5) 

23 Little darlings prepared to be a pest? (4) 

26 To a point, basic education about love is a 

mistake (5) 

28 The girl to fix things (3) 

29 How it hurt dad to upset Enid (6) 

30 Got breakfast in bed for nothing (6) 

31 They have their masters (4) 

32 Poor rate negotiated for a worker (8) 

33 It’s high on the list of headgear (6) 

doWn 

1 He’s just beginning to have wild hopes (6) 

2 Sleepy head? (6) 

3 Light to raise, say? (4) 

4 Does it follow the film advertised? (7) 

5 To be sharp, one needs to be clever (5) 

6 One article in nine, perhaps, is pretty stupid (5) 

use this area for your thoughts, doodles, and to 

work out the crossword clues 

Clubs and Societies 

Library, British Club, Umm Al Hassam, 12noon-7pm (for 

members only). Call 17728245 for more information. 

The american Women’s association (aWa) is a nonprofitable 

organisation with an active member base 

consisting of a variety of nationalities. Visit www. 

awabahrain.org for more information on becoming a 

member and being part of a vibrant group of women. 

The Association Francophone de Bahrain (AFBH) is a nonprofitable 

organisation consisting of members of all 

nationalities, whose common interest is use and practice of 

the French language through a large number of morning 

and evening activities. Visit www.afbh.net or call 33403763 

to become a member or for more information. 

Cinematic dance lessons, Kerala Catholic association, 

segaiya, 7.30pm. Call KCa general secretary roy C 

antony on 39681102 or KCa assistant general secretary 

Varghese Joseph on 39300835 for more information. 

Improve communication, public speaking and leadership skills, 

YMCA Toastmaster, 8pm-10pm. Call 39606748 for more 

information. 

Bahrain Toastmasters Club weekly meeting (every second 

and fourth Tuesday), Mercure grand Hotel, seef, 7.30pm- 

9.30pm. Call 39217446. 

lafontaineartcentre.net, e-mail info@ 

lafontaineartcentre.net or call 17230123 


Training and treatment in Yoga, Reiki and 

Pranic healing, Bayoga, Juffair, 6am-10am 

and 4pm-8pm. Call 17725027. 

Therapeutic and relaxation massage, indian 

ayurvedic Medical Centre, Mahooz, 8am- 

11pm, free consultation, 8am-1pm and 

4pm-9pm. Call 17722060 or 17720780. 

Cupping, Joz Spa, Juffair, 10am-11pm, Spa, 

10am-11pm. Call 17369133. 

Health Club, dessange, adliya, 6am-10pm, 

spa, 9am-9pm, salon 9am-10pm. Call 

17713999. 

Asian traditional massages and beauty 

treatment specialising in couple’s treatment, 

Sherry Spa, Beauty and Massage Centre, Al 

Mabrukah Building, Juffair, 10am-10pm. Call 

17824070. 

Professional qualified and experienced 

personal life training for children, teens 

and adults, life-Fit Personal Training, 

Budaiya, 6am onwards. Call 33001261. 

Therapeutic massage, hand and foot 

reflexology. Call 39015776 for location in 

Today's best guide to leisure, 

activities, clubs and events... 

East Riffa. 

8 It’s saucily associable with Chinese cookery 

(4) 

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13 Bird finally perching in a gnarled tree (5) 

15 Maybe of pensionable age, he still has to 

work for his money (5) 

18 Run a bit more (5) 

19 That nut in Company B (3) 

20 The little old soldier coveted taking a girl out 

(3) 

21 One who can go to blazes? (7) 

22 Express speed from Euston (3) 

23 Father’s about to get upset with a revolutionary 

toy (3-3) 

24 They may be to a poacher’s taste (4) 

25 So loveless, the viper’s relatively unhappy (6) 

26 Where to race to compose poems? (5) 

27 Motorcyle courier’s free half of beer (5) 

28 For each childless person (3) 

30 Familiar fellow’s inherited title (4) 

yesTerday’s CryPTiC soluTion 

aCross: 1, Tanks 6, Moors 9, Italian 10, H-US-sy 

11, Nudge 12, Atlas 13, Reverse 15, Dip 17, Used 

18, Helena 19, Pe-T-er 20, Broker 22, S-awn 24, 

Yam 25, Foxtrot 26, Bi-go-t 27, Mimi-C 28, 

Rambo 29, T-aunt-ed 30, She-en 31, Dyfed. 

doWn: 2, A-Muse-s 3, Kissed 4, Sty 5, Plate 6, 

Manager 7, On-us 8, Re-ga-in 12, Aster 13, 

Rugb-y 14, Venom 15, Debar 16, Paint 18, He-lot 

19, Pelica-n 21, Ra-Vi-sh 22, Stead-y 23, Wo-b-ble 

25, F-O-und 26, Bit-e 28, Red. 

yesTerday’s QuiCK soluTion 

aCross: 1, About 6, Posse 9, Nonagon 

10, Adult 11, Puree 12, Rebus 13, 

Matador 15, Sea 17, Amid 18, Baboon 

19, Sneer 20, Brewed 22, Fire 24, Ear 25, 

Fleeces 26, Heals 27, Wafer 28, Salad 29, 

Radical 30, Jewel 31, Genes. 

doWn: 2, Bedlam 3, Unload 4, Tot 5, 

Wager 6, Popular 7, Onus 8, Stereo 12, 

Round 13, Maybe 14, Tiger 15, Sonic 16, 

Andes 18, Bells 19, Several 21, Ravage 

22, Female 23, Rebate 25, Flail 26, Here 

28, Sag. 

Playgroup for children aged two to four years old, 

Amwaj Islands, 9am-12pm. E-mail Dr Anne Mostafa on 

annemostafa@live.com. 

ladies sewing group, dilmun Club, saar, 10am, mothers 

and babies group, 9.30am-11.30am. Call 17690926. 

Cooking and culinary classes for all cuisines for students, 

housewives and housemaids, Bahrain Institute of Hospitality 

& Retail, Barbar, 8am- 1pm and 3pm-7pm. Call 17698726 or 

36405506. 

Keyboard, guitar, tabla, drums, violin, light and Carnatic 

music, drawing and painting, clay modelling, cinematic 

and classical dance, karate, yoga and chess classes, 

Kalabhavan music and arts training centre, adliya, 4pm- 

8pm. Call 17717271 or 17717017. 

Party Bridge Club, male/female, partners/singles. Contact 

Graham.Nugent@MANDEV.co. 

Brain Body dynamics, Budaiya, 9am-5pm, Call 17592661 

or 39246544. 

Enrichment classes for children, Bright Beginnings, Adliya, 

dance, 3.30pm-4.15pm. Call 17710405. 

Therapeutic, 

relaxation 

a n d 

rejuvenation 

massages, 

herbal facial, 

panchakarma 

procedures, 

consultation with 

ayurveda physicians 

and ayurvedic medicines, 

Vaidyaratnam ayurvedic Health Centre, 

gufool, 9am-1.30pm and 4pm-9pm. 

Call 17268080 or 39912777 for more 

details. 

Personal Performance coaching, special 

techniques to guide you in the right 

direction to co-create the life you desire. Call 

36696666 for directions 

life and executive coaching - enhance your 

personal and professional effectiveness; 

increase your productivity and life 

fulfilment. Call 38889796 for more 

information. 

Ladies and mixed yoga classes, and yoga 

therapy by trained Indian instructor, near 

Bahrain School, old Juffair. Call 36139134 or 

38804369. 

Free stress management and meditation 

classes, learn sahaja yoga for free, Telugu 

Kala samithi, adliya, 7.30pm-8.30pm. Call 

39319699, 39575301 or 17822042. 

email: gdnnews@batelco.com.bh 

Bahrain society for the Prevention of Cruelty to animals 

(BsPCa) sanctuary, askar, 9am-5pm. Those interested 

in adopting pets, walking dogs or volunteering, Call 

17591231. rescued animals will be accepted 24-hoursa-day. 

Interdenominational Women’s Fellowship, National Evangelical 

Church, 9.30am. Call 17242578. 

alcoholics anonymous, american Mission Hospital, 

7.30pm–9pm. Call 17530020 or 39434200. 

Bahrain Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

(BSPCA) Thrift Shop, 6, Busheri Gardens, near Budaiya, 9amnoon. 

Call 17593479. 

Tony the dogfather and CsBPa relocated animal rescue 

centre in saar. Call 39629889 or 33363352 for more 

information on rescuing, sponsoring, adopting, walking, 

volunteering or donations. 

Free play, My Gym Children’s Fitness Centre, Seef, 11am- 

12noon, waddlers and gymsters, 3pm-4pm and champions, 

4.30pm-5.30pm. Call 17566566. 

Chess classes, group and personal training, by 

international chess master. Call 33266677 for directions 

and information. 

Yoga and meditation, 

Tulsi Tree, Mahooz 

(near Ibn Al Nafees 

hospital), 6.30am- 

8.30pm. E-mail 

tulsitree12@ 

gmail.com or 

call 39743634, 

39646876, 17162326 


Bamboo massage, free 

demonstration. Call 39015776 


Dragon Kung-Fu training, the old Indian 

physical academy, Manama, 7.30pm-10pm. 

Call 39756307 for more information. 

instant stress reduction techniques to 

overcome work pressure from home 

or office at a rapid speed, gudaibiya, 

6pm to 10pm. Call 33520620 for more 

information. 

The physiotherapy centre offers home services 

and physio centre, with latest techniques 

treatment, 9am-12.30pm and 4pm-8pm. Call 

17722012 for appointments. 

self-hypnotism sessions for positive 

thinking and improving creativity and 

prosperity. Call 33206641 for more 

information. 

Courses 

Private tutoring psychology and sociology 

(all levels), Sanad, 1-9pm. Call 36488688 for 


Cognitive training for struggling learners, 

adHd/add, dyslexia, autism, dyscalculia, 

dysgraphia, career adults, college 

students, senior adults and those with 

traumatic brain injury, neural Mind spark, 

seef. Visit www.neuralmindspark.com or 

call 36652314 for more information. 

Learn Arabic in 48 hours with a private tutor. 

Call 34186689 or visit www.ispeakarabictoo. 

com for more information. 

Morning and evening spanish classes, 

intensive courses, workshops, shaikh 

ebrahim Centre Bin Mohammed al 

Khalifa Centre for Culture and research, 

Muharraq. Call 38396273. 

General English classes for children, juniors, 

Bait Al Taleem English Language Institute, 

A’ali, 4pm-5.30pm, seniors, 5.30pm-7.30pm. 

Call 17643199. 

general english language courses, 

ToeFl, saT, gre, gMaT preparation, 

language classes for young learners 

and adults, american Cultural and 

educational Centre, Juffair, 8am-9pm. 

Call 17729997. 

English, Maths, Latin, Creative Writing up to 

GCSE and AS Level, UK Common Entrance 

11+ 13+ exam preparation for individuals 

and groups by graduate tutors at Oxford 

or Cambridge University level, IDRIS 

Quick 

aCross 

1 Form a liking for (4,2), 7 K2, for example (8), 8 Patterned openwork fabric (4), 10 

Girl’s name (6), 11 Lump of gold (6), 14 Pig pen (3), 16 Continues (5), 17 Gaelic (4), 19 

Traitor (5), 21 Leprosy victim (5), 22 Belong, conform (3,2), 23 Set of actors (4), 26 

Cutlery item (5), 28 Boy or girl’s name (3), 29 Facet (6), 30 Something illusory (6), 31 

Little devils (4), 32 Reprimands (8), 33 Tie up (6) 

doWn 

1 Struggle (6), 2 Card game (6), 3 Portent (4), 4 Thin and bony (7), 5 Loud explosions 

(5), 6 Insects (5), 8 Girl (4), 9 Shy (3), 12 Household fuel (3), 13 Distinctive character (5), 

15 Student (5), 18 Frolics (5), 19 Fast aircraft (3), 20 Lair (3), 21 Syrupy cough medicine 

(7), 22 Enemy (3), 23 Floor covering (6), 24 Unfortunately (4), 25 Minor earthquake (6), 

26 Ketchup, say (5), 27 Express an opinion (5), 28 Vigour (3), 30 Thin fog (4) 


Tuition, Budaiya. Personal statements 

for school and university entrance, 

exam technique and interview 

practice. Call 33771234. 

young learners and adults english, 

arabic and spanish language classes 

for advanced and beginners levels, 

lingo-ease, al nasir garden, Budaiya, 

3pm, english conversation classes, 

10.15am-11.15am, adults classes, 

5.30pm, young learners/teenagers, 

3pm-6.30pm, adult arabic, spanish 

and english evening classes. Call 

17590895 or 39102997. 

Courses in Arabic for Reading, Writing and 

Math, Al Ba7ith Institute, Sehla and Juffair, 

Saturday to Thursday, 10am-7pm. Call 

Sehla branch on 17400227 and Juffair 

branch on 17811227. 

english, arabic, French, spanish, italian, 

german, Farsi, Japanese and Chinese 

classes, Berlitz language Centre, 

adliya, 8am-8.45pm. Call 17827847. 

British Council, 8.30am-7.30pm, Khamis. Call 

17261555. 

Morning and evening French classes for 

children and adults, alliance Française 

de Bahrein, resource Centre and 

library, 9am-1pm and 3pm-9pm. Call 


Certified professional practitioner 

courses with the International 

Institute for Personal and Professional 

Transformations including diplomas 

in clinical hypnotherapy and 

psychotherapy, counselling, NLP, CBT, 

EFT and Meridian therapies, biofeedback 

and breathing therapy. Accelerated 

learning for adults and children. Call 

39667623. 

english courses (grades K-12) reading, 

writing, Math, saT, arabic courses 

reading, writing, Math (K-12), arabic 

conversation for adults, sylvan 

learning, 10am-7pm. Call sehla 

branch on 17400227 and Juffair 

branch on 17811227. 

Tajweed and Islamic Studies classes 

for girls and ladies, Dar Alarqum for 

Quranic Studies for Non Arabs, Saar. 

E-mail alarqum@batelco.com.bh or 

call 17794236 or 33909571 for more 

information. 

French Tutor for all levels and TCF, 

TeF, and delF. Teaching French as a 

Foreign language. Call 38329388. 

Study Excellence programme for school 

children. Powerful motivational and 

individual sessions, teaching skills and 

tools needed for school studies. Call DS 

Dev on 38800265. 

Target 

How many words of four letters 

or more can you make 

from the letters show here? 

In making a word, each letter 

may be used once only, Each 

must contain the centre letter 

and there must be at 

least one nine-letter word. 

No plurals or verb forms 

ending in “s” no words with 

initial capitals and no words 

with a hyphen or apostrophe 

permitted. 

The first word of a phrase is 

allowed (e.g. inkjet in inkjet 

printer) 

Today’s TargeT 

Good 18; very good 27; 

excellent 35 (or more). 

Solution tomorrow. 

yesTerday’s 

soluTion 

Action antic attic canal cant 

canto cation ciao clan clint 

clot coal coat coati coil coin 

coital cola colt icon intact 

laCTaTion octal octant otic 

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Bahrain 

CINECO (CITY): 

20 SCREENS 

1) Oz: The Great And Powerful (PG 

13) (Adventure) 

Starring: James Franco, Michelle 

Williams and Rachel Weisz 

Shows at 11am, 1.45pm, 4.30pm, 

7.15pm and 10pm 

Shows at (3D) 12.45pm, 3.30pm, 

6.15pm, 9pm and 11.45pm 

Shows at (VIP II) 11.45am, 2.30pm, 

5.15pm, 8pm and 10.45pm 

2) Al Haflah (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Ahmed Ezz, Jumana 

Murad, Mohammad Rajab and 

Ruby 

Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 

4.45pm, 7pm, 9.15pm and 

11.30pm 

3) Vehicle 19 (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Paul Walker, Naima 

McLean and Gys De Villiers 

Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 

8pm, 10pm and midnight 

4) Playback (18) (Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Christian Slater, Ambyr 

Childers and Toby Hemingway 

Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, 

5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and midnight 

5) Parker (15) (Action/ Thriller) 

Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer 

Lopez and Michael Chiklis 

Shows at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm, 

2pm, 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 6pm, 7pm, 

8.30pm, 9.30pm, 11pm and midnight 

Shows at (VIP I) noon, 2.30pm, 

5pm, 7.30pm and 10pm 

6) Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 

Returns (Hindi/ Action/ Crime) 

Starring: Irrfan Khan, Randeep 

Hooda and Neha Dhupia 

Shows at 11am, 4pm and 9pm 

7) Take This Waltz (15+) (Drama) 

Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth 

Rogen and Sarah Silverman 

Shows at 1.45pm, 6.45pm and 

11.45pm 

8) Identity Thief (15+) (Comedy) 

Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa 

McCarthy and John Cho 

Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, 

6.30pm, 9pm and 11.30pm 

9) A Good Day To Die Hard (15) 

(Action/ Adventure) 

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney 

and Mary Elizabeth Winstead 

Shows at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 

7pm, 9pm and 11pm 

10) Snitch (15) (Action/ Thriller) 

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan 

Sarandon and Jon Bernthal 

Shows at 10.45am, 1.15pm, 

3.45pm, 6.15pm, 8.45pm and 

11.15pm 

11) Ala Gosety (PG 13) (Comedy) 

Starring: Ahmed Helmi, Ghada 

Adel and Hassan Hosni 


4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and 

11.45pm 

12) Mama (15+) (Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj 

Coster-Waldau and Megan 

Charpentier 

Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm, 

7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm 

13) Silent Hill: Revelation (15+) 

(Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Sean Bean, Radha 

Mitchell and Carrie-Anne Moss 

Shows at (3D) 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 

9.30pm and 11.30pm 

14) Warm Bodies (15) (Romantic/ 

Thriller) 

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa 

Palmer and John Malkovich 

Daily 

recipe 

Wake up your tastebuds. Serves four. 

Ingredients 

4 skin-on chicken thighs and 4 

drumsticks 

6 tablespoons piri-piri marinade 

(mild, medium or hot) 

1 tablespoon sunflower oil 

2 peppers, any colour, deseeded, 

finely chopped 

1/2 bunch spring onions, sliced, 

white and green parts separated 

4 tablespoons tomato puree 

1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika 

250gm/ 9oz cooked basmati rice 

Vegetables or salad, to serve 

(optional) 

Method 

1) Heat oven to 200˚C/ 180˚C fan/ 

gas 6. Slash each piece of chicken 

three times, so marinade can flavour 

AT THE CINEMA 

Shows at 10.30am, 2.15pm, 6pm 

and 9.45pm 

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Thriller/ Horror) 

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma 

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3pm 

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and Emma Thompson 

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Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan 

and Adil Hussain 


9.15pm 

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Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones 

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9.15pm 





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3.15pm, 5.15pm, 7.15pm, 9.15pm 

and 11.15pm 

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Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan 

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7) Ala Gosety (PG 13) (Comedy) 

Starring: Ahmed Helmi, Ghada 

Adel and Hassan Hosni 

meat. Pour it on and leave in fridge 

to marinate, if you have time. If not, 

mix well and arrange, skin-side up, in 

a roasting tin. Cook for 30 minutes, 

then increase heat to 220˚C/ 200˚C 

fan/ gas 7 and cook for 15 minutes 

more until the skin is crispy and 

golden. 

2) When chicken is almost ready, 

heat oil in a frying pan. Cook peppers 

and white parts of spring 

onions for five minutes. Tip in puree 

and paprika, stir, then add rice, 

breaking up with a wooden spoon 

so all grains are coated well. Use 

high heat and scrape bottom of pan 

so you get soft and crispy parts. 

3) Heat until piping hot. Scatter 

green parts of spring onion on top 

and serve with the chicken, and 

some vegetables or salad, if you like. 

n Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain star in the adventure film 

Life Of Pi…now showing 

Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 

6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm 

8) Mama (15+) (Horror/ Thriller) 



Charpentier 


3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm 

and 11.30pm 

9) Silent Hill: Revelation (15+) 

(Horoor/ Thriller) 



Shows at (3D) 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 

9.45pm and 11.45pm 

10) Top Cat (G) (Cartoon) 

Starring: Jason Harris, Chris 

Edgerly and Bill Lobley 

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and 3.45pm 

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Comedy) 

Starring: Amrita Puri, Sushant, 

Singh Rajput and Amit Sadh 


3.45pm, 6.15pm, 8.45pm and 

11.15pm 

12) Argo (15+) (Drama/ Thriller) 

Starring: Ben Affleck, Bryan 

Cranton and John Goodman 


11.30pm 

SEEF (I) (WEST SIDE): 

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1) Al Haflah (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Ahmed Ezz, Jumana 

Murad, Mohammad Rajab and 

Ruby 

Shows at noon, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, 

8pm, 10pm and midnight 






3) Playback (18) (Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Christian Slater, Ambyr 

Childers and Toby Hemingway 


3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm 

and 11.45pm 




Piri-piri chicken with spicy rice 


4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and 

11.45pm 






5.15pm, 8.15pm and 11.15pm 

6) A Moment In Time (15) (Filipino/ 

Romantic) 

Starring: Coco Martin and Julia 

Montes 


6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm 

SAAR CINEPLEX 

4 Screens 





Shows at 12.15pm, 

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and 10.15pm 

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3.45pm, 6.15pm and 

8.45pm 

2) Parker (15) (Action/ 

Thriller) 

Starring: Jason 

Statham, Jennifer Lopez 

and Michael Chiklis 

Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 

4.45pm, 7pm and 9.15pm 





6.45pm and 9pm 

AL JAZEERA CINEPLEX 

2 Screens 





Shows at 2pm, 4.30pm, 7pm and 

9.30pm 




Shows at 3pm and 7.30pm 



hotlines 

For enquiries 

about 

Bahrain Cinema 

Company’s theatres 

17864666 

Dana Complex: 

17558558 


Shows at 5.15pm and 9.45pm 

AWAL CINEMA 





Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm and 

9pm 

AL HAMRA CINEMA 

1) Romans (Malayalam) 

Starring: Kunchacko Boban, 

Niveditha Thomas and Biju Menon 

Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm and 

9pm 

• For Bahrain Cinema online booking 

tickets: cinema.o.com.bh 

DANA CINEPLEX 

12 Screens 

• All shows after midnight only on 

Thursdays, Fridays and holidays 




Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3pm, 

5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm and midnight 

2) Hassal Khair (Arabic/ Comedy/ 

Drama) 

Starring: Saad El Sugayar, Kamar 

and Karim Mahmood Abdulaziz 


6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm 

3) Mohamma Fi - Film Adim 

(Arabic/ Comedy) 

Starring: Fifi Abdo and Eduard 


3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm 

and 11.45pm 

4) 6 Bullets (Action/ Thriller) 

Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, 

Joe Flanigan and Anna-Louise 

Plowman 

Shows at 10.45am, 3pm, 7.15pm 

and 11.30pm 

4) Bullet To The Head (15) (Action/ 

Crime/ Thriller) 

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Sung 

Kang and Sarah Shahi 


9.30pm 





2.45pm, 4.45pm, 6.45pm, 

8.45pm, 10.45pm and 

12.45am 

6) Top Cat - 3D (G) 

(Cartoon) 

Starring: Jason Harris, 

Chris Edgerly and Bill 

Lobley 


2.30pm, 4.30pm and 6.30pm 

6) Beautiful Creatures (15) 

(Romantic/ Thriller) 

Starring: Alice Englert, Viola Davis 

and Emma Thompson 

Shows at 8.30pm and 11pm 

7) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift - 2D 

(Family/ Comedy/ Action) 

Starring: Ray Romano, John 

Leguizamo and Denis Leary 


2.30pm, 4.30pm and 6.30pm 

7) The Hobbit: An Unexpected 

Journey (PG 13) (Fantasy/ 

Adventure) 

Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian 

McKellen and Richard Armitage 

Shows at 8.30pm and 11.45pm 






2.45pm, 4.45pm, 6.45pm, 8.45pm, 

10.45pm and 12.45am 

9) Silent Hill: Revelation - 3D (15+) 

(Horror/ Thriller) 




2.30pm, 4.30pm, 6.30pm, 8.30pm, 

10.30pm and 12.30am 

10) Mama (Horror/ Mystery/ 

Thriller) 



Charpentier 


7pm, 9pm, 11pm and 1am 




Shows at 11am, 1.15pm, 3.30pm, 

5.45pm, 8pm, 10.15pm and 

12.30am 

12) Hotel Transylvania (Animation/ 

Comedy/ Family) 

Starring: Ahmed Sandler, Kevin 

James, Andy Samberg and Selena 

Gomez 



Weather Report 

TODAY: Fine with rising sand in places 

during the day 

Warning: Nil 

Wind: Northwesterly 13 to 18kt reaching 

20 to 25kt at times mainly over 

exposed areas, decreasing 8 to 13kt 

overnight 

Warning: For strong winds 

Sea State: 1 to 3ft inshore, 3 to 6ft offshore 

Sunrise: 5.50am Sunset: 5.45pm 

Moonrise: 5.51am Moonset: 6.26pm 

Temperature: Max 22˚C Min 17˚C 

Humidity: Max 60% Min 30% 

Mina Salman tides: High at 12.10pm 

and low at 6.08pm 

Actual values recorded yesterday: 

Temperature: Max 25˚C Min 21˚C 

Humidity: Max 65% Min 34% 

Gulf temperatures: Kuwait 26˚C 

Riyadh 27˚C Doha 27˚C Abu Dhabi 

33˚C Muscat 31˚C 

*Met. Office: 17321175/74, 17323073 

Weatherline: 17236236 or visit www. 

bahrainweather.gov.bh 

Min Max 

Amsterdam -1 0 S 

Athens 12 20 Cl 

Atlanta 9 21 C 

Baghdad 11 22 C 

Bangkok 28 35 Cl 

Barbados 24 29 Cl 

Barcelona 11 19 C 

Basra 16 27 C 

Beijing -4 12 C 

Beirut 11 21 R 

Berlin -5 -1 S 

Boston -2 3 Cl 

Brasilia 20 29 Cl 

Brisbane 19 27 R 

Cairo 13 27 C 

Calgary -5 8 S 

Caracas 23 27 Cl 

Chicago 6 13 R 

Colombo 24 31 Cl 

Dhaka 20 33 C 

Dublin 1 4 S 

Frankfurt 2 10 R 

Geneva 0 13 Cl 

Guatemala 10 26 C 

Hanoi 21 25 Cl 

Helsinki -23 -5 C 

Hong Kong 17 26 C 

Islamabad 14 26 C 

Istanbul 10 17 Cl 

Jakarta 25 32 R 

Johannesburg 13 23 C 

Kabul 2 14 Cl 

Kuala Lumpur 24 33 R 

Lisbon 11 15 R 

London 1 4 S 

Los Angeles 8 22 C 

Manila 25 33 R 

Mecca 22 36 C 

Mexico City 14 26 Cl 

Miami 18 25 Cl 

Montreal -2 8 Cl 

Moscow -18 -5 Cl 

Nairobi 15 29 Cl 

New Delhi 17 31 C 

New York 2 10 C 

Osaka 4 19 R 

Oslo -17 -5 C 

Panama 26 32 Cl 

Paris 3 7 Cl 

Perth 20 31 R 

Prague 3 12 R 

Rio de Janeiro 25 34 R 

Rome 10 16 R 

San Francisco 6 19 C 

Sao Paulo 20 28 R 

Seoul -2 7 Cl 

Singapore 25 32 R 

Sofia 5 16 R 

Stockholm -14 -4 S 

Sydney 19 29 Cl 

Taipei 16 25 Cl 

Tehran 7 13 R 

Tokyo 6 24 Cl 

Toronto 2 9 R 

Tunis 15 24 R 

Valletta 12 21 C 

Vancouver 4 8 R 

Vienna 4 12 R 

Washington 3 17 Cl 

Zurich 5 13 R 

CODE: Cl=cloudy, C=clear, 

R=rain, S=snow 

Chemists 

24-hour chemists: 

Jaffer Pharmacy: 18, Tarfah bin Al Abid 

Avenue, Manama 319. Tel: 17291039. 

Awal Pharmacy: 30, Shaikh Ali bin 

Khalifa Avenue, East Riffa 901. Tel: 

17772023. Al Muwasaa Pharmacy: 38, 

Shaikh Mohammed bin Salman Avenue, 

Muharraq 205. Tel: 17335666. Al Maraya 

Pharmacy: 379 Amman Avenue, Tubli 

705. Tel: 17784029. Al Rahma Pharmacy: 

12 Souk Abu Dhar Alghafari, Isa Town 

814. Tel: 17687117. National Pharmacy: 

Blg. 2058, Road 4563, Sanad 745. Tel: 

17620208. Nasser Pharmacy: 63-B, 

Qadisiya Avenue, Manama 332. Tel: 

17740900. Hamad Town Pharmacy: 225 

Souk Waqf, Hamad Town 1203. Tel: 

17410114. Majeed Jaffar Pharmacy: 

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PRayeR times 

Noon (Dhohr) 11.47am, Afternoon (Asr) 

3.11pm, Sunset (Maghrib) 

5.45pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 7.15pm and 

Dawn (Fajr) 4.33am tomorrow. 

Today is the 30 day of Rabee’a II, 1434, in 

the Islamic calendar. 

*Provided by the Islamic Affairs Ministry.


n An upcoming board election was on the agenda of the Rotary Club of Adliya, during yesterday’s meeting at the Elite Resort and Spa, 

in Muharraq. Members also discussed the club’s plans for next year. Meanwhile, the club announced that it raised more than BD5,500 

during its Bahrain Charity Cricket World Cup 2013. The proceeds will go towards needy families and shelter box charities. Above, club 

members at the event. 

Key award for 

women set up 

By BaSma mohammed 

A PRESTIGIOUS award to 

empower Bahraini women 

could be rolled out across 

the region. 

The Shaikha Sabeeka bint 

Ibrahim Al Khalifa’s Award for 

Empowering Bahraini Women 

is a first of its kind initiative in 

the Gulf and Arab world, said 

Supreme Council for Women 

(SCW) deputy secretary-general 

Thaweya Al Alawi. 

She was speaking at a Press 

conference yesterday at the 

council’s headquarters in Riffa 

to announce the opening of 

registration for the award. 

“We are proud to have this 

award, which is marking its 

fourth session, be a pioneering 

initiative on a GCC and Arab 

level,” she told the GDN. 

“We aspire to have this 

award move outside Bahrain’s border and 

maybe even cover the GCC.” 

The award, which was launched in 2004, 

aims to implement and increase the presence 

of women in decision making positions 

whether in private or government sectors. 

It also seeks to monitor the process of 

empowering women and giving them equal 

opportunities to men in the work force, as well 

as possibly discovering emerging issues that 

need to be addressed, stressed SCW secretarygeneral 

Dr Hala Al Ansari. 

“The award was launched to implement 

women’s presence in the work force,” she 

said. 

“One of its missions is to be a monitoring 

tool to the development in empowering 

n Dr Al Ansari speaks at the Press conference in the presence of SCW members 

women in the work force.” 

Dr Al Ansari revealed that a new specification 

was added to the already existing eight, 

which aims to ensure the incorporation of 

women’s needs and implement equal opportunities 

in terms of training, promotions and 

sponsorships. 

“The added specification also seeks to push 

institutes to have a dedicated unit to ensure 

equality of opportunities,” she said. 

“It specifically looks into incorporating 

women’s needs in the budget allocations of 

companies.” 

She said the council works towards supporting 

Bahraini women and providing them 

with consultations, but not “spoon-feed” them 

opportunities. 

Two cleared of bribing official 

TWO men accused of bribing a government official 

have been cleared of the charges. 

The Egyptian men were accused of giving a Health 

Ministry employee BD120. 

They were yesterday acquitted by the Lower 

Criminal Court, after a judge ruled the money given 

to the employee was not a bribe. 

According to court documents, the company the 

men worked for was chosen to provide the minis- 

try with equipment, and when the defendants were 

informed of the news they told the ministry employee 

they would give him BD50 and BD70 respectively 

as a reward. 

The employee reported the matter to police. 

However, the court said the money was not considered 

a bribe because the employee had just informed 

the defendants of the news and did not provide them 

with a favour in return. 

“Bahraini women work hard to prove themselves,” 

she said. 

“Our work at the council is to monitor their 

development and seek to support it and give 

consultation for things that could assist their 

journey, not to be a spoon feeder.” 

Meanwhile, SCW award committee member 

Afnan Al Zayani said Bahraini women 

chair 13 per cent of decision making positions 

in the government sector and 6pc in the 

private sector. 

“We could attribute this to the award as 

well as the country’s leadership which sought 

to empower women in every aspect,” Ms Al 

Zayani said. 

“The award has become a motivation for 

companies in seeking to be in line with 

the specifications to empower 

women.” 

The deadline for nominations 

from both government and private 

sector organisations will 

end on September 11. 

Companies should fill a form 

found on the council’s website 

www.scw.bh or contact 


Winners will be announced at 

the end of the year, following a 

three-month evaluation process. 

basma@gdn.com.bh 



The column everyone is 

reading – on Sundays 

and Tuesdays..! 

It was good to read in the GDN 

last week that after months of 

prevarication, parliament could at last 

agree to the government’s 2014-2015 

budget proposals, provided it carries 

out a few amendments. 

One of the pleasing aspects as far as the 

civil service goes was a very civil salary 

boost for government employees. 

There should be great rejoicing because 

it is across the board and unrelated to 

individual performance. 

But “hmmm” you hear in the closets, 

hallowed halls and tea rooms of 

bureaucracy. 

What was it that Dubya Bush used to 

say, or 

at least 

tried to 

say? Fool 

me once, 

shame 

on you. 

Fool me 

twice, shame on me. 

A lot of expats working in the civil 

by W.W. 

service are thinking that, for they have 

been fooled before and last week’s 

announcement will bring them little joy. 

For you see, the raise applies only to 

Bahraini civil servants and not to 

“others”. 

“Oh fair enough,” I hear you say, that 

senior managers and advisers (some 

whose salaries have stayed constant 

for a decade or more without any cost 

of living adjustments) don’t benefit as 

they are all well paid. 

And that view will have a good measure 

of sympathy. 

But it is not just there that the buck 

stops; it is all the ancillary staff, the 

scratchers and helpers, the lowly paid 

expatriate staff who don’t benefit either 

– and their chagrin, for they need it 

most, is palpable. 

Yet the same fellows, not Bahrainis, are 

mandatory contributors to healthcare 

and welfare levees, presumably as they 

are construed as milch cows who can 

jolly well pay for the public services 

that they as non-Bahrainis can access. 

Welfare presumably has to be earned for 

all except the homeless and grossly 

poor. 

Maybe the well off civil servants can 

be levied too, in an across the board 

manner? 

There are frequent public statements 

made about the “importance” of the 

contributions made by expatriates in 

the growth and development of Bahrain 

and their “oneness” with the greater 

community, both as producers of work 

and goods and as consumers in the 

retail and accommodation sectors. 

They are always spoken of warmly 

as being loyal to the government, 

generally hard working and often 

performing tasks that others will not 

do. 

Expats have suffered disproportionately 

from discriminatory violence that has 

plagued Bahrain since 2011. 

And when the population of Bahrain is 

tabulated, it is always inclusive of expat 

numbers. 

Indeed, views have been expressed 

that the exclusion of low to middle 

level expatriate civil servants from 

general salary increases applied to all 

Bahraini civil servants is discriminatory, 

although I imagine it is a view that 

generates little sympathy. 

But it does explain why many regard the 

announcement that “all” civil servants 

can expect a raise to be misleading.

14 


Tuesday, 12th March 2013 

Law and order ‘crucial 

for democracy to work’ 

HIS Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince 

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa expressed displeasure 

over illegal practices that use democracy 

and the freedom of expression as a pretext, 

which, he said, are unacceptable. 

He expressed the hope that such calls that 

harm national interests are ignored. 

Speaking as he received yesterday a number 

of citizens, the Prime Minister underlined that 

democracy will not work properly without 

respect of the law and order and in the absence 

of regulations that protect it. 

He lauded the democratic march in the kingdom, 

citing the fruitful co-operation between 

the constitutional institutions, in particular, that 

of the executive and legislative branches, as 

well as the role played NGOs. 

The Prime Minister stressed the importance 

of not exploiting the citizens’ voices for political 

ends, hailing the citizens’ awareness showcased 

through their rejection of some nonnational 

agendas. 

n Crown Prince greeted 

on his new appointment 

HIS Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy 

Supreme Commander, yesterday received a number of cables of congratulations on his 

appointment as First Deputy Premier for the Development of the Performance of the 

Executive Authority’s Bodies. 

Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty 

King Hamd and President of Supreme Council for Woman sent a cable of congratulation 

in which she voiced trust in the ability and competence of the Crown Prince 

to follow and execute the directives of His Majesty and to support the efforts of the 

Prime Minister in managing the government work and in meeting the aspirations of 

the King. 

Supreme Council for Youth and Sport Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee 

President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa and the Crown Prince’s son, Shaikh 

Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, also sent similar cables. 

The Crown Prince also received cables of congratulations from Interior Minister 

Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Royal Court Minister 

Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and Shura Council chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh 

on his new appointment. 

n UN’s role in boosting progress praised 

DEPUTY Premier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday received 

UNDP resident representative Peter Grohmann and discussed co-operation to 

promote Bahrain’s sustained development efforts. Shaikh Khalid stressed the 

crucial role of the UN in providing technical assistance for countries and societies 

to achieve further progress and development. He reiterated Bahrain’s keenness to 

co-operate with UN agencies. Mr Grohmann praised Bahrain for supporting the 

UNDP activities, lauding the government for its landmark achievements on the 

index of human and sustained development. 

n Reaching out to society 

THE Interior Minister yesterday received Al Dawaser tribe leader Shaikh Isa Al 

Dosary as part of efforts to reach out to all sections of society and promote community 

partnership. 

n Doctorate success 

MINISTER of State for Defence Affairs Lieutenant-General Dr Shaikh 

Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday received Major Dr Ahmed 

Mohammed Al Ansari who presented a copy of his PhD in medical education 

from the Ambrose University in collaboration with the University of Calgary in 

Canada. This is a first for Bahrain. 

n Voluntary work contest for students 

MORE than 50 students from 24 government and private schools took part in an introductory 

workshop for the Blog for Your Country contest pertaining to voluntary work 

by secondary school students. It was organised by the Education Ministry’s students 

services directorate in association with the Youths and Technology Society. The workshop 

was conducted by society member Khalid Moussa Al Baloushi. 

n School attacked by saboteurs 

VANDALS yesterday hurled iron rods at Al Dhiya Primary School for Boys. 

Saboteurs have so far targeted 133 schools as part of a campaign aimed at disrupting 

the educational system. 

n Exhibition on non-proliferation opens 

A JOINT Press conference was organised by Japan’s Soka Gakkai International; 

Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies; International Campaign 

to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Inter Press Services and United Nations Information 

Centre to announce the launch of a 12-day photo exhibition on nuclear non-proliferation. 

The opening ceremony will be held at the Bahrain National Museum at 10am 

today. The exhibition will be open to the public at the Seef Mall from tomorrow until 

March 23. 

n Opposition activist freed 

PUBLIC Prosecution has ordered the release of Al Wefaq deputy secretarygeneral 

Hussein Al Daihi on guarantee of his place of residence. He is accused of 

openly insulting and defaming Minister of State for Information Affairs Sameera 

Rajab during a speech he delivered at a public meeting. Capital Prosecution chief 

Fahad Al Buainain said the case is under investigation. 

n 25 vice suspects arrested 

POLICE vice squads have caught 25 men and women of various nationalities suspected 

of having committed immoral acts in breach of law and public moral ethics in the 

Capital Governorate. Investigations indicated that members of the vice ring have committed 

immoral acts inside apartments for money. Investigations led to the arrest of the 

suspects after obtaining warrants from the Public Prosecution. The General Director of 

the CID pointed out that legal action is now being pursued. 

The Premier recalled with pride the vital 

role played by writers, journalists and media 

persons to highlight public opinion on national 

issues, pinpoint shortcomings and help officials 

discover them and address them. 

“We always accept all opinions that contribute 

to the nation-building and development 

process whole-heartedly, and appreciate all 

those who serve the homeland irrespective of 

their position or role,” he said, expressing keenness 

to follow up on all citizen-oriented issues, 

even the least important ones. 

“What concerns us most is the citizens’ satisfaction,” 

he confirmed. 

He pointed out that the ongoing regional 

challenges require more vigilance and unified 

official and public stances, particularly through 

activating the call of the Custodian of the Two 

Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz 

Al Saud to move from co-operation to unity 

among GCC states, in order to foil all threats 

and fortify the entity against them. n The Premier receives citizens 

n Bahrain Defence Force Commander-in-Chief Marshall Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa 

yesterday met a US Air Force Academy delegation and hailed strong bilateral relations and 

discussed issues of common interest, particularly in the military field. 

n Labour Minister and Labour Market Regulatory Authority chairman Jameel Humaidan 

yesterday received separately German and Indonesian Ambassadors Sabine Taufmann and 

Chilman Arisman and discussed bilateral co-operation. 

n A photo exhibition was opened yesterday at Seef Mall on the second day of GCC Traffic 

Week. The event is being held under the theme “Our Goal Your Safety”. General co-ordinator for 

governorates Major-General Hassan Isa Al Sameem, Interior Ministry assistant under-secretary 

Colonel Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and other senior officials attended. 

n Bahrain University held a ceremony to honour 145 outstanding students for their high 

achievement. Dean of Students Affairs Dr Adnan Al Tamimi delivered a speech on behalf 

of university president Dr Ibrahim Janahi. High achievers’ names have been included in the 

Chancellor’s Honours List during the first and second semesters of academic year 2011/12. 

Mystery as student found lying injured 

AN Indian teenager, who was found lying 

in a school ground, is recovering in hospital, 

writes ANIQA HAIDER. 

New Indian School ninth grade student 

Reema Gopalan, 17, was taken to Salmaniya 

Medical Complex (SMC) after she was 

found by a canteen staff after school hours. 

School principal V Gopalan yesterday 

told the GDN that the girl had a fracture 

in her right leg and was taken to hospital 

immediately. 

“We don’t know what happened to her 

and how she was injured,” said Mr Gopalan. 

“No one saw her jumping from the second 

floor, as some reports claimed. 

“Some also said she had died because of 

severe injuries to her head. 

“We haven’t seen her falling but we were 

alerted by a canteen staff, when he saw her 

lying on the ground floor behind the school. 

“We immediately called the ambulance, 

which took her to SMC, where she is said to 

be in stable condition. Her parents are with 

her and she is absolutely fine.” 

Biofuel from 

date palms 

‘possible’ 

A SCIENTIFIC research 

study in Bahrain has concluded 

that it is possible to 

extract biofuel oil from the 

nuclei of date palms. Ten per 

cent is then turned into diesel 

after chemical processing and 

also the possibility to extract 

glycerin for use as a cosmetic 

product. 

Chemistry associate professor 

Dr Ahmed Abdurrahman 

Taha said that he had conducted 

a series of experiments to 

recycle farm waste and transform 

it into useful substances, 

asserting that he has already 

succeeded in extracting oil 

from the nucleus of date 

palms and then transformed it 

after chemical processing into 

biodiesel. 

Dr Taha pointed out that 

it is possible for the cosmetics 

industry to benefit from 

the study from the byproducts 

of the chemical process conducted 

to produce biodiesel in 

order to form natural glycerin 

for use in the industry. 

He added that the solid substances 

which remain from the 

transformation process can be 

useful as animal fodder as it 

contains a considerable quantity 

of protein and fibre. 

Dr Taha explained that the 

number of productive palm 

trees in Bahrain is approximately 

380,000. 

The ratio of oil extractable 

from kernels is an estimated 

8pc with production reaching 

156.7 tonnes approximately. 

The research was conducted 

as part of the University of 

Bahrain’s projects showcased 

at the Bahrain International 

Garden Show 2013. 

Some sources said the girl jumped from 

the second floor of the school building when 

her teachers caught her cheating in exam and 

reported her to the management, saying they 

would inform her parents. 

Mr Gopalan said she was warned by her 

teachers before she left the building after 

meeting the vice-principal. 

“She then went out of the office and no 

one knows where she went or what happened 

to her. We got to know only when she 

was found in the ground.”




Revised penal 

Controls on 

GCC citizens 

are rejected 

A NEW law that would 

restrict GCC citizens’ ownership 

of commercial resi- 

code backed 

dential property in Bahrain 

was yesterday rejected by 

the Shura Council. 

“GCC nationals are 

treated equally as Bahrainis 

and putting restrictions 

means that Bahrain will 

be going backwards in its 

moves to unite the Gulf as 

one,” said council member 

Mohammed Radhi. 

Jobs 

“Foreign investments 

in commercial residential 

properties are beneficial 

to refresh the real estate 

market and create more 

job opportunities, which 

Bahrain needs to develop. 

“Putting restrictions 

would make Bahrain’s market 

less appealing and kill 

interest, directing it to other 

GCC countries or neighbours.” 

Another proposed law 

that would restrict judges’ 

appointments was also 

rejected. 

Both laws have already 

been rejected by parliament 

and neither law can be discussed 

again before a new 

parliament is elected next 

year. 

By MohaMMed aL-a’aLi 

ANYONE who unintentionally 

kills another person 

could soon be spared 

jail if they reach an out of 

court settlement with the 

victim’s family. 

Bahrain’s Shura Council 

yesterday gave initial backing 

to amendments that 

would mean people convicted 

of manslaughter, assault, 

causing accidental injury 

or dishonesty could avoid 

prison. 

The proposal submitted 

by member Rabab Al 

Arrayedh involves amending 

the criminal procedures 

law, allowing judges to cancel 

such cases at any stage – 

even after a verdict has been 

delivered. 

However, this would 

require the agreement of the 

victims or their families. 

The Shura Council yesterday 

referred the proposal to 

the foreign affairs, defence 

and national security com- 

CRIMINAL suspects in police custody could 

soon be able to contest their detention, if the 

Shura Council approves parliament amendments 

to the criminal procedures law. 

Members earlier vetoed the change, but 

backed down after MPs insisted on pushing 

through the amendment. 

They have now referred the amendments 

to the council’s foreign affairs, defence and 

n The Shura session in progress 

mittee for review, with support 

from the legislative and legal 

affairs committee. 

“Those crimes could be easily 

settled out of court instead 

of wasting time on them that 

could cause backlogs in other 

important cases,” argued Ms Al 

Arrayedh yesterday. 

Meanwhile, councillors 

approved a Royal 

Decree granting 

the Legislation 

and Legal Opinion 

Commission the 

right to rule on 

legislative disputes 

between the executive 

and legislative bodies. 

Councillors in December 

refused to rubber stamp the 

decree, which was passed by 

His Majesty King Hamad during 

the National Assembly’s 

recess last year. 

Minister of State for Shura 

Council and Parliament Affairs 

Abdulaziz Al Fadhel said the 

commission was independent 

of government. 

“The Constitutional Court 

gives rulings on the suspicion 

of unconstitutional laws and 

legislation and has no right to 

give explanations on constitutional 

articles,” he said. 

“This decree has been introduced 

to ease the executive 

and legislative bodies work 

in case constitutional assistance 

is needed, because the 

Constitutional 

Court under its 

formation articles, 

has no right 

to study laws and 

legislation during 

their draft phases. 

“We needed this 

decree because there were conflicts 

on many bills and there 

was nobody tasked to look into 

disputes. 

“Things are moving smoother 

because of this amendment 

to the commission’s 

authority.” 

The council also approved a 

new mutual taxation agreement 

with Estonia, which will be 

now ratified by the King. 

mohammed@gdn.com.bh 

Law revision proposed 

national security committee to ensure it does 

not favour suspects over victims. 

If members vote against the amendment 

for a second time next Monday, it will be 

shelved. 

Under the proposed amendment, criminal 

suspects would have the right to contest 

their imprisonment and ask for 

immediate release. 

يحانج فسوي ماصع 

ةرادلإا سلجم سيئر 

Annual General Assembly Meeting 

For the financial year ended 31 December 2012 

You are cordially invited to attend the Ordinary General Meeting of Gulf Finance 

House BSC (“GFH”) to be held on Thursday, 28th March, 2013 at 10.00am at GFH’s 

conference room, 28th floor, East Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, to discuss 

and approve the following agenda. If the required legal quorum is not available, 

a second meeting will be held on Thursday 4th April, 2013, or a third meeting, if 

required, will be held on Thursday 11th April, 2013 at the same time and place. 

Agenda of the Annual General Meeting 

1. To approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on 29th March 2012 

2. To discuss and approve the Board of Directors’ report on the bank’s business 

activities for the year ended 31 December 2012 

3. To read the auditor’s report about the accounts of the financial year ended 31 

December 2012 

4. To read the Sharia Supervisory Board’s report about the bank’s business 

activities for the year ended 31 December 2012 

5. To discuss and approve the closing accounts of the financial year ended 31 

December 2012 

6. To approve the Board of Directors’ recommendation whereby no dividends will 

be distributed for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 

7. Transfer of US$ 1,002,700 to Statutory Reserve 

8. To discuss and review the corporate governance report for the financial year 

ended 31 December 2012 

9. To release the members of the Board from liability in respect of the Bank for 

the financial year ended 31 December 2012 

10. To elect new members to complete the total numbers of Board members to 8 

11. To approve the appointment/ reappointment of the auditors of GFH for the 

year 2013 and authorize the Board of Directors to fix their fees 

12. To approve the appointment/ reappointment of the Shari’a Supervisory Board 

for the year 2013 

Esam Y. Janahi 

Chairman 

GULF FINANCE HOUSE BSC. 

Bahrain Financial Harbour 

PO Box 10006, Manama 

Kingdom of Bahrain 

Tel: +973 17 538538 

Fax: +973 17 540006


PUTTING YOU IN THE PICTURE 

n Al Haddad Motors, the distributor of Mercedes-Benz passenger and 

commercial vehicles in Bahrain, has named Bahraini Hameed Hasan as a 

certified diagnosis technician at its trucks’ division. General manager Graeme 

Newport congratulated Mr Hasan, and service manager Steven Hanahoe for 

supporting the technician in passing the tests and gaining the qualification. 

Above, Mr Hasan, centre, with Mr Newport, left, and Mr Hanahoe. 

Man reunited 

with family 

AN Indian man has finally 

been reunited with his family, 

eight months after he 

was injured in a worksite 

accident that left him paralysed. 

Fakre Alam, 28, was 

admitted to Salmaniya 

Medical Complex on 

August 4 with severe head 

injuries after a fall. 

“The patient left on 

Saturday on an Air India 

flight and reached his 

hometown in Bihar,” said 

community member Manoj 

Vadakara. 

He said efforts were now 

underway to ensure Mr 

Alam – who is said to be 

doing well – gets his General 

Organisation for Social 

Insurance (Gosi) benefits. 

US licence test 

for medics 

MEDICS can now sit an 

exam for their US medical 

licence at a Bahrain 

university. 

The AMA International 

University’s College of 

Medicine has been added to 

the list of medical schools 

that can conduct the United 

States Medical Licensing 

Examination (USMLE). 

The exam is a key requirement 

for foreign medical 

graduates who want to pursue 

clinical residency training 

in the US. 

n Vinsend Oommen has been honoured by the St Mary’s Indian Orthodox Cathedral for his work during his year-long 

stint as an area prayer group leader. Father Jiji Thomas handed over a memento in the presence of over 70 members. 

Mr Oommen’s area covered Sitra to Riffa. Above, Father Thomas, third from left, hands the memento to Mr Oommen, 

in the presence of prayer group members. 

n Auditing and advisory firm Mazars has celebrated its second anniversary in Bahrain. A function took place at the Gulf Hotel under the patronage of French 

Ambassador Christian Testot. The firm’s UAE co-managing partner Fadi Khlat spoke at the event, which was attended by the company’s country heads in the 

GCC region and other industry executives. At the event are, from left, Qatar managing partner Ahmed Tawfik, Saudi Arabia correspondent Abdullah Almesned, 

Kuwait managing partner Hend Alsurayea, Bahrain resident partner Fadhel Al Shehabi, Mr Testot, Mr Khlat and international marketing and communication 

manager Marie Coudi. 

n A donation of BD2,000 has been presented to the Bahrain Association for Intellectual Disability 

and Autism by the Gulf Hotels Group. The company’s chief executive Aqeel Raees gave the cheque 

to association chairwoman Farida Abdulrahman Almoayed in the presence of Gulf Hotel deputy chief 

executive officer Garfield Jones and association vice-chairman Dr Ahmed Al Ansari. Above, at the 

cheque presentation are, from left, Dr Al Ansari, Ms Almoayed, Mr Raees and Mr Jones. 

n Artist Sumaiya Abdulghani with one of her pieces during the Cut and Paste Exhibition, which took place at Bin Matar House, 

Muharraq. It was organised by the Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research and was the outcome 

of two photo collage and montage workshops led by artist and photographer Camille Zakharia. Projects of 11 artists from Bahrain and 

abroad were showcased. 

n Around BD1,000 was raised during the South African 

Diva Fashion Show in support of local charities. The event, 

held at Elite Seef Residence and Hotel, showcased fashion 

designs by Thelna Esterhuizen. It featured an auction of 

the clothes along with jewellery and other accessories. 

Proceeds will be donated to the Be Free Centre and Dream 

Society. Above, one of the designs showcased at the event.


Free maternity 

services push 

HEALTH officials have been By LaaLa KasheF aLghata land earmarked for it, and nothing has He said a public hospital, which is 

negotiating with hospitals in the 

come of it. 

expected to be built in Jaw in 2016, 

centres in the governorate did not have “There has to be a solution put in will also have a large maternity ward. 

Southern Governorate to provide 

maternity sections. 

place. 

“One-third of the in-patients beds 

free medical services to pregnant Councillors met Health Minister “Going to SMC and Jidhafs Maternity at the hospital will be for maternity,” 

women in the area, it has emerged. Sadiq Al Shehabi, primary care and Ward doesn’t make sense for us, it’s too he added. 

They have public health assistant 

difficult and too far when a Zallaq coun- 

been consulting under-secretary Dr Mariam 

woman is in labour. 

cillor Bader Al 

with the BDF Al Jalahma, hospital affairs 

“This is especially true Dossary also 

Hospital and assistant under-secretary Dr 

when you take into account urged the min- 

Awali Hospital Ameen Al Sa’ati and tech- 

unrest and riots in the area.” istry to appoint 

to come up with nical and financial affairs 

Dr Al Sa’ati confirmed the two additional 

medical pack- assistant under-secretary 

ministry was working on the doctors and a 

ages for women Maher Al Onias at the 

issue. 

pharmacist at the 

in labour follow- Southern Municipality head- 

“We’re in consultations at Zallaq Health 

ing demands by quarters in Riffa. 

the moment with the BDF Centre. 

councillors for a Councillor Mohammed 

Hospital and Awali Hospital “We have 

maternity ward Moosa said seeking medical 

in order to be able to get four doctors at 

closer to their assistance out of the gov- 

a package for people from the moment and 

constituencies. ernorate was a hassle for 

the Southern Governorate,” we need six,” he 

n Mr Moosa The Southern pregnant women in labour n Dr Al Jalahma he said. 

said. 

n Dr Al Sa’ati 

Municipal due to ongoing riots and street vio- “The ministry will cover the costs, “But it’s also essential to have an 

Council yesterday said residents lence. 

and it will cost approximately the same additional pharmacist. At the moment, 

have been facing problems as preg- “There has been talk about building as it would at SMC. 

we just have one, and if she’s away 

nant women were forced to drive to a maternity hospital in the area for “However, we also need to ensure for whatever reason, everyone has to 

Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) or years,” he said. 

that no one will be able to abuse the wait.” 

Jidhafs Maternity Ward because health “We were even told that there was system.” 

laala@gdn.com.bh 

SMC takes in abandoned 

baby found near mosque 

n Sara Mohammed ... no-one has come forward to claim her 

By aniqa haider 

A WEEK-OLD baby boy found 

abandoned near a mosque in 

Muharraq was yesterday transferred 

to Salmaniya Medical 

Complex’s (SMC) neonatal 

department. 

The baby was found wrapped 

in a piece of cloth inside the 

bathroom of Al Eslah Mosque 

and taken to Al Hilal Hospital 

on Sunday evening. 

A hospital spokesman told 

the GDN yesterday that the 

infant was in good health. 

“The baby boy, who was just 

seven days old, is cute and is 

in good health by the grace of 

God,” said the spokesman. 

“We received him from 

police who were called to the 

scene by a man who had gone 

to the mosque to pray. 

“The baby was here for three 

hours before being taken to 

SMC’s neonatal department, 

where he is said to be in stable 

condition. 

“This is not the first time 

we have received an abandoned 

newborn. 

“A newborn baby girl was 

found in the prayer hall of our 

hospital two months ago. 

“We searched for her 

parents, but didn’t find 

anyone. 

“She was transferred to 

SMC and later to the child care 

home.” 

Meanwhile, no-one has yet 

come forward to claim an 

18-month-old girl found wandering 

the streets near Awali 

more than a week ago. 

n The baby abandoned on Sunday 

n The ambulance that took the baby to Al Hilal Hospital 

The child, whose identity 

remains unknown, was discovered 

on March 2 and is 

now in a government care home. 

She was named Sara 



New dialysis 

centre on 

way in Riffa 

PLANS are underway to build 

two new health centres, a kidney 

dialysis facility and a public 

hospital in the Southern 

Governorate. 

Health Ministry technical 

and financial affairs assistant 

under-secretary Maher Al 

Onias conducted a presentation 

for Southern Municipal 

councillors on upcoming 

projects in the area. 

“The kidney dialysis centre 

and the health centre will be 

on the same land in Riffa,” he 

explained. 

“The health centre will cost 

about BD4.5 million donated 

by Batelco, and will be completed 

18 months after awarding 

the contract. 

“The kidney dialysis centre 

will cost an estimated BD8m 

and is approved by the ($10 

billion GCC ‘Marshal plan’). 

It will have the capacity to 

accommodate 104 inpatients. 

“It will also be completed 

18 months after awarding the 

contract.” 

Another health centre is 

expected to be built in Askar 

this year, added Mr Al Onais. 

“There will be a health centre 

in Askar with a BD4 million 

budget, financed by the 

Technical Office of Kuwait 

Fund. 

“We expect it to begin 

building towards the end of the 

year, and it will hopefully be 

completed within 18 months.” 

“Another hospital in Jaw 

will cost BD35.1m. The project 

will begin in 2016, and will 

take two years to complete. 

“We’re waiting for approval 

from the GCC fund.” 

Mohammed by staff when she 

underwent a check-up at SMC, 

having earlier spent more than 

20 hours at a police station 

while officers tried to trace her 

parents. 

The girl is now being cared 

for at the Batelco Child Care 

Home in Seef and is said to be 

in good health. 

An officer at Riffa Police 

Station, who is following the 

case, told the GDN yesterday 

that mystery still surrounded 

the case. 

“The case is now with the 

centre and we refer all the calls 

to them, where Sara is right 

now,” said the officer. 

“I have been receiving calls 

and people are asking me about 

the girl. 

“This is a strange case and we 

are surprised.”


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Man found dead ‘killed by blow to head’ 

A MAN found dead in a tent in the Bahrain desert on 

Sunday had been killed by a blow to the head, according 

to a newspaper published in Saudi Arabia. 

Salim Al Manhali had been reported missing by his 

family on March 6, according to the London-based Al 

Hayat newspaper. 

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has so far refused to comment 

on the reports. 

“According to Mr Al Manhali’s relatives, the killers 

induced him into going with them to Manama pretending 

they were planning to buy several cars,” said the 

newspaper. 

“The murderer has not been identified.” 

It quoted a source who said the man’s car was found 

abandoned in Sanad. 

“The victim had traces of being hit on his head by a 

hard object,” they were quoted as saying. 

Mr Al Manhali’s cousin, Omar Al Manhali, said he 

had left Saudi Arabia last Monday. 

“He left Saudi after reaching an agreement with an 

unidentified Arab man to buy several cars,” he told the 

newspaper. 

“He had 45,000 Saudi riyals (around BD4,500) with 

him at the time when he left the country to buy cars. 

“He had already deposited 10,000 riyals (BD1,000) in 

their bank account. 

“When he arrived in Bahrain, he reached a deal with 

these people and went to the hotel along with a group of 

people and disappeared from that moment. 

“We tried calling on his mobile, it rang at first and then 

it was switched off. 

“His car was found abandoned at the roadside, 

“No-one was inside the car and the door wasn’t locked. 

“Some people may have taken valuables. 

“His body was found wrapped in a blanket inside a 

tent.” n Mr Al Manhali 

New date for 

teenager’s 

plea hearing 

n More than 600 children at the British School of Bahrain have donated food to a charity organisation that supports more than 155 low-income families. The ‘Feed 

A Family’ initiative was spearheaded by around 120 year seven students. Pupils brought in non-perishable items such as pasta, chickpeas, lentils, tomato paste, 

sugar, milk powder, soaps and shampoos to be distributed by the Palm Association. The food drive was conducted as part of religious studies and understanding 

communities curriculum. Above, students with the donated items. 

Activist cleared 

of Twitter post 

AN opposition activist accused 

of reporting false news has 

been acquitted of the charges. 

Said Yousif Al Muhafadha 

was detained over a picture 

reportedly posted on his 

Twitter account, which claimed 

to show injuries caused by 

police confronting protesters 

in Manama on December 17 

last year. 

However, authorities have 

disputed the legitimacy of the 

photograph, which they said 

actually incited violence. 

Mr Al Muhafadha earlier 

confessed the picture was posted 

on his Twitter account, but 

claimed he was not the one 

who posted it. 

The Lower Criminal Court 

yesterday ruled there was no 

evidence linking the picture and 

riots that took place that day. 

“We find the defendant innocent 

due to the lack of evidence 

that prove he incited violence 

after posting the picture,” read 

court documents. 

“According to the law, anyone 

who posts false information 

in the media but does not 

affect public security will not 

be prosecuted. 

“There is no proof of connection 

between the riots and 

the picture he had posted,” the 

court documents said. 

Jail for sharing firm’s secrets 

A MAN who divulged secrets of his 

former employer has received a suspended 

three-month jail sentence. 

The Bahraini, who worked for an 

American-Saudi company for 11 years, 

was convicted of sharing private company 

details with another firm by the Lower 

Criminal Court yesterday. 

This included information on projects 

carried out by his old company between 

1997 and 2008. He confessed to the 

charge, but told the judge he had no inten- 

tion of harming his previous employer. 

“I just used the information about the 

projects that were already done in my old 

company and gave it to my new company 

without any bad intentions,” he said. 

“I wasn’t working with my previous 

company when I gave out the information. 

The new company asked me for ideas and 

I provided them with what I knew.” 

He was convicted despite his former 

bosses withdrawing their complaint 

against him. 

n Top Oilfield Consultants Bahrain (TOCP) marked its presence in Bahrain with an official 

opening of its office in the Falcon Tower in the Diplomatic Area. Chief executive Ian Midgley, 

chief operating officer Cory Marion, general manager Maurice Winde and TOCP Group business 

development vice-president George Thomas attended the event alongside key industry 

figures. Above, from left, Mr Marion, Mr Thomas, Mr Winde and Mr Midgley cut a cake to mark 

the occasion. 

Attack verdict due 

A VERDICT is due in the trial of an 

alleged gang leader who attacked a rival 

and severed one of his fingers following 

an illegal street race. 

The 30-year-old has gone on trial 

for allegedly ambushing his 29-year-old 

victim in June last year after losing the 

race. 

The Filipinos, who both own garages 

in Manama, went head to head in a car 

race to settle an argument over business, 

a court heard. 

However, when the 30-year-old lost, 

he gathered a group of seven men, 

attacked his rival and severed his little 

finger – all while his wife was watching. 

Defence lawyers earlier told the High 

Criminal Court that the 29-year-old’s 

garage was more successful than the 

defendant’s, which caused friction 

between the gangs. 

Police also confiscated a steel pipe that 

was allegedly used in the attack. 

The case was adjourned to March 20. 

A TEENAGER jailed for six 

months for allegedly taking 

part in an illegal demonstration 

at Bahrain City Centre has had 

her appeal adjourned. 

Ashwaq Al Maqabi, 17, suffers 

from sickle cell disease 

and was earlier transferred 

into police custody after being 

discharged from Salmaniya 

Medical Complex. 

She filed an appeal at the 

High Criminal Appeals Court, 

which upheld an original verdict 

by the Lower Criminal 

Court. 

However, the Cassation 

Court – Bahrain’s highest court 

– later referred the case back 

to the High Criminal Appeals 

Court for review. 

She was among 14 people 

jailed for six months each by 

the Lower Criminal Court for 

taking part in the protest in 

September, 2011 just one day 

before parliamentary by-elections. 

However, the 13 other 

defendants will not have a 

second chance to appeal after 

the Cassation Court upheld the 

original verdict. 

They were convicted of 

staging an illegal demonstration, 

inciting hatred against the 

regime, subverting security and 

disrupting public order after 

protesters caused chaos inside 

the mall. 

All the defendants earlier 

were released having completed 

their sentences. 

The teenager’s appeal was 

adjourned until March 27 for 

the submission of defence 

papers. 

Armed robbery 

trial adjourned 

THE trial of a man allegedly 

involved in an armed robbery 

in which 15 people were held 

against their will has been 

adjourned. 

The defendant works for 

the General Directorate of 

Nationality, Passports and 

Residence Affairs and is standing 

trial at the High Criminal 

Court. 

His accomplice, a Royal 

Guard officer, is standing trial 

in a military court. 

The pair has been accused 

of holding up two money 

exchanges and a 24-Hour 

Market as part of a crime spree 

that took place in just over two 

months last year. 

Each case is being tried separately 

by the High Criminal 

Court, which adjourned one 

of the cases – a hold-up at a 

money exchange in Eker – until 

April 1 yesterday.


Taking children on 

a magical journey 

Khayal art and Education 

is set to take children on a 

magical ride. 

The group will be staging its 

hit children’s play Sneezing Firas 

at the Cultural hall. 

The event, which starts 

today and runs through March 

14, is organised by the Culture 

Ministry as part of its Spring of 

Culture programme and yearlong 

celebrations of Manama the 

arab Capital of Tourism 2013. 

The play is told through the 

eyes of a clever yet shy boy 

Fouad and his alter-ego puppet 

“Firas al attass”(Sneezing 

Firas). It follows Fouad’s experiences 

as he navigates his way 

through relationships at school, 

home and society. 

Combining elements of puppetry, 

live action, shadow theatre 

and video, the play is an audiovisual 

treat that teaches children 

valuable lessons about life. 

Khayal art and Education was 

founded in 2004 by a group of 

artists in lebanon, and seeks 

to reinforce art as a universal 

means of expression and communication 

between individuals 

and societies. 

Spring of Culture shows held 

at the Cultural hall are free to 

the public. 

however, tickets for shows held at the Bahrain 

National Theatre can be purchased through Virgin 

Megastore in Bahrain City Centre or online. 

n The play combines elements of puppetry, video and live action 

Details on the full slate of Spring of Culture 

events are available on www. http://www.springofculture.org. 

n Artist and musician Arthur D’souza was the speaker at the St Christopher’s Cathedral Living 

Room Dialogue that launched the Cathedral’s Diamond Jubilee Week. 

n The World Beat Fitness Centre (WBFC) has donated BD80 to the Dogfather’s Rescue and 

Rehabilitation Centre in Karranah. A cheque was presented to founder Tony Waters by WBFC 

founder Jane Goodwin during a ceremony at the centre in Janabiya. The money was raised by 

reselling books donated by members. Above, Mr Waters receives a cheque from Ms Goodwin in the 

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Bahrain’s vision for 

MANAMA: A senior government 

minister yesterday 

highlighted Bahrain’s vision 

to achieve sustainability in 

oil production and exports. 

Deputy Prime Minister 

Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al 

Khalifa said Bahrain is keen 

on boosting oil industry revenues 

in addition to generating 

enough energy for housing 

and industrial needs. 

Shaikh Ali was speaking 

as he opened the Middle 

East Oil 2013 exhibition at 

the Bahrain International 

Exhibition and Convention 

Centre. 

The exhibition is a part 

of the 18th Society of 

Petroleum Engineers Middle 

East Oil & Gas Show and 

Conference (MEOS 2013) 

which opened on Sunday. 

“These exhibitions serve 

as a platform for industry 

professionals to share exper- 

n Shaikh Ali opens the exhibition as Finance Minister and Minister in charge of Oil and Gas 

Affairs Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of State for Electricity and Water 

Affairs Dr Abdulhussain Mirza and other dignitaries and guests look on 

tise and contribute to developing 

oil industry in the region,” 

Shaikh Ali said. 

Industry leaders, attending 

the event, said that Bahrain 

is perfectly positioned at the 

heart of the Gulf region and 

is the ideal meeting place for 

oil industry technology buyers 

and suppliers. More than 300 

companies from 30 countries 

are attending exhibition. 

Participants were unanimous 

in saying that the event 

traditionally has been one of 

the most comprehensive and 

proved an outstanding opportunity 

to meet senior officials 

and learn about regional trends 

and needs. 

Principal exhibitors include 

Shell showcases 

technological 

advancements 

MANAMA: Technological 

advancements will pave the 

way for reliable and efficient 

energy supplies in the region, 

according to oil and gas leader 

Shell. 

The company said it is sharing 

its latest global technology 

advancements at the Middle 

East Oil and Gas Show and 

Conference taking 

place in the kingdom, 

responding to 

the region’s growing 

energy demands. 

“In the Middle 

East as around the 

globe, continued 

innovation and 

investment will be 

required in all forms 

of energy to find 

viable and sustainable 

solutions to 

keep up with demand, recognising 

that no single source 

will be able to carry the load,” 

said Shell vice-president for 

commercial and new business 

development in the Middle 

East and North Africa Mounir 

Bouaziz. 

“While oil will remain 

dominant in the global energy 

mix for many years to come, 

countries are also increasingly 

aware of the need for a 

diversified local energy mix 

for sustainability in the long 

term. 

“Energy sources such as gas, 

the cleanest burning fossil fuel, 

can play a central role in this 

all six GCC national oil and 

gas companies – Abu Dhabi 

National Oil Company, 

Bapco, Kuwait Oil Company, 

Petroleum Development Oman, 

Qatar Petroleum, and Saudi 

Aramco, alongside supermajors 

including Chevron, 

ExxonMobil and Shell. 

International oil and gas 

exploration and production 

companies such as Occidental 

Petroleum Corporation; service 

industry giants Baker Hughes, 

Halliburton, Schlumberger and 

Weatherford; large national 

groups from North America 

and the UK; and numerous 

independent specialist suppliers 

and distributors from across 

the globe complete the line up. 

The event, which runs until 

Wednesday, is expected to attract 

more than 7,000 participants. 

mix, to complement oil, and 

is already emerging as a major 

source of growth in energy supply,” 

said Mr Bouaziz during 

the conference. 

With 40 per cent of the 

world’s gas reserves found 

right here in this region, gas 

can be a natural solution, particularly 

for the many countries 

that are facing 

a pressing need to 

create new sources 

of power generation. 

However, with the 

region only accounting 

for 10pc of current 

production, new 

technologies are 

needed to unlock 

this valuable 

resource. 

n Mr Bouaziz During his panel 

address at the conference 

yesterday, Mr Bouaziz 

shared Shell’s innovation and 

progress in this regard, with 

a special focus on unconventional 

gas, which constitutes 

around half of all global gas 

reserves. 

Alongside its latest investments 

in cleaner technologies 

such as natural gas, Shell 

will today showcase solutions 

focussed on more efficient 

energy use and reduced environmental 

impact, as part of 

its high level participation in 

the ‘Greener Petroleum’ panel 

with Shell vice president for 

social performance Dorine 

Bosman. 

Makeover ‘is 

crucial for 

wooing new 

engineers’ 

MANAMA: Branding and improving 

the image of the oil and gas 

industry can go a long way in 

attracting the next generation 

of engineers, a leading industry 

expert said yesterday. 

According to Bahrain Society 

of Engineers (BSE) president 

Abdul Majeed Al Gassab, given 

that the region is growing at an 

unpredicted rate, the shortage 

of professional engineers in the 

industry is a serious concern. 

Speaking to the GDN, on the 

sidelines of the 18th Society 

of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) 

Middle East Oil & Gas Show and 

Conference (MEOS 2013), Mr 

Al Gassab cited a recent report 

to state that there are currently 

more than $300 billion of projects 

on the books 

(not all 

a p p r o v e d ) 

for the 

industry in 

the Middle 

East. 

“This is a 

phenomenal 

amount of 

work, and 

e n g i n e e r s 

will form the 

backbone of n Mr Al Gassab 

any project 

to design, build or operate such 

facilities. 

“Whether all these projects 

come to fruition or not will only 

be known with time, but manpower 

resources may become 

as limiting a factor as capital 

investment.” 

Earlier in a keynote speech 

at the SPE Talent & Retention 

Workshop, Mr Al Gassab said 

there were two aspects to the 

manpower shortage – attraction 

and retention of talent. 

“There is an acute shortage 

of high calibre and experienced 

engineers in the region. Demand 

is much higher than supply. 

Hence, when we are able to 

attract or groom talent, we must 

be able to keep it. 

“But with the massive industrial 

growth we are seeing, and 

the mega projects in our region, 

there is a huge demand for 

skilled and motivated resources, 

and there are very competitive 

forces at play. Historical 

company loyalty is no longer a 

given, and we must work harder 

at convincing staff and graduates 

that our companies are ‘of 

choice’.” 

According to him, a strong 

‘brand’ could be a deciding factor. 

“Unfortunately engineering is 

not seen as a ‘preferred’ profession 

in the region. It is seen as 

hard work, and there is a trend 

to enter IT, finance or medical 

fields. Hence, to meet operational 

and project demands, there is 

a need to radically change our 

image,” he said.



oil sector growth 

Bapco modernisation on fast track 

MANAMA: Bapco expects 

to finalise the estimated $10 

billion modernisation of its 

refinery by the end of the 

year, the company’s top official 

has said. 

Talking to GDN on the sidelines 

of Meos 2013, Bapco 

chairman and acting chief 

executive Adel Al Moayyed 

said the master plan and 

MANAMA: Economic growth in the GCC 

is likely to slow down this year owing to 

a slightly more pronounced cut in oil production 

than previously expected. 

Still high oil production and prices will 

underpin further robust non-oil growth, 

according to a report by Fitch Ratings. 

“Oil market trends remain supportive for 

the region, though less so than in 2012,” 

the report said. 

As a result of tight fundamentals and 

generally improving sentiment about the 

global economy Fitch has raised its Brent 

oil price forecast to $105 per barrel for 

2013. 

However, Saudi Arabia has sharply cut 

back oil production so far this year and 

MANAMA: Warnings that oil industry 

safety standards are being jeopardised 

by a shortage of experienced 

staff are supported by a report published 

yesterday. 

As many as 32 per cent of respondents 

to the latest joint report from 

OilCareers.com, the international jobs 

board for the oil and gas industry, and 

partner Air Energi, a global provider 

of manpower solutions to the energy 

sector, highlighted the on-going 

skills shortage as the biggest threat 

other feasibility studies were 

currently under review. 

The planned expansion 

of the refinery’s capacity to 

more than 450,000 barrels 

a day from 260,000 barrels, 

is likely to be completed by 

2018, it was reported earlier. 

Mr Al Moayyed said last 

year saw the company display 

a strong performance 

with other regional producers at close to 

capacity the oil sector will be a drag on 

overall economic growth across GCC sovereigns 

in 2013. 

“Bumper oil revenue will allow GCC 

governments to impart further stimulus 

while strengthening their balance sheets. 

2013 budgets for Saudi Arabia and Oman 

are expansionary and buoyant spending 

will be bolstered by high levels of business 

and consumer confidence and healthy 

growth in bank lending. 

“Non-oil growth in the UAE is picking 

up, led by Dubai, where indicators of trade, 

tourism and logistics are close to record 

highs.” 

Fitch continues to forecast fiscal and 

to the sector. 

The lack of skilled trainers was 

identified as a major training issue by 

more than 20pc. 

The Global Oil & Gas Workforce 

Survey: Expectations for hires and 

pay rates in the oil and gas industry 

(H1) 2013 highlights that ensuring the 

right personnel are on the ground in 

the right place will present a continuing 

challenge for the worldwide oil 

and gas industry. 

The survey sought information and 

with demand of its products 

continuing to be buoyant. 

“The current year is 

expected to be better,” he 

said. 

The focus of the company 

while moving ahead would be 

increasing profitability and 

reducing costs, which it would 

do by developing processes, 

technologies, business models 

and human skills required 

to meet future energy needs 

effectively and efficiently. 

Responding to a question 

on the appointment of the 

new chief executive of the 

company, Mr Al Moayyed, 

who is the acting chief executive 

officer, said he expected 

a decision to be taken 

shortly. 

n Visitors at the exhibition 

Production cut ‘may hit gcc’ 

current account surpluses for all GCC sovereigns 

except Bahrain, which will allow a 

further improvement in sovereign balance 

sheets and external positions. 

Inflation is set to remain under control, 

according to Fitch as emerging domestically-driven 

price pressures are likely to be 

balanced by a subdued global inflationary 

environment. 

In Fitch’s view, the region’s long-standing 

exchange rate pegs to the US dollar 

will remain in place over the medium term. 

Although interest rates, which shadow 

those in the US, appear misaligned with the 

region’s requirements, confidence in the 

authorities’ commitment to the pegs means 

they are unlikely to come under pressure. 

skills shortage ‘biggest challenge for industry’ 

opinions from more than 170,000 oil 

and gas professionals worldwide. 

The Middle East is one of seven 

major oil and gas producing regions 

represented in the survey with 

respondents being drawn from more 

than 50 countries. More than 15,500 

were either direct recruiters or senior 

decision-makers. 

On the whole hiring rates have 

increased by 45pc across the Middle 

East, with offshore and refining 

projects expected to pick up as well 

n Shaikh Ali receives a memento from an Omani delegate 

as Shaikh Ahmed looks on 

n GPIC president Abdulrahman Jawahery presents a 

memento to Shaikh Ali 

n Shaikh Ali receives a memento from Qatar Petroleum 

representatives 

as multiple downstream projects seen 

come online during the year. 

With an increase in activity however, 

comes a common problem, a 

need for senior expertise. 

“It should be noted that without 

the right personnel in place to 

train the next generation the skills 

shortage is likely to continue and to 

become a bigger problem, “ 

OilCareers.com managing director 

Mark Guest said. 

“This issue is most noticeable in 

areas such as the Middle East where 

investment continues, accelerating 

the need for skilled personnel with 

site construction workers and seniorlevel 

engineers being the most in 

demand.” 

Mr Guest said the industry as 

a whole needed to concentrate on 

developing the workforce in order 

to ensure knowledge was passed on 

and the required experience was in 

place to manage the world’s oil and 

gas reserves.


n Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Dr Essam Fakhro yesterday received Malaysian My Events International 

representatives, who invited him to attend the Middle East Entrepreneurship Summit in Abu Dhabi next month. 


n Dr Mirza with Mr Zatari during the meeting 

Kingdom 

is set to 

join WEC 

MANAMA: Bahrain is to become 

the 93rd full member of the World 

Energy Council (WEC), a senior 

government minister has said. 

Minister of State for Electricity 

and Water Affairs Dr Abdulhussain 

Mirza said the WEC had proposed 

to Bahrain it should join one of 

the world’s most influential bodies 

dealing with energy during the 

WEC meeting in New Delhi, India 

last month. 

“We had meetings with senior 

WEC officials including secretary 

general Christoph Frei and vicepresident 

in charge of Gulf states 

and the Middle East Taha Zatari, 

among others, who expressed a 

keen desire for Bahrain to join up,” 

Dr Mirza said. 

“The proposal had been submitted 

to the Cabinet for approval 

which has now given the goahead,” 

he told the GDN. 

“After Bahrain formally joins 

up, several high-profile events 

related to the energy field will 

come to the country and will enable 

professionals in Bahrain to learn 

from experience of international 

experts.” 

He said in the future, Bahrain 

could also host the regional headquarters 

of the WEC. 

“Bahrain is known all over the 

world for the rapid strides it has 

made in the field of energy and this 

new step will further cement that 

perception.” 

Dr Mirza said WEC is an impartial 

network of leaders and prac- 

MANAMA: The InterContinental Regency 

Bahrain has appointed Justin Wermers as its new 

food and beverage manager. 

Mr Wermers has an extensive background 

in the hotel industry spanning more than 13 

years. He graduated from the Stenden University 

for Hospitality Management in Leeuwarden, 

the Netherlands, and started his career at the 

InterContinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco, 

participating in a management development programme. 

He has since held various management positions 

mostly within the InterContinental Group 

chain in Aruba, Holland, Oman, the UK, Abu 

Dhabi and Qatar. 

titioners promoting an affordable, 

stable and environmentally sensitive 

energy system for the greatest 

benefit of all. 

Formed in 1923, WEC is the 

UN-accredited global energy body, 

representing the entire energy 

spectrum, with more than 3,000 

member organisations located in 

over 90 countries and drawn from 

governments, private and state corporations, 

academia, NGOs and 

energy-related stakeholders. 

“The WEC informs global, 

regional and national energy 

strategies by hosting high-level 

events, publishing authoritative 

studies, and working through its 

extensive member network to 

facilitate the world’s energy policy 

dialogue.” 

During the meeting, Dr 

Mirza also met several ministers 

involved in the energy sector 

and renewable energies and heads 

of major companies interested in 

the development of the electricity 

sector, including funding and 

interested industrial and sector 

regulation. 

“We discussed the possibility 

and opportunities for co-operation 

with companies interested in the 

development of modern systems 

for renewable energies,” he said. 

Dr Mirza spoke about the challenges 

faced by the electricity sector 

in Bahrain and the government 

efforts to cope with the development 

of the electricity and water 

networks. 

New role for Wermers 

n Mr Wermers


Alba expansion projects 

showcased at US expos 

MANAMA: Alba’s participation 

in two of North America’s 

leading trade fairs for the metals 

industry highlighted the 

company’s commitment to 

raise its profile globally. 

A high-level team from Alba 

led by the chief operations 

officer Isa Al Ansari attended 

the two conferences that took 

place in San Antonio, Texas. 

The first conference was 

the 12th Annual Petcoke 

Conference that was organised 

under the theme “Stepping out 

of the Shadows”. 

At the Minerals, Metals & 

Materials Society (TMS) 2013 

annual meeting and exhibition 

that was held from March 3 

to 7, “Production Growth and 

Future Challenges in Alba” 

was the title of a paper presentation 

by Mr Al Ansari, senior 

manager for process control 

and development Avinash 

C Mittal and manager of 

Reduction Lines 1 to 3 Abdulla 

Habib. 

n Alba’s technical and commercial team attending the 12th Annual Petcoke Conference 

The paper highlighted some 

of the milestone expansion 

projects in Alba’s 40-year 

history, discussed production 

growth and capacity increase, 

focused on some of the major 

modifications and performance 

enhancement initiatives taken 

at the plant, and lastly, looked 

at some of the challenges fac- 

Microsoft displays 

new product range 

MANAMA: Microsoft 

brought the next generation of 

cloud and productivity technology 

products and services 

to Bahrain yesterday as part 

of its annual Open Door at the 

Gulf Hotel. 

Windows 8, Office 2013 

and Windows Server 2012 are 

highlights from the technology 

portfolio that participants 

experienced during the event. 

Microsoft Open Door was 

the second one-day event 

that brings together speakers 

from Microsoft and partners 

to provide the IT professional 

and business community with 

insights into the latest technology 

innovations. 

Open Door Bahrain is one 

of five Microsoft experiential 

technology showcases taking 

place in the Gulf region in 2013. 

Regional sponsors for 

Gulf Open Door are Nokia 

and HP. Additional partners 

include Exceed IT Services 

and Training, Lenovo and 

Toshiba. 

“Microsoft Open Door 

presents a unique opportunity 

for IT professionals and enthusiasts 

in Bahrain to experi- 

n Delegates at the event 

ence tomorrow’s technologies 

today,” said Microsoft regional 

manager for Bahrain Oman 

Tareq Hijazi. 

“As a company, we place 

innovation at the heart of 

everything we do and our 

belief that technology enables 

change goes hand-in-hand 

with Bahrain’s vision of a 

competitive and diversified 

economy. We are confident 

that innovation and technology 

will contribute to the future 

development of the kingdom. 

“We are committed, through 

working with our partners, 

ing the company in the immediate 

future. 

“Alba is poised for further 

growth and measures have 

already been put into place 

to providing IT professionals 

and businesses in Bahrain the 

latest technology to enhance 

productivity, enable innovation 

and reduce security risks,” Mr 

Hijazi said. 

“We are pleased to partner 

with Microsoft in hosting 

the Open Door event and our 

participation comes as part of 


to exponentially increase its 

capacity and set the company 

on the road towards increased 

profitability,” said Mr Al 

Ansari. 

“The paper presentation provided 

an insight into Alba’s 

experiences in meeting this 

goal and also highlighted the 

challenges the company will 

face in the future. 

“Participation in such international 

events provides Alba 

with the opportunity to share 

and learn from others and also 

contribute to the knowledge 

curve.” 

Each year the TMS 

Conference brings together 

materials and engineering professionals 

from more than 100 

countries to network, presents 

research papers, shares industrial 

applications and introduce 

innovation. 

The 12th Annual Petcoke 

Conference was organised by 

Jacobs Consultancy’s Carbon 

Group. 

n At the event are, from left, Microsoft Gulf developer 

platform and technologies director Michael Mansour, Mr 

Hijazi and Microsoft Gulf office division business leader 

Ihsan Anabtawi 

Bahrain government’s commitment 

to the kingdom’s 

development in ICT sector,” 

said Central Informatics 

Organisation president Dr 

Mohammed Al Amer. 

“We have long enjoyed 

a productive relationship 

with Microsoft and we are 

pleased to deepen our collaboration 

through various 

initiatives to bring the latest 

technologies closer to the 

business and IT sectors in 

Bahrain.” 

During the event, Microsoft 

provided access to next-generation 

IT solutions and discussed 

ways and means to 

help businesses improve their 

productivity and return on 

investment using technology. 

A special focus was also 

given to cloud computing, 

with Microsoft showcasing 

its latest innovations 

and the cloud capabilities 

that Microsoft Office 365, 

Windows Server 2012 and 

Windows 8 bring to businesses 

and consumers. 

Sukuk market 

set for strong 

performance 

MANAMA: There is little to hinder 

another strong performance by 

the sukuk market in the next few 

years, Standard & Poor’s said in 

a report published yesterday. 

“Global issuance expanded 

for the fourth year in a row 

last year, growing 64 per cent to 

about $138 billion, and we expect 

another strong few years,” said 

Standard & Poor’s credit analyst 

Paul-Henri Pruvost. 

“Despite increased growth, 

the market for sukuk is still a 

small segment of the global fixedincome 

world. Sukuk comply with 

Sharia law, meaning they do not 

technically pay interest but rather 

they are structured to provide 

sukuk holders a profit margin. 

“While still considered an 

alternative investment, we believe 

sukuk market has the potential to 

grow and join the mainstream. 

“Largely dominating issuance 

are sovereign and sovereignrelated 

issuers from Malaysia, 

and, to a lesser extent, from the 

countries of the GCC.” 

Mr Pruvost said funding needs 

and large infrastructure investments 

in Malaysia and the GCC, 

combined with better global investor 

sentiment, are behind today’s 

momentum in the sukuk market. 

“For that reason, we believe 

GCC issuers are likely to come 

to market with bigger issues that 

are more commensurate with the 

potential suggested by their asset 

size,” he said. 

“Yields in the region have been 

declining. We believe a number of 

banks will come to market, needing 

to refinance their existing 

debt and seeking larger amounts 

to match the credit needs of their 

corporate clients, especially in 

project finance.” 

Premiums top 

$42 billion in 

Mena region 

MANAMA: The Middle East and 

North African (Mena) insurance 

market was worth more 

than $42 billion in annual premiums 

in 2011, up from $26bn 

in 2007, according to a survey 

by the Qatar Financial Centre 

Authority (QFCA). 

The non-life markets, which 

accounted for $35bn in 2011, 

grew at an average annual 

growth rate of 7.5 per cent, while 

the life markets, accounting for 

$6.6bn expanded by 10.1pc per 

annum, adjusted for inflation. 

Insurance markets in the 

Mena region continue to mirror 

the macroeconomic dynamics of 

the region as well as the market’s 

low insurance penetration. 

However, this gap is narrowing 

as Mena insurance markets 

have outpaced GDP growth 

recently. 

“The Mena region exhibits 

above average GDP growth, 

even faster insurance premium 

growth, a young and rising 

population, low levels of insurance 

penetration and, in most 

countries, a rather limited natural 

catastrophe exposure,” said 

QFCA chief executive Shashhank 

Srivastava. 

“The MENA Insurance 

Barometer is our fourth regular 

survey of the insurance and reinsurance 

markets, first covering 

the Gulf countries and now the 

wider Mena region,” said QFCA 

director of strategic development 

Akshay Randeva.


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COUNTRY SELL CASH SELL DRAFT 

AUSTRALIA (Dollar) 0.3933 0.3903 

BANGLADESH (Taka) 0.00504 0.00479 

CANADA (Dollar) 0.3745 0.3705 

CHINA (Yuan) 0.061100 0.0611 

DENMARK 0.0688 - 

EGYPT (Pound) 0.0568 0.0565 

EUROPEAN UNION (Euro) 0.4975 0.4950 

HONG KONG (Dollar) 0.04984 0.04944 

INDIA (Rupee) 0.00701 0.00706 

INDONESIA (Rupiah) 0.00004015 0.00003963 

IRAN (Tuman) 0.00021967 - 

IRAQ (Dinar) 0.000319 - 

JAPAN (Yen) 0.004080 0.004010 

JORDAN (Dinar) 0.5353 0.5350 

KOREA (Won) 0.0003934 

KUWAIT (Dinar) 1.3310 1.331 

MALAYSIA (Ringgit) 0.124200 0.1240 

NEW ZEALAND (Dollar) 0.3143 0.3133 

NORWAY (Krone) 0.0679 - 

N.Yemen - - 

NEPAL (Rupee) 0.00457 0.00438 

OMAN (Riyal) 0.98000 0.98300 

PAKISTAN (Rupee) 0.00384 0.00387 

PHILIPPINES (Peso) 0.00960 0.00929 

QATAR (Riyal) 0.10379 0.10374 

SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal) 0.10062 0.10065 

SINGAPORE 0.3055 0.3045 

SOUTH AFRICA (Rand) 0.04340 0.04330 

SRI LANKA (Rupee) 0.00336 0.00296 

SWEDEN (Krona) 0.0619 - 

SWITZERLAND (Franc) 0.4049 0.4019 

SYRIA (Pound) 0.004360 

TAIWAN (Dollar) 0.013200 - 

THAILAND (Baht) 0.012860 0.012850 

TURKEY (Lira) 0.2158 - 

UK (Sterling) 0.5705 0.5680 

UAE (Dirham) 0.102800 0.102800 

USA (Dollar) 0.37800 0.37800 

For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain 

Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888. 

GOLD 

Oil 

Currency March 11 Previous 

Euro $1.3017 $1.2961 

Yen 96.30 95.67 

Swiss francs 0.9491 0.9545 

Canadian dollars 1.0264 1.0284 

Pound 1.4903 1.4936 

BFX Futures 

BFX Market Statistics Report at 15:30 Hours Bahrain Time on 11 March 2013 

BFX Product Near Month Price Unit Open Last Vol. (in lots) Value (in mn) % Change 

Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-troy oz. 1,579.30 1,578.20 666 33.65 0.10% 

INR-USD Futures Mar 2013 INR-USD 183.09 183.24 1,377 25.24 0.03% 

MCX Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-10 grms 538.05 537.75 140 7.53 0.07% 

MCX Silver Futures May 2013 USD-1 kg 998.70 995.40 23 0.69 -0.47% 

Silver Futures May 2013 USD-troy oz. 28.990 28.800 23 0.66 -0.67% 

USD-INR Mini Index F. Mar 2013 USD-INR 54.6175 54.5725 23,318 127.19 -0.03% 

BFX Market Statistics Report for 08 March 2013 

BFX Product Near Month Price Unit Open Last Settl. Vol. (in lots) Value (in mn) % Change 

Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-troy oz. 1,576.10 1576.60 272 13.70 -0.01% 

INR-USD Futures Mar 2013 INR-USD 182.57 183.19 4,554 83.43 0.23% 

MCX Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-10 grms 537.30 537.40 279 14.98 -0.12% 

MCX Silver Futures May 2013 USD-1 kg 993.90 1000.10 105 3.13 0.69% 

Silver Futures May 2013 USD-troy oz. 28.830 28.995 60 1.74 0.76% 

USD-INR Index F. Mar 2013 USD-INR 54.6050 54.5900 3 0.16 -0.24% 

USD-INR Mini Index F. Mar 2013 USD-INR 54.7300 54.5900 55,721 304.26 -0.24% 

Gold bars Selling 

Rates are in Bahrain Dinars 

8gm coin 22k 148.000 

8gm coin 21k 142.000 

1gm (24 carat) 22.500 

2.5gm 52.000 

5gm 101.000 

10gm 197.750 

20gm 391.500 

50gm 971.500 

100gm 1,935.500 

1 ounce 606.000 

1 tola 230.000 

5 tola 1,130.000 

10 tola 2,243.500 

1kg 19,152.500 

1kg silver 367.500 

1/2kg silver 186.000 

• Courtesy Bahrain Express 

Exchange Tel: 17-275-275 

Metal Prices 

LONDON MARKETS 

Gold (per ounce) $1,579.00 

Silver (per ounce) $28.90 

Palladium $774.00 

Platinum 

(Three-month delivery) 

$1,594.00 

Aluminium ($ per tonne) 1,950.00 

Copper ($ per tonne) 7,741.00 

Lead (per tonne) $ 2,204.00 

Nickel (per tonne) $ 16,837.00 

Tin (per tonne) $ 23,675.00 

Zinc (per tonne) 

BOMBAY 

$ 1,959.00 

Gold 24K (per gram) Rs2,759.75 

Gold (10g) 26,973.90 

Silver (1kg) 55,260.00 

Oil delivery prices (in dollars per barrel) 

March 11 

(close) 

IPE Brent $110.22 

Nymex crude $92.06 

Bahrain Bourse 

PRICES at the close of trading yesterday: 

BAHRAIN ALL SHARE INDEX................ 1,107.84.........................-0.59 

Company ..........................................Share Prices..........Change + or - 

BANKS SECTOR 

Ahli United Bank.......................................... $0.640................................. 

Al Salam Bank (Salam).................................. 0.080................................. 

Bahrain Islamic Bank..................................... 0.075...................... +0.005 

BBK ............................................................... 0.418................................. 

Ithmaar Bank............................................... $0.235...................... +0.005 

Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) ............... 0.037................................. 

National Bank of Bahrain .............................. 0.564................................. 

The Bahraini Saudi Bank....................................... - 

Bank Muscat ................................................. 0.824 

BANKS INVEST SECTOR 

Al Baraka Banking Group BSC ................... $0.710...................... +0.010 

Arab Banking Corporation ............................ 0.350................................. 

Bahrain Commercial Facilities Co................. 0.600................................. 

Bahrain Middle East Bank............................. 0.056................................. 

Gulf Finance House..................................... $0.135....................... -0.005 

Gulf Monetary Group..................................... 0.035................................. 

Inovest BSC ................................................ $0.300................................. 

Investcorp Bank ...................................... $669.000................................. 

TAIB Bank.................................................... $2.730................................. 

United Gulf Bank........................................... 0.210................................. 

United Gulf Investment Corp ........................ 0.105................................. 

INVESTMENT SECTOR 

AUB Preference A ....................................... $0.410................................. 

Esterad Investment Company....................... 0.188................................. 

Global Investment House.............................. 0.150................................. 

International Investment Group..................... 0.301................................. 

United Finance Company SAOG .................. $0.37................................. 

Sensex snaps winning run 

MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex 

and the Nifty snapped a foursession 

gaining streak yesterday 

as technology stocks fell 

on profit-booking, while carmakers 

dropped after an 

industry body said car sales in 

India posted their biggest 

monthly slump in more than 

12 years. 

Stocks sensitive to interest 

rates also fell after Reserve 

Bank of India Governor 

Duvvuri Subbarao on Friday 

rejected high inflation as the 

“new normal, sparking concerns 

the central bank would 

be more hawkish on interest 

rates. 

Shares were also hurt after a 

global risk rally that had 

sparked gains last week 

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Almoayed Wilhelmsen 

Imports 

Positive Star WWL/NMT due from Europe, US, Far East tomorrow 

APL Poland OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 15 

Maersk Wellington OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 17 

APL Poland OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 19 


APL New Jersey OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, Far East, Gulf March 27 

Grand Hero NMT due from Europe March 28 


APL New Jersey OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 31 

Exports 

Sima Pride OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Mar 15 

Jolly OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf Mar 22 

Al Sharif Group 

UASC Khorfakkan Hanjin due from Europe March 14 

Palena Hanjin due from Far East March 14 

Asir Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean March 14 

Hanjin Belawan Hanjin due from Inter Gulf March 14 

Jasper Arrow K-Line due from Japan/Far East March 21 

Al Farahidi Hanjin due from Europe March 21 

Hanjin Budapest Hanjin due from Far East March 21 

Al Mutanabbi Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean March 21 

Hanjin Belewan Hanjin due from Inter Gulf March 21 

TS Jakarta TS Line due from Far East March 27 

Fowairet Hanjin due from Europe March 28 

Dilmun Shipping Agency 

Grand Hero Eukor due from Europe March 15 

Al Farahidi CSCL due from Far East March 17 

Six Eagle Hyundai Glovis due from Far East March 17 

Fowairet CSCL due from Far East March 24 

Princes Hyundai Glovis due from Far East March 24 

STX Dove Hyundai Glovis due from Far East March 26 

TS Jakarta Emirates due from Far East March 27 

UASC Ramadi CSCL due from Far East March 31 

essential guide to local and world markets 

stalled, as weak economic 

data from China and worries 

about Italy took the shine off 

strong US jobs numbers last 

week. 

Investors are gearing up for 

January industrial 

output data due 

today and February 

wholesale price 

inflation on 

Thursday, which 

will help set expectations 

ahead of the 

RBI policy review 

on March 19. 

“IIP and WPI are important 

data points ahead of the RBI 

meet. After a strong rally last 

week the market is trying to 

search for direction, and will 

remain in this range,” said 

BOMBAY 

STOCKS 

Total number of shares traded............ 3,765,674 

Total value of shares trades .............. BD502,699 

SERVICES SECTOR 

Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Co ........ 2.000......................... 

Bahrain Car Park Company .................................. 0.150......................... 

Bahrain Cinema Company .................................... 1.100......................... 

Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex ........................ 0.800............... -0.070 

Bahrain Maritime and Mercantile Intl .................... 0.645......................... 

Bahrain Telecommunications Company................ 0.380......................... 

General Trading and Food Processing Co............ 0.230......................... 

Nass Corporation BSC.......................................... 0.162......................... 

Seef Properties BSC ............................................. 0.136......................... 

Sudan Telecommunications Company ................. $1.75 

INSURANCE SECTOR 

Al Ahlia Insurance Company................................. 0.300......................... 

Arab Insurance Group (ARIG).............................. $0.360......................... 

Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company..................... 0.590......................... 

Bahrain National Holding ...................................... 0.356......................... 

Takaful International Company.............................. 0.290 

HOTEL SECTOR 

Bahrain Family Leisure Company ......................... 0.105......................... 

Bahrain Tourism Company.................................... 0.316......................... 

Banader................................................................. 0.059......................... 

Gulf Hotels Group ................................................. 0.660......................... 

National Hotels Company ..................................... 0.410......................... 

INDUSTRIES SECTOR 

Bahrain Flour Mills Company................................ 0.340......................... 

Delmon Poultry Company ..................................... 0.260......................... 

IPO 

Aluminum Bahrain BSC......................................... 0.420......................... 

CLOSED COMPANY SECTOR 

Securities & Investment Co (Sico)......................... 0.310 

United Paper Industries BSC (UPI) ....................... 0.420......................... 

SMC Investments and 

Advisors Limited research 

head Jagannadham 

Thunuguntla. 

The Sensex fell 0.19 per 

cent, or 37.02 points, to end at 

19,646.21, after hitting 

its highest close 

since February 2 on 

Friday and gaining 

4.26pc over the previous 

four sessions. 

The Nifty fell 

0.06pc, or 3.35 points, 

to end at 5,942.35. 

Software services exporters 

fell on profit-booking after 

gaining last week on rupee 

depreciation and improving 

US economic outlook. 

Tata Consultancy Services 

fell 1.1pc after gaining 5.4pc 

last week, while Infosys fell 

0.8pc after rising 1.94pc. 

Carmakers fell after an 

industry body said yesterday 

that car sales in India slumped 

25.7pc in February, the biggest 

fall in more than 12 years 

and the fourth consecutive 

monthly slide. 

Tata Motors fell 0.7pc, 

while Maruti Suzuki India 

ended 0.8pc lower. 

Subbarao’s comments on 

Friday hit rate-sensitive 

stocks, coming after some 

economists had argued that 

the RBI should adjust its policies 

towards an acceptance of 

persistently higher inflation. 

ICICI Bank fell 0.7pc, 

while HDFC Bank ended 

0.3pc lower. 

However, among stocks that 

gained, shares in Ranbaxy 

Laboratories rose 1.1pc after 

Nomura upgraded the stock to 

“buy” from “neutral” and 

raised its target price to 475 

rupees from 415 rupees. 

Berger Paints India rose 

2.2pc after it said in a statement 

that it would buy architectural 

operations of Sherwin 

Williams Paints India for an 

undisclosed sum. 

Gulf Agency Company 

Buxclife CSAV/NOR due from Europe March 16 

Hanjin Budapest CSAV/NOR due from Far East March 17 

NYK Apollo NYK due from Far East March 19 

Pucon CSAV/NOR due from Europe March 24 

Hanjin Tianjin CSAV/NOR due from Far East March 24 

Hanjin Port Kelang NYK due from Far East March 26 

International Agencies Co 

CMA CGM C Colomb ANL due from Europe today 

CMA CGM Effingham ANL due from Europe today 

ITAL Laguna EMC due from Far East March 15 

CMA CGM Laperouse ANL due from Europe March 19 

Maersk Emden ANL due from Europe March 19 

ITAL Lunare EMC due from Far East March 22 

Maersk, Kanoo 

Maersk Wellington Maersk due from Jebel Ali March 17 

Maersk Wellington Maersk due from Jebel Ali March 24 

National Shipping 

MSC Camille MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 18 

MSC Deila MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 18 

CMA CGM Laperouse MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 18 

HLL Baltic MSC due from Far East March 18 

Saragasso Sea MSC due from Far East March 18 

AS Poseidon MSC due from Inter Gulf March 18 

Ever Uranus Cosco due from Far East March 20 

Cosco Thailand Cosco due from Far East March 20 

Basht HDSL due from Far East March 20 

MSC Livorno MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 25 

MSC Auroro MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 25 

CMA CGM Megellan MSC due from Europe, Mediterranean March 25 

HS Mozart MSC due from Far East March 25 

MSC Clementina MSC due from Far East March 25 

Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo 

Alliance Norfolk Hoegh, US due from Abu Dhabi March 14 

Hoegh Kobe Hoegh, Europe due from Doha March 15

essential guide to local and world markets 

European shares end mixed 

LONDON: Banking stocks held European shares 

below 4-1/2 years highs yesterday as investors fretted 

about Italy’s public finances, even though a late 

recovery showed underlying appetite for equities. 

The STOXX euro zone banking index shed 0.8 per 

cent as Friday’s downgrade of Italy’s sovereign debt triggered a 

sell-off in shares in the country’s banks, which own much of 

Rome’s public debt. 

Milan-listed Mediobanca, BP Emilia and Banco Popolare led 

sector fallers, shedding between 3pc and 5pc, after 

Fitch warned that inconclusive elections last month 

threatened to delay efforts to revive the economy 

and control the country’s debt. 

London’s FTSE 100 index of leading companies gained 0.31 

per cent to 6,503.63 points while Frankfurt’s DAX 30 fell by a 

slight 0.03pc to 7,984.29 points and the CAC 40 edged down by 

0.10pc to 3,836.27 points in Paris. 

In Madrid the Ibex 35 was off by 0.85pc and Milan’s FTSE Mib 

gave up 0.69pc. 

“Chinese inflation data contributes to the risk-off environment, 

at its 10-month high it sparkles concerns of an upcoming tightening 

that could put a break on Chinese growth, impacting demand 

from the world’s second largest economy,” Gekko Global Markets 

trader Anita Paluch said. 

BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange of 

Thailand main index added 0.68pc, 

or 10.73 points, to 1,577.65. 

FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed 

down 2.18 points, or 0.03pc to 

7,984.29. 

HONG KONG: Shares surrendered 

midday gains to close flat, 

weighed down by a lacklustre 

mainland market after patchy economic 

data over the weekend 

spawned doubts about the earnings 

outlook for Chinese firms. The 

Hang Seng Index ended flat 1.13 

points to 23,090.82. 

JAKARTA: Indonesian main 

Composite Index (JCI) ended down 

20.18 points, or 0.41pc, at 4,854.31. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian shares 

gained 4.0 points, or 0.24pc, to 

close at 1,657.96. 

LONDON: The FTSE 100 rose to 

five-year highs, with a rally on Wall 

Street eclipsing concerns about 

political uncertainty in the euro 

zone and helping the FTSE 100 

close above the key 6,500 

points mark. The UK blue chip 

index closed up 20.05 points or 

0.3pc at 6,503.63, extending 

gains after the US. 

MANILA: The main Philippine 

Stock Exchange Index slipped 

0.29pc, or 19.82 points, to 

6,813.95. 

MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex 

and the Nifty snapped a foursession 

gaining streak as 

technology stocks fell on 

profit-booking, while automakers 

dropped after an 

industry body said car sales 

in India posted their biggest 

monthly slump in more than 

12 years. The Sensex fell 


end at 19,646.21. The Nifty 

fell 0.06pc, or 3.35 points, to 

end at 5,942.35. 

PARIS: The CAC 40 closed down 

3.88 points, or 0.10pc to 3,836.27. 

SEOUL: The Korea Composite 

Stock Price Index (KOSPI) eased 

AFLAC 51.050 Up .910 

ASA Gold 18.820 Down .050 

AT&T Inc 36.600 Down .080 

AbtLab s 34.930 Up .250 

Accenture 78.300 Down .050 

Aegon 6.240 Down .020 

Aetna 49.900 Down .620 

AlcatelLuc 1.460 Down .020 

Alcoa 8.670 Up .060 

Allergan 110.490 Up 1.040 

Altria 34.260 Up .260 

AEP 47.380 Down .110 

AmExp 65.500 Up .800 

Anadarko 83.580 Up .580 

Apache 75.510 Down .140 

ArchDan 32.460 Down .080 

AstraZen 45.540 Down .110 

AveryD 42.630 Up .470 

Avon 20.190 Up .430 

BakrHu 45.840 Down .240 

BkofAm 12.150 Up .080 

Barclay 18.780 Down .270 

BarnesNob 16.760 Up .070 

Baxter 69.970 Up .080 

Beam Inc 61.460 Up .950 

BestBuy 20.080 Down .090 

Blackstone 19.990 Up .360 

Boeing 82.940 Up 1.710 

BrMySq 37.520 Up .120 

Brunswick 35.400 Down .030 

CSX 23.340 Up .350 

CampSp 41.500 Up .120 

Canon 37.020 Up 1.290 

Carnival 35.640 Down .030 

Caterpillar 91.180 Up .670 

Celestic g 8.450 Up .040 

ChesEng 21.460 Up .130 

Chevron 118.730 Up .160 

Chiquita 6.750 Up .010 

Cigna 60.570 Up .910 

Citigroup 47.600 Up .920 

Coach 49.500 Up .570 

CocaCola s 39.310 Up .090 

ColgPal 115.640 Down .100 

ConocPhil s 58.440 Up .050 

ConEd 59.050 Up .100 

Corning 12.630 Down .080 

CredSuiss 27.490 Up .060 

CurtisWrt 34.400 Down .200 

Deere 91.440 Up .560 

DeutschBk 44.630 Down .510 

DevonE 55.960 Down .280 

Diebold 28.990 Up .260 

Disney 57.660 Up .270 

DowChm 32.990 Up .220 

DuPont 49.330 Up .180 

Eaton 63.390 Up .040 

Entergy 63.520 Up .090 

Exelon 32.410 Up .280 

ExxonMbl 89.160 Up .190 

FMC Cp s 61.390 Up .270 

FedExCp 107.410 Down .390 

FootLockr 32.490 Down .300 

FordM 13.340 Up .360 

FranceTel 10.430 Up .130 

GenDynam 69.160 Up .270 

GenElec 23.620 Down .150 

World Stocks 

LONDON FTSE - 100 

3i Group PLC 316.9 

Admiral Group PLCOrd 0.1P 1359 

Alliance Trust PLC ORD 2.5P 435.5 

Amec PLCOrd 50P 1058 

Amlin PLCOrd 28.125P 426.3 

AngloAmerican PLCOrd sh.54945 1861 

Antofagasta PLCOrd 5P 1095 

AssociatdBritFoodsPLC 5 15/22P 1871 

Astrazeneca PLC Ord USD 0.25 3039 

Autonomy Corp PLC ORD SHS 1/3P 2549 

Aviva PLCOrd 25P 322.2 

BAE Systems PLCOrd 2.5P 369.2 

Balfour Beatty PLCOrd 50P 277 

Barclays PLCOrd 25P 311.5 

BG Group PLCOrd 10P 1174 

BHP Billiton PLCOrd sh.50 2126 

BP PLCsh.25 452.55 

Brit Am Tobacco PLCOrd 25P 3628 

British Airways PLC ORD 25P 282.5 

British Land Co PLC ORD 25P 580.5 

BritSkyBroadcastngGrpPLCOrd50P 870 

BT Group PLCOrd 5P 270.5 

Bunzl PLCOrd 32 1/7P 1304 

Cable & WirelessWrldWide ORD5P 37.92 

AT A GLANCE 

Exchange Close Change 

Bangkok 1,577.65 +10.73 

Bombay 19,646.21 -37.02 

Frankfurt 7,984.29 -2.18 

Hong Kong 23,090.82 -1.13 

Jakarta 4,854.31 -20.18 

Kuala Lumpur 1,657.96 +4.0 

London 6,503.63 +20.05 

Manila 6,813.95 -19.82 

Paris 3,836.27 -3.88 

Seoul 2,003.35 -2.66 

Shanghai 2,310.59 -8.02 

Singapore 3,292.97 +3.44 

Sydney 5,146.9 -23.5 

Taipei 8,038.72 +23.58 

Tokyo 12,349.05 +65.43 

Wellington 4,366.58 +12.55 

0.13pc, losing 2.66 points to close 

at 2,003.35. 

SHANGHAI: The CSI300 index of 

the leading Shanghai and Shenzhen 

POPULAR WALL STREET CLOSING PRICES 

GenMills 45.700 Down .630 

GlaxoSKln 44.650 Up .070 

Hallibrtn 42.000 Down .080 

HarleyD 54.770 Down .050 

HartfdFn 25.620 Up .170 

Heinz 72.510 Down .010 

Hershey 84.220 Down .100 

Hess 69.890 Up .420 

HewlettP 21.030 Up .160 

HomeDp 71.320 Down .050 

Honda 39.150 Up .450 

HonwllIntl 73.860 Up .160 

ING 8.440 Down .020 

ITT Corp 27.760 Up .010 

ITW 62.490 Up .050 

IBM 210.080 Down .300 

IntFlav 75.110 Up 1.120 

IntPap 47.000 Up .220 

JPMorgCh 50.480 Up .280 

JohnJn 78.440 Up .250 

Kellogg 61.630 Up .110 

KimbClk 93.880 Down .310 

KoreaFd 40.450 Down .360 

Kroger 30.950 Down .220 

LVSands 52.850 Up .510 

LennarA 41.810 Up .090 

Lexmark 23.670 Up .010 

LillyEli 55.070 Down .090 

LockhdM 90.540 Up .550 

Luxottica 48.850 Up .550 

MGM Rsts 12.450 Up .080 

Macys 41.710 Up .040 

MarathnO 33.720 Up .210 

Investors were fretting Italy’s borrowing cost may rise further 

and banks may eventually have to pay higher charges for using 

Italian sovereign debt as collateral to obtain loans from the 

European Central Bank. 

“Everyone I talk to wants to steer clear of Italy until there is 

clarity on the political situation,” said one senior pan-European 

trader in Milan, adding a recently introduced financial transaction 

tax on Italian stocks further dented the country’s appeal. 

“Banks are hit first but I think that, slowly but surely, everything 

will come off.” 

Banks weighed on the pan-European 

FTSEurofirst 300 index, which fell 0.1pc to 

1,194.64 points, further slipping from a high of 

1,197.73 hit on Friday and previously not seen since 2008. 

Charts on the euro zone Euro STOXX 50, which closed 0.4pc 

lower at 2,718.71 points, also showed the trend remained up, even 

though a pause is possible after the index posted its biggest 

weekly gain since November on Friday. 

Irish drugmaker Elan topped the FTSEurofirst 300, rising 4.2pc 

after it announced the pricing of a $1 billion share buyback. 

It was closely followed by Italian car maker Fiat, which extended 

Friday’s gain with a fresh 3.3pc jump as investors continued to 

close short positions on the stock after the firm signed a labour 

contract with trade unions. 

Cadbury PLC 863 

Cairn Energy PLC Ord 231/169P 292.1 

Capita PLC Ord 2.066666P 891 

Carnival PLCOrd .66 2502 

Centrica PLC Ord 6 14/81P 352.2 

Cobham PLC Ord 2.5P 238.8 

Compass Group PLC Ord 10P 837 

Diageo PLC ORD 28 101/108P 1998.5 

Drax Group PLC ORD 11 16/29P 619 

Eurasian Natural Resources 346 

Experian PLCOrd sh.10 1163 

FirstGroup PLC 197 

Friends Prov Ord 5p 81.6 

G4S PLC ORD 25P 301.4 

Glaxosmithkline PLC ORD 25P 1492 

Hammerson PLC ORD 25P 518.5 

Home Retail Group PLC ORD 10P 129.6 

Hsbc HldgsPLC ORD sh.50 UK REG 734.7 

Icap PLC 330.2 

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 2363 

Inmarsat PLC 665 

InterconHtlGrpPLCORD14 194/329 1975 

International Power PLC 417.5 

Invensys PLC 364 

Johnson Matthey Ord 104 16/21p 2337 

Kazakhmys PLC ORD 20P 520.5 

Kingfisher PLC Ord 15 5/7P 292 

Land Securities Group PLC 832.5 

Legal & Gen Grp PLC Ord 2 1/2P 167.1 

Liberty International PLC 451.7 

Lloyds Bk Grp PLC Ord 10P 50 

London Stock Ex Grp PLC Ord 1392 

Man Grp PLC Ord USD0.03428571 97.25 

MarksAndSpencer Grp PLC Ord25P 362.4 

Morrison Suprmrkts PLC ORD 10P 268.5 

National Grid PLC Ord11 17/43P 737 

Next PLC Ord 10P 4159 

Old Mutual PLC Ord 11 3/7P 210 

Pearson PLC Ord 25P 1187 

A-share listings closed down 0.6pc 

at 2,592.4. The Shanghai Composite 

Index slipped 0.35pc, or 8.02 points, 

to end at 2,310.59. 

SINGAPORE: The Straits Times 

Index closed up 3.44 points, or 

0.10pc, to 3,292.97. 

SYDNEY: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 

added 0.46pc, or 23.5 points, to 

5,146.9 – its highest close since 

September 2008. 

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s TAIEX rose 0.29pc, 

or 23.58 points, to 8,038.72. 

MarIntA 40.240 Down .050 

MasterCrd 530.890 Up 1.660 

McDrmInt 10.840 Down .040 

McDnlds 98.890 Up .180 

McGrwH 48.590 Up 1.030 

Medtrnic 46.210 Up .610 

Merck 43.660 Up .690 

MetLife 39.610 Up .580 

Monsanto 104.220 Up .870 

Moodys 51.320 Up .370 

NL Inds 12.890 Up .060 

NewmtM 38.890 Up .070 

NokiaCp 3.620 Down .060 

NorflkSo 75.020 Up .250 

Novartis 68.990 Up .310 

OcciPet 82.880 Up .480 

OfficeMax 12.080 Down .010 

Olin 24.260 Up .270 

PG&E Cp 42.960 Up .180 

Panasonic 7.050 unch 

PeabdyE 21.600 Down .400 

Penney 15.050 Down .060 

PepsiCo 76.850 Down .350 

Petrobras 17.100 Down .090 

Pfizer 28.250 Up .060 

PhilipMor 91.210 Up .100 

PhilipsEl 29.600 Down .370 

ProctGam 77.350 Up .170 

QstDiag 56.250 Up .310 

RadioShk 3.480 Up .210 

Raytheon 55.980 Down .050 

Revlon 22.550 Up .240 

RockwlAut 90.060 Down .540 

Schlmbrg 77.780 Down .180 

Index 

6,503.63 

Pennon Group PLC Ord 40.7P 653 

Prudential PLC Ord 5P 1027 

Randgold Res LD Ord sh.05 5455 

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Reed Elsevier PLC 14 51/116P 734 

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RoyalDutchShell PLCAOrdEUR0.07 2218.5 

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RSA Insurance Grp PLC Ord27.5P 119 

SABMiller PLC Ord sh.10 3452 

Sage Group PLC Ord 1P 341.9 

Sainsbury(J) PLC Ord 28 4/7P 346.9 

Schroders PLC Non Vtg Shs 1 1700 

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Serco Group PLC Ord 2P 633 

Severn Trent PLC Ord 97 17/19P 1634 

Shire PLC Ord 5P 2036 

Smith & Nephew PLC Ord USD0.20 728.5 

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Thomas Cook Grp PLC OrdEUR0.10 83 

Thomson Reuters Ord 25p 1860 

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VedantaResourcesPLCORD USD0.10 1187 

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TOKYO: The Nikkei share average 

closed at a 4-1/2-year high as investors 

bought financials and exporters 

after the yen weakened on signs of 

recovery in the US economy, while 

hopes for monetary easing aided 

risk appetites. The Nikkei closed up 


12,349.05. The Topix surged 1.9pc 

to 1,039.98. 

WELLINGTON: The benchmark 

NZX 50 Index closed up 0.29pc, or 

12.55 points, at 4,366.58. 

Siemens 108.870 Up .870 

SonocoP 33.450 Up .180 

SonyCp 15.960 Up .370 

Sothebys 39.130 Down .200 

SouthnCo 45.310 Down .010 

Supvalu 4.150 Up .040 

Sysco 33.590 Up .320 

TalismE g 12.130 Up .050 

Target 67.340 Up .990 

Teradyn 16.900 Down .160 

Textron 30.700 Up .300 

3M Co 105.810 Up .100 

Tiffany 69.110 Down 1.140 

TimeWarn 57.260 Down .200 

Transocn 53.000 Down .220 

UBS AG 15.910 Up .020 

USG 28.480 Down .200 

UnionPac 139.690 Up .990 

Unisys 23.280 Down .220 

USSteel 20.740 Down .190 

UtdTech 92.910 Up .840 

ValeantPh 70.530 Down .250 

ValeroE 43.720 Down 1.780 

VerizonCm 47.810 Down .150 

ViadCorp 27.150 Down .290 

WalMart 72.980 Down .050 

Walgrn 41.280 Up .640 

WsteMInc 37.000 Up .080 

WellsFargo 37.130 Up .630 

Weyerhsr 30.510 Up .270 

Whrlpl 119.290 Up 1.540 

WolvWW 43.120 Down .270 

Xerox 8.660 Down .050 


1 AM LATEST ... 

Dow Jones sets 

another record 

NEW YORK: Wall Street 

rose modestly yesterday, 

lifting the Dow to another 

record and giving the S&P 

500 its seventh straight 

advance as early weakness 

enticed buyers. 

The gains briefly lifted 

the benchmark S&P 500 

index to its highest intraday 

level since October 

2007. 

With the slight advance, 

US stocks continued last 

week’s rally that took the 

Dow Jones industrial 

average to record highs. 

The S&P 500’s record 

closing high stands at 

1,565.15, which it reached 

on October 9, 2007. 

Wall Street’s “fear 

gauge” closed at its lowest 

level since February 

2007, suggesting investors 

were not spooked by 

yesterday’s brief pullback, 

despite expectations 

by many investors 

that a correction may be 

looming. 

The CBOE Volatility 

Index, known as the VIX, 

dropped 8.2pc to 11.56. 

US equities have rallied 

strongly since the start of 

the year, helped by signs 

of improvement in the 

economy and the support 

of equities by the Federal 

Reserve’s quantitative 

easing programme. 

These factors have 

contained recent pullbacks 

as investors have 

used them as a buying 

opportunity. 

“These dips are consistently 

bought. There is 

definitely a soft floor for 

the market,” said Knight 

Capital managing director 

Peter Kenny. 

“It’s a QE bid,” Kenny 

said, referring to the Fed’s 

policy of keeping shortterm 

interest rates near 

zero since late 2008. 

“Quite frankly, earnings 

have not disappointed to 

the point where it is has 

been disrupted, and there 

is nothing out there that 

seems to be getting in the 

way of this slow but very 

consistent and methodical 

drift higher in the market.” 

But volume was light, 

with about 5.39 billion 

shares traded on the New 

York Stock Exchange, 

NYSE MKT and Nasdaq, 

below the daily average 

of 6.47bn, suggesting the 

rally may be losing steam. 

Yesterday, the S&P 500 

climbed as high as 

1,556.27 – its highest 

intraday level since 

October 15, 2007. 

The Dow has gained 

over 10pc for the year, 

while the S&P 500 is up 

more than 9pc. 

Wall Street had traded 

slightly lower earlier in 

the day as Italy’s credit 

downgrade and disap- 

pointing Chinese economic 

data gave investors 

a reason to pause. 

The Dow Jones industrial 

average gained 50.22 

points, or 0.35pc, to 

14,447.29, a record closing 

high. The Standard & 

Poor’s 500 Index rose 5.04 

points, or 0.32pc, to 

1,556.22. 

The Nasdaq Composite 

Index added 8.51 points, 

or 0.26pc, to close at 

3,252.87. 

Earlier in the session, 

the Dow reached another 

lifetime intraday high, rising 

as high as 14,448.06. 

Boeing rose to $83.03, 

its highest level since 

May 2008, after the US 

aircraft manufacturer 

said strong demand was 

prompting it to increase 

its production rates of 

commercial planes. 

The stock, which rose 

2pc to $82.94 at the close, 

was the Dow’s biggest 

percentage gainer. 

Boeing also gave the biggest 

boost to the Dow in 

yesterday’s session. 

The US-listed shares of 

BlackBerry surged 14.1pc 

to $14.90 after AT&T said 

it will start selling the 

company’s new 

BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen 

smartphone in the 

US on March 22. 

Dell has agreed to give 

Carl Icahn a closer look at 

its books less than a 

week after the activist 

investor joined a growing 

chorus of opposition to 

founder Michael Dell’s 

plan to take the world’s 

No 3 personal computer 

maker private. Dell shares 

gained 1.5pc to $14.37, 

above the take-private 

offer price of $13.65. 

Genworth Financial 

shares jumped 6.7pc to 

$10.50 following a report 

by Barron’s that the mortgage 

insurer’s stock 

could almost double in 

the next year, boosted by 

gains in mortgage and 

healthcare pricing. 

In contrast, Dick’s 

Sporting Goods tumbled 

10.8pc to $45.11 after the 

retailer reported lowerthan-expectedfourthquarter 

results and gave a 

disappointing forecast. 

Advancing stocks outnumbered 

declining ones 

on the NYSE by 1,586 to 

1,375, while on the Nasdaq, 

advancers beat decliners 

by 1,254 to 1,192. 

lThe Dow Jones industrial average gained 50.22 points, or 

0.35pc, to 14,447.29. lThe Nasdaq Composite Index added 

8.51 points, or 0.26pc, to close at 3,252.87.

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13.30 Sapne Suhane Ladakpan 

Ke 






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23.00 Fear Files 

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09.00 News; 09.05 The World Today; 09.30 News 

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10.30 News Summary; 10.32 The Strand; 10.50 Witness; 

11.00 News; 11.05 World Update; 12.00 News; 11.05 

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12.50 From Our Own Correspondent; 13.00 News; 

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13.32 Business Daily; 13.50 Sports News; 14.00 News; 

14.05 The Documentary; 14.30 News Summary; 14.32 

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16.05 World Briefing; 16.30 News Summary; 16.32 The 

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08.30 Top 14 Highlights 

09.00 World Pool Masters 

10.00 World Cup Of Pool 

11.00 NRL Premiership 


13.00 Adventure Challenge 




17.00 Anglo Welsh Cup 

19.00 City Centre Races 

19.30 City Centre Races 

20.00 NRL Full Time 






01.00 Dubai World Cup 

Carnival 

04.30 Ladies European Tour 

Highlights 

05.30 NRL Full Time 


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Sab Janti Hai 


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04.00 Baba Ramdev 

04.30 Baba Ramdev 

05.00 Dars E Hadith 

05.30 Yoga For you 

06.00 Planet Food 

07.00 Sophie Grigson In 

Jordan 


Jordan 

08.00 Globe Trekker 

09.00 Off Limits 

10.00 Departures 


12.00 World’s Greatest 

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13.00 Eden Eats 


Jordan 


Jordan 

15.00 International House 

Hunters 


Hunters 


Hunters 


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23.30 News Summary; 23.32 World Business Report; 

00.00 News; 00.05 World Briefing; 00.30 News 

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News; 01.05 World Briefing; 01.30 News Summary; 

01.32 Outlook; 02.00 News; 02.05 World Briefing; 02.30 

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Medicine / Environment; 23.49 Business and Economic 

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Moushmi); 8pm – 9pm Time Machine (Yashpal) 


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Championship 

10.00 US Bass Fishing 

11.00 NHL 

13.00 WWE Experience 

14.00 Prizefighter 


Championship 

18.00 WWE This Week 

18.30 NHL 

20.30 Mobil 1 the Grid 



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01.00 NHL 


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04.00 US Bass Fishing 

05.00 NHL 

19.00 Bizarre Foods America 



22.00 Hotel Impossible 




01.00 Inside Luxury Travel- 

Varun Sharma 




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06.05 American Guns 

07.00 Mythbusters 

07.50 Life On A Wire 

08.45 Wheeler Dealers 

09.40 Border Security 

10.05 Auction Kings 

10.30 Auction Hunters 

10.55 Factory Line 

11.25 How It’s Made 

11.50 Gold Rush 

12.45 Gold Divers 

13.40 Around The World In 80 

Ways 

14.35 Border Security 



16.00 Ultimate Survival 

16.55 Wheeler Dealers 


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20.05 How It’s Made 



21.30 Outback Truckers 

22.25 Driven To Extremes 

23.20 Finding Bigfoot 

00.15 Outback Truckers 

01.10 Driven To Extremes 

02.05 Finding Bigfoot 


03.55 How Stuff’s Made 




05.40 How Stuff’s Made 

06.30 LOOP 

07.30 The Playlist 

08.00 TOP 5 

08.30 KPOP Explosion 

09.30 Double Shot 

10.00 LOOP 


11.30 TOP 5 



13.30 XO 

14.30 LOOP 


16.00 TOP 5 



18.00 LOOP 


19.30 TOP 5 

20.00 Videoscope 


21.30 XO 

22.30 LOOP 



01.00 TOP 5 


02.00 LOOP 


03.30 TOP 5 



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06.00 Adventure Wanted 

07.00 Mega Breakdown 

08.00 A Traveler’s Guide To The 

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09.00 Jurassic C.S.I. 

10.00 Is It Real? S3 (1 hour) 


12.00 Huge Moves 

13.00 Street Monkeys 


15.00 Big, Bigger, Biggest 

16.00 Inside 

17.00 Jurassic C.S.I. 

18.00 Is It Real? S3 (1 hour) 


20.00 Helicopter Wars 

21.00 Monkey Thieves 



23.00 Mega Breakdown 

00.00 A Traveler’s Guide To The 

Planets 

01.00 The Known Universe 

02.00 The Known Universe 


04.00 Helicopter Wars 



07.00 Kickin It 

07.25 Phineas And Ferb 



08.15 Almost Naked Animals 

08.40 Slugterra 

09.05 Scaredy Squirrel 

09.30 Ultimate Spider-Man 

09.55 Zeke & Luther 

10.20 Kick Buttowski 

10.45 I’m In The Band 

11.10 Pokemon: BW Rival 

Destinies 

11.35 Rated A For Awesome 

12.00 Mr.Young 

12.25 American Dragon 


13.20 Pair Of Kings 


14.10 Scaredy Squirrel 



15.25 Almost Naked Animals 

15.50 Rekkit Rabbit 

16.15 Pair Of Kings 


17.05 Lab Rats 






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21.20 Rated A For Awesome 

21.45 Rekkit Rabbit 




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Dine-out 

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Business 

Opportunities 

17299110 

17293131 

E-mail: classifieds@tradearabia.net 

Pilgrimage 

Computers 

Lost 

Education 

Classified 

For the best response, seven days a week. Now online: www.gulf-daily-news.com 

Lineage: 

300 fils per word 

per day (Minimum 

10 words) 

KOWLOON CHINESE 

RESTAURANT now open 

at Umm Al-Hassam. Tel. 

13307070, 36022624. 

THAI & CHINESE delicious 

favourites. Reasonable 

rates. Homely atmosphere. 

SHADA RESTAURANT. 

Tel. 17721155 

SAHAR RESTAURANT- 

Kerala Lunch or Pure Veg. 

Thali BD.25/- Monthly dinein. 

Tel. 17725117, 36045111. 

MOON’S DREAM PRODUC- 

TIONS. Bahrain’s leading 

sound/ lighting rental company 

for live concerts, fashion shows, 

weddings theatre, sports. 4 professional 

sound & lighing Technicians 

from the Philippines. 

Tel. 39460009, email: 

music535@batelco.com.bh, 

www.moonstores.net 

ADVERTISING COMPA- 

NY, expat owned for sale 

with new equipment in 

Adliya. Tel: 36646491, 

lopez.mark42@gmail.com 

LADIES BEAUTY Salon 

for sale, Budaiya Road. Tel. 

34086068. Email: 

haneen_09@hotmail.com 

GENTS SALON for sale/ 

partnership near awal cinema 

suitable for other business 

also. Tel: 36661098 

UMM AL HASSAM, Restaurant 

for partnership, good 

concept. Tel: 36601102, 

regalrealestate@gmail.com 

Fax: 17293400 

Display B&W: 

BD7/- per single 

column 

(Minimum 3cms) 

AL-FAROUQ UMRAH, 

Weekly campaign. Special 

buses and planes. Contact: 

17243490, 39334788, 

39303935. 

DATA RECOVERY Specialists 

for Laptops, desktops, 

servers, cameras. Tel. 

TECHNOSERV 39609876 

INDIAN PASSPORT No 

Z1951882, If found please 

contact on 36912422 or UAE 

mobile No. 00971559953651. 

Suitable reward will be given 

for this help 

ICM UK Diplomas: HRM, 

BMA, Advertising, Marketing, 

IT. Contact Dr. Jojo 35592496 

gulfacademy@gmail.com 

GRAPHIC DESIGNING, Web 

Designing, AutoCAD, 3DMax, 

MAYA @ GLOBAL INSTI- 

TUTE- Contact 33909404, 

irfan@globalbahrain.com 

STUDY COMPUTER Hardware, 

Advanced Networking, 

Cisco CCNA (Preparation) 

courses @ GLOBAL 

INSTITUTE- 33909404 

MICROSOFT OFFICE, 

Computer Applications, C 

Programming, C++, JAVA, 

Oracle @ GLOBAL INSTI- 

TUTE- 33909404 

LEARN TALLY Computerized 

Accounting course at 

GLOBAL INSTITUTE, Contact: 

33909404 

Display Colour: 

BD13/- per single 

column centimetre 

(Minimum 30cms) 

Motoring News 

Car-Hire 

WE RENT-A-CAR: Available 

2013 model vehicles, sedan, 

4x4, Previa, Lexus LS460. 

Long & short term lease. For 

details please contact. Tel. 

17001214, 17242181 

TRANSGULF CAR 

RENTAL, best rate, best 

cars. 24 hours service. Tel: 

17329303, 39737400 

DOHA AL-MUFTAH CAR 

RENTAL, Dana Mall. New 

cars and 4x2 / 4x4 Toyota 

Pick-Ups available. Email: 

rac@rentacarbahrain.com; 

www.rentacarbahrain.com 

Tel. 66331234, 17179190, 

66339190 

ELITE CAR RENTAL. Exhibition 

Tel. 17311883, Adliya 

Tel. 17714484. Juffair Tel. 

17728202, Airport Tel. 

17329299. Riffa 17770147, 

www.elitehiring.com 

DINARCAR RENTAL 

offers daily, monthly and 

long term, 2013 models. 

Tel. 36044344, 39421637. 

TOORANCO RENT-A-CAR, 

Juffair. Latest models, D/cabin 

pick-up, door-to-door delivery 

Tel. 17728998, 17727771; 

www.tooranco.com 

Cars 

AUDI A3 2002, maroon, 

120,000kms, 1yr insurance, 

fully serviced, 

BD1500/-. Tel. 38851713 

BMW 525i, 2009, 41000kms, 

black, service package + warranty, 

BD9900/-. Tel: 36832755 

BMW 535i, 2011, white, 

28000kms, single owner. 

Call: 36448224 

BMW 740LI 2011, Lexus 

IS250, 2012, BMW 535GT 

2011 Tel. 17596626, 39457995 

www.bahrainautoservices.com 

BMW X5 4.8is 2006 model, 

excellent condition, 

BD7400/- Tel. 32233555 

CAMARO SS 2010, manual, 

28,000kms, full body kit, 

under warranty, BD11800/- 

Tel: 39663235 

CAMRY GLX 2011, 

7,000kms, under warranty, 

comprehensive insurance. 

Tel. 36350650 

CAPRICE ROYALE 2006 

BD4750/-, Mercedes E350 

2006 BD6500/- Tel. 

17596626, 39457995 www. 

bahrainautoservices.com 

DODGE DURANGO limited 

2006, single owner, 

excellent condition 

100,000kms, BD4900/- 

ONO. Call 36663203 

HYUNDAI VAN H-1 SVX 

2006, single owner, 

80,000kms, BD2500/- 

ONO. Call 36663203 

JAGUAR S, 2005, sport 

version, fully loaded, 

96,000kms, agent maintained, 

accident free, mint 

condition, BD3,000 ONO. 

Tel: 36022270 

Series discount: 

Four for the price 

of Three, consecutive 

(unchanged) 

LAND CRUISER Prado 

2008, six-cylinder, pearl 

white, 75500kms, immaculate 

condition, expat 

owned. Call 36777009 

MERCEDES C180 2009, 

white, 72,000kms, 

BD6900/-. Tel. 39222516 

MERCEDES SL-500, 

1998, excellent condition, 

80,000kms, BD3500/-. Call 

36663203 

MITSUBISHI PAJERO 

2006, silver, excellent condition, 

BD4200, expat 

owned. Tel: 39276680 

NISSAN MURANO, 2006, fully 

loaded, 100,000kms, agent 

maintained, accident free, mint 

conditions, BD4,700/- ONO. 

Tel: 36022270 

PORSCHE 911 C4S 2013 

white 2,000kms BD49900 

Call Porsche 17459911 

PORSCHE 911 GT3 2010 

12,000kms BD34900/- 

Porsche 17459911 

PORSCHE BOXSTER 2013, 

yellow 2,000kms BD23900/- 

Call Porsche 17459911 

PORSCHE CAYENNE S 

2013 white 1,000kms 

BD34400/- Call Porsche 

17459911 

PORSCHE CAYMAN R 

2012 BD25400/- Call 


PORSCHE CAYMAN S 

2011, 9,000kms BD18900/- 


PORSCHE PANAMERA 4S 

2010, only 8000kms, fully 

loaded, 2 years warranty, agent 

maintained. Tel: 39663235 

PORSCHE PANAMERA S 

2012 5,000kms, blue, 

BD40900/- Call Porsche 

17459911 

PORSCHE PANAMERA S 

2012 BD44900/- 1,000kms 

white Call Porsche 17459911 

TOYOTA, NISSAN used 

cars - lowest price, Sale/ 

exchange, call now Tel. 

17245674, 38329414, 

www.gulfseacarswll.com 

VOLKSWAGEN USED 

cars wanted! Call Kolyar on 

39677842, 17459985 

VOLVO C302.4i Coupe, 

2009, dealer maintained, 

62,000kms, grey, insured: 

Jan/2014, BD3900/-. Tel. 

39222516 

VW EOS 2.0L- MY 2011, 

BD9,695/- Call Volkswagen 

Centre on 39677842, 

17459985 

VW JETTA 1.6L- MY 2010, 

BD6,095/- Call Volkswagen 

Centre on 39677842, 

17459985 

VW PASSAT 1.8L- MY 

2009, BD4995/- Call Volkswagen 

Centre on 

39677842, 17459985 

HASSLE FREE selling of your 

valued car. We pay instantly. 

HUDSON MOTORS WLL, 

Tel: 17592221 

Deadlines: 

Lineage 11am 

Display 9am 

Cancellations 1pm 

Beauty 

JOZ BEAUTY SALON & 

SPA, for all latest hair, 

Beauty & Spa Services, 

Juffair villa- 17369133, 

Awali- 17756449, Dragon 

Resort Amwaj- 16031120 

Satellite 

15 PAKISTANI, 10 Indian, 

20 Chinese Channels 

BD55/- Tel. 33166445, 

39031857 

Music 

BAHRAIN MUSIC INSTI- 

TUTE- Morning + Evening 

classes, all ages, attractive 

fees. Tel. 17721999. 

SALES! GUITARS, violins, 

saxophones, keyboards, 

amps, mixers, drums, congas. 

Djembes, music books. 

Moon Stores. Tel. 17813942, 

www.moonstores.net 

Services 

AL FATEH PEST CON- 

TROL. All kinds of Pest Control 

+ Anti termite treatment. 

Call 17830078, 36097327 

MARBLE RESTORATION: 

Grinding, leveling, filling & 

crystal finish polishing. NEW 

TECH 17246710, 36803399 

Al FATEH MEP & General 

cleaning services, all kinds of 

Mechanical, Electrical solution. 

Tel: 17830078, 36097302 

BAHRAIN PEST CON- 

TROL. The Bugsluggers! 

Your pests deserve the 

best. Simon Barton. Tel. 

17713408. 

Working Hours: 

Sunday to Thursday 

8am - 6pm 

Saturday 8am-2pm 

FOR ELECTRICAL Sub 

Contracting call: 34039147, 

Fax: 17382553, Jawad 

Electrical Services. 

REMOVAL SERVICES 

Household/ office furniture 

packing, moving & general 

cleaning. ELITE PALACE 

Tel. 39728060, 36655213 

ALTAWFEEK CLEANING. 

Carpet, Upholstery shampooing, 

Floor Cleaning, 

Removals, Emptying Septic 

Tanks, Drainage Block 

Clearing, High Pressure 

Jetting, Skip/ Trash Disposal 

Services Tel. Toll-free: 

80001130. 

ALTAWFEEK REMOVALS: 

Household, Office furniture. 

Free quotations. Experienced, 

professional packers 

Tel. Toll-free: 80001130. 

24HRS CLEANING & Pest 

Control, Carpet Shampooing, 

Sofa, Cleaning, Marble 

Polishing Tel. 39697995, 

39239098 

24 HOURS General Cleaning, 

sofa cleaning, carpet shampooing, 

BD3/-. Tel. 39601123, 

17273722, 33496112 

PERFECT CLEANING, 

carpet/ sofa/ curtain shampooing 

specialist, tile/ marble 

polishing, maintenance, 

painting, waterproofing. Tel. 

33717930, 39622171 

MRC PEST CONTROL 

destroys all pests. NPCA 

member, International standard. 

Tel. 17827128 

BASMA CLEANING specialising 

in sofas, carpets, 

rugs Tel. 17729172 

EXPRESS CLEANING, 

carpet/ sofa shampooing. 

Marble/ tiles polishing. 

General cleaning. Tel. 

36694406, 39178552 

PERFECT CLEANING, 

carpet/ sofa/ curtain shampooing 

specialist, tile/ marble 

polishing, maintenance, 

painting, waterproofing. Tel. 

33717930. 

BASMA MAINTENANCE 

SERVICES. All kinds of 

building maintenance 

works, carpentry, masonry, 

electrical, plumbing, painting, 

gypsum partition & ceiling 

works. Tel. 39461879, 

17727676, 17365245. 

HOME CARE, General 

Cleaning, Carpet/ Sofa shampooing 

& Housekeeping. Call: 

17562400, 36994899 

JOZ CLEANING & MAIN- 

TENANCE. General cleaning, 

glass cleaning, carpet 

shampooing and marble 

polishing. Tel. 17223423, 

39290632. 

VERMINEX Pest Control 

Professionals in Bahrain for 

32 years- the safest, government 

approved products 

used. Tel. 17280188 

www.verminexbahrain.com

Storage 

Machinery 

EUROPEAN MACHINES 

HIRE, Excavator, JCB, 

Compressor, Dump truck, 

Dyna Double cabin, Compactor, 

Roller Tel. 

17728588; 39289267 

Pets 

SAAR KENNELS - Dog/ cat 

boarding, dog grooming. 

Call Frieda 17792064 

DOGFATHER FOR professional 

grooming, all proceeds 

go to rescued animals. 

Tel: Tony 39629889 

For Sale 

LIKE NEW, office furniture 

conference & reception 

table, work stations, household 

furnitures. ARABIAN 

GULF AUCTION W.L.L, Tel. 

17273726, 33322278, arabi 

angulf auction@gmail.com 

BRAND NEW, never been 

used convection oven, 

proofer, mixers, salad station. 

Call 36688484 

OFFICE & HOME furniture, 

ACs, freezer, W/machine, 

fridges, cooker, pool table, 

etc, GULF AUCTIONS 

W.L.L. Tel. 17727011, email: 

gulfauctions@gmail.com 

WELL MAINTAINED Sofas 

and tea tables, 3 seater 

(1no.), 2 seater (2nos.), tea 

table (1no.). Expected price 

BD200/-. Contact: 

33448090 

SCHOOL FURNITURE, 

Office furniture, sofas, 

beds, cupboards & chairs. 

MANAMA AUCTIONS Tel. 

17274067, 17402441 

FOR SALE Caterpillar 

Generators model 

Olympian Gep 110kv, 

150kv. Tel: 33878876 

For 1st Class Service Call:17299110 / 17293131 

Now Online: www.gulf-daily-news.com 

Cargo 

BLUE NILE CARGO & 

PACKING local & Worldwide 

removals. Tel: 

17406044, 39334628 

Email: ashraf@bnc-bh.com 

CHOICE PACKERS & 

MOVERS. Professional 

packing, local & worldwide 

relocation, GCC transport, 

storage. Tel. 38352001 

HOMEPAC INTERNA- 

TIONAL local, GCC, 24hrs 

removals, dismantling, 

packing & fixing. Tel. 

17710250, 39488645, 

Qatar: +974-44181800, 

Dubai: +9714-2399883, 

Riyadh: +966-14721122, 

bahrain@homepac.com 

ALLIED PICKFORDS for 

your move. Professional 

Packing/ Shipping of household 

effects/ vehicles by sea/ 

air worldwide. Special 

groupage rates to the UK. 

Airconditioned storage facility. 

Contact us today for a survey 

and good advice. Tel. 

17735355 /17731752, email: 

info@alliedpickfords.com.bh 

FIRSTFREIGHT INTER- 

NATIONAL WLL for air/ 

sea/ land import, export, 

packing, removals, door to 

door, 374 offices worldwide. 

contact David 39642636, 

17217523, Biju 39875636 

AL MULLA CARGO/ 

LOGISTICS Offers best 

rates worldwide Air/ Sea 

freight, import, export, 

packing, local & international 

removals, door-to-door. 

New Office Tel. 17811700 

Fax: 17811707. 

FASTTRACK CARGO: 

Unbelievable price to India 

(sea & air), best service to GCC 

countries, packing & removals. 

Tel. 17325458, 33128881, 

bhfasttrack@gmail.com 

DYNAMIC FREIGHT- 

International moving & 

freight forwarding, air/ sea/ 

road. For free estimation/ 

consultation Tel. 39672230, 

17295858 Patrick. 

LINK WORLD Courier offers 

local/ International/ express 

services, competitive rates. 

Tel: 17100090/ 33152893; 

omar@linkworldbahrain.com, 

www.linkworldbahrain.com 

LINK WORLD (the moving 

experts) provides professional 

services, local removal/ international 

relocations Tel. 

17100090/ 39825024; 

info@linkworldbahrain.com 

www.linkworldbahrain.com 

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Classified 

Accommodation 

ROOM AVAILABLE for 

sharing with executive 

bachelors in Gudaibiya near 

Universal Food Centre. 

Please contact 39236802. 

SINGLE ROOM, bathroom, 

kitchen & balcony, 

Gudaibiya, BD120/- with 

electricity. Tel. 33745991 

SINGLE ROOM furnished 

for single male, Manama 

for 3 months. Tel. 36770488 

ROOMS IN executive 

building in Exhibition Road. 

Starting from BD80/-. Tel. 

39221361 

SHARING ACCOMMODA- 

TION available for couple with 

Keralite family Gudaibiya. Tel 

39549973, 39289239 

RIFFA LULU supermarket 

area, spacious room for rent 

with bathroom Tel. 36601102 

Property Wanted 

PROPERTIES WANTED 

from owners, rent/ sale & 

management. Tel. 39391212 

LAZIM REAL ESTATE 

AMWAJ & DURRAT Al- 

Bahrain wanted urgentlyvillas 

& lands. AQARAT- 

COM Tel. 36336300, 

info@aqarats.com 

Property for Sale 

AMWAJ, TALA Island 4BR 

semi detached house with 

swimming pool, 

BD295,000/-. Mahesh 

38386527 

Mob: 33237839 

LUXURY APARTMENT for 

sale in Busaiteen, near King 

Hamad Hospital, 300sqm. 

4BR, 4 bathrooms, pool, 

gym, AC, parking, 

BD140,000/- Tel. 17742800 

DREAM TOWER 1 luxury 

2BR apartment for sale, 

167sqm, facilities include 

rooftop pool, gym, sauna, 

BD85,000/- negotiable, Tel. 

34504327 Sarah 

BUYING, SELLING, renting 

all types of real estate. 

One stop shop, from purchase 

to ownership papers. 

Tel. 17171696, 33137878. 

www.fakhroproperties.com 

SALE/ RENT, flats, villas & 

buildings all over Bahrain. 

Tel: 33445594, 33447740 

AMWAJ SPACIOUS Private 

Villa 4BR + maids 

room, lagoon facing with 

beach access and private 

swiimming pool, parking for 

4 cars, BD450,000, negotiable, 

Tel. 34504327 Sarah 

DREAM TOWER1 luxury 

2BR apartment for sale, 

167sqm, high quality furniture, 

facilities include, 

rooftop pool, gym, sauna, 

BD85,000/-, negotiable, 


JUFFAIR FLAT 2 bedrooms 

luxury furnished flat in Juffair 

111sqm, new building, great 

facilities, 19th floor sea view 

for sale at BD78,000/-, Tel. 

34135223- Anya 

AMWAJ ZAWIA3 Brand new 

2BR, 127sqm, balcony with 

facilities, BD90,000/-, negotiable 


REEF ISLAND Luxurious 2 

bedroom apartment for sale 

facing the sea, BD210,000/- 

Tel. 39205496, Rachel. 

FLOATING CITY 2 bedrooms 

fully furnished apartment 

in Floating City, stunning 

canal and sea view, 

BD87,000/- negotiable, Tel. 

34135223 - Anya 

AMWAJ TALA Island, 1BR 

apartment for sale, 89sqm, 

BD65,000/-negotiable, Tel. 

34504327 Sarah 

4 

Overseas Property 

MARRIOTT DISNEY Paris 

two weeks platinum July/ 

August two bedroom townhouse 

time share ownership 

for sale. Attractive 

price serious buyer. Contact 

email: 

mahmdkaz@yahoo.co.uk 

Property for Rent 

MUHARRAQ NEAR Last 

Chance 2BR, bathrooms, hall, 

SF, security. Tel: 33631623 

DAILY/ WEEKLY/ Monthly 

FF Flat Tel. 36661673, 

33313733. www.apartments 

inbahrain.com 

1/2/3BR, DELUXE apartment, 

BD300/- BD400/- 

BD500/- Tel. 33313733, 


inbahrain.com 

PARTY AREA, private swimming 

pool, barbeque, good 

location. Tel. 33313733, 


inbahrain.com 

PRIVATE VILLA with swimming 

pool, 4BR, FF, good 

location. Tel. 36661673, 


inbahrain.com 

1/2BR LUXURY Brandnew 

flat, FF, for rent. Tel. 

36661673, 33313733, www. 

apartmentsinbahrain.com 

MAHOOZ PRISTINE bright 

airy 4/5BR private residence, 

pool & garden. 

BD1300/-. Mark 36067011, 

PROJECTS & PROPER- 

TIES Tel. 17725772 

JUFFAIR SPACIOUS 2BR 

furnished apartment in Hala 

Tower, facilities BD500/inclusive. 

Owner 39457468 

SUITABLE FOR offices/ 

clinic, good location, 

Busaiteen 3BR flat. Tel. 

39898769, 33998835 

MAHOOZ, ADLIYA 2BR FF 

flats, BD400/-, villa BD650/- - 

BD1000/-. Tel. 33949104 

THREE BIG bedroom + hall 

+ kitchen, bathrooms, garden. 

Gufool, near Kanoo 

garden. Tel. 33225354 

COMMERCIAL & RESI- 

DENTIAL villas, flats, 

offices, accommodation, 

warehouses; Seef, Adliya, 

Riffa & Hidd. Tel. 39668272 

EUROPEAN REAL ESTATE 

available shops, flats, villas 

BD150/- - BD1000/-. Contact: 

39692211 

SALMANIYA 2BR, 2 bathrooms, 

hall, spacious flats 

available. Tel: 17253171 

BUSAITEEN FLAT, new & 

luxurious, FF, 2BR, 2 bathrooms, 

balcony, security, 

gym.Tel. 36502500 

JUFFAIR 2BR, FF spacious 

apartment, family residence, 

great location. BD400/- Tel 

17290737, 36500449 

APARTMENTS & PENT- 

HOUSES are available for 

rent and sale in Tala- Amwaj 

Island. Please contact us 

on 17558661, 39111500 

UMM AL-HASSAM: Near 

Asian School, spacious 2BR, 

FF, pool, gym, parking, internet, 

BD400/-. Tel: 34052925 

COMPANY LEASE- five 

buildings for rent in East Riffa, 

each building consisting six 

flats. Contact: 36573113 

DANA AREA offices/ flats 

BD400/-. Mahooz/ Umm Al- 

Hassam FF flats BD400/- 

BD550/-; Zinj 2BR SF flats 

BD220/-, BD250/-, BD300/- 

. Tel. 39655510, 39060605. 

MODERN SEAVIEW apartment 

in Hidd, 3BR, 2 bath, 

large hall, FF & equipped. Free 

rented car, wifi & parking. Contact 

Nabeel, Tel. 39443311 

SITRA INDUSTRIAL Area 

750sq.mtr land, suitable for 

warehouse. Attractive rate! 

Tel. 33386080, aranoosa10 

@gmail.com 

IN GUFOOL new building 

2BR flat BD300/- - BD350/- 

SF Tel. 34537642 

NEW BUILDING, 7 flats, 

West Eker near GCC Road. 

Tel. 39668869 

WEST EKER brand new building 

with 6 flats, suitable for company. 

Call owner 39883184 

AMWAJ TALA 2BR apartment, 

FF BD850/- inclusive, 

magnificent views. Tel. 

39449229 

JUFFAIR LUXURIOUS 

apartment 1BR, hall, C/AC, 

with all facilities. BD400/-. 

Tel: 39401183, 39836466 

AVAILABLE FOR rent, 

labour camp, warehouse, 

garage, flats, Salmabad. 

Contact: 39611161 

AVAILABLE FOR rent SF, 

C/AC, 4BR villas, attached 

bathrooms, garden, shared 

swimming pool, Saar. Contact: 

39611161 

GUDAIBIYA NEAR Atlas 

Hotel 2BR, hall, kitchen, 

bathroom, fully furnished, 

BD265/- negotiable. Tel: 

39611378, 33030252 

HOORA , BRANDNEW 

semi furnished flats, rent 

BD230/-; 2 rooms, bathrooms, 

hall & lift. Shops 

with mezzanine BD270/-. 

Tel. 39288637, 39941611 

WAREHOUSES- various 

locations, for storage/ industrial 

purposes & bonded 

warehouses. Tel. 39422025 

TALA ISLAND gated community 

spacious 2 bedrooms, 

2 bathrooms, furnished 

apartment with all 

amenities.BD550/- all inclusive. 

Contact: Aftab: 

17564600, 36199289, 

aftabsaleemjan@yahoo.com 

FLATS/ APARTMENTS 

available in Riffa/ Buhair, 

2/3BR, unfurnished, semifurnished, 

with/ without lift 

covered car park, dish system, 

24 hour security Tel. 

39601591, 17005296, 

wasiraza1@gmail.com 

BED & BREAKFAST, 

weekly/ monthly, large 

ensuite rooms. Tel. Glen 

39461869, email: bahrain 

guesthouse@yahoo.com 

SITRA, SALMABAD, Hidd, 

Alba warehouse & yard with 

3 phase power, 350sqm to 

10,000sqm. Tel: 39468339 

BRANDNEW BUILDING 

IN GUFOOL 

40 Fully furnished all 

inclusive flats, 2BR, 

2 bathrooms. 

For individual/ corporate 

clients. BD 375 per month 

Agents are welcome. 

Call Owner 38888955 

SITRA, SALMABAD, Hidd, 

Riffa, Alba, Muharraq 

Labour company & staff 

accommodation 50-1000 

people. Tel: 39468339 

MAHOOZ 2/3BR new FF, 

BD400/- -BD525/-, inclusive; 

3/4BR villa, BD800/- - 

BD1000/-. Tel. 33485623 

www.carltonestate.com 

Juffair, Adliya, Gufool, new 

FF apartments. From 

BD350/-, visit website, call 

Marie 36504411, 17292827, 

marie@carltonestate.com 

SAAR FAMILY good quiet 

location with easy access 

roads, 3 bedrooms villa 

renovated, garden appliances, 

pool and other facilities, 

security. BD700/-, Tel. 

39203702. 

UMM AL HASSAM clean 

spacious 2BR apartments, SF 

BD275/-, FF BD380/- BD425/- 

Tel. 39990251 Gloria. 

JUFFAIR NEW luxury 2BR 

apartments, modern furniture, 

pool, gym, housekeeping 

BD450/- inclusive. 

Tel. 39640128 

BUSAITEEN VILLA Fabulous, 

brand new 4 bedroom 

villa with pool and great sea 

views for rent. Close to Hospital 

and Airport, BD1100/- 

Tel 39205496, Rachel. 

JUFFAIR APARTMENT, 

Luxury & spacious 2BR 

apartment, fully furnished, 

facilities include roof top 

pool, gym, sauna & steam 

room, BD700/-, inclusive . 


AMWAJ SPACIOUS private 

villa 4 BR + Maids 

room, lagoon facing with 

beach access and private 

swiimming pool, parking for 

4 cars, BD2000/-. Tel. 

34504327 Sarah 

MAHOOZ BREATHTAK- 

ING sea view flats, modern 

interiors, bright rooms, 

housekeeping, amenities. 

Tel. 33242525 

HAMALA NEW compound 

with 4 bedroom (all en-suite) 

villas. Bright and modern 

with private pools, 2 

kitchens, sheltered parking 

for 2 cars. BD1450/- inclusive, 

Kathryn 39722131 

SAAR PRIVATE villa close 

to St Christophers, 5 bedrooms 

2 kitchens, 2 maids 

quarters and garage for 4 

cars. Swimming pool and 

lovely garden. Good modern 

bathrooms and 

kitchens. BD2000/- exclusive, 


JANABIYA VILLA 3 bed 

villa on pretty compound in 

excellent area close to 

expat clubs. Open 

kitchen/dining area and 

sheltered parking. Compound 

has lovely swimmng 

pool, grassed play area, 

gym and steam room. 

BD900/- Kathryn 39722131 

STAFF/ LABOUR- furnished 

accommodation upto 

500 people at Hidd, Alba. Tel: 

33153333, 33163333 

LABOUR ACCOMMODA- 

TION, new, big, secured, for 

1000+ staff. Tel. 39690307 

HIDD VILLA Spacious fully 

furnished 5 bedroom Villa for 

rent in Hidd, includes huge 

room suitable for play room/ 

party room close to Lulu and 

Highway. BD1200/-inclusive, 


HAMALA NEW fairly new 

villas close to schools, Saudi 

highway and shopping, 4 

bedrooms with private pool, 

garden garage, gym, maid’s 

room, security, BD1300/inclusive, 

39203702 

BREATHTAKING VILLA in 

Hamala, Saar, & Adliya. 

Spacious & lavishingly 

designed, huge private pool 

& garden. Attractive offer. 

Must see! Tel. 33552730 

JANABIYA SAAR family 

compounds with 3 bedrooms, 

garden, garage 

swimming pool, tennis 

court, kids play areas, 

security. BD600/- to 

BD800/-. 39203702 

AMWAJ BRAND new, 

modern 2 bedroom fully furnished 

apartment with pool 

in the heart of Amwaj. 

BD550/- inclusive, Tel 

39205496, Rachel. 

ADLIYA GREEN compound 

villas, modern interiors, 

spacious rooms, all 

facilities BD800/- Tel. 

33242525 

GUFOOL BRAND new 

building, 1 studio and 6 

apartments 2BR, unfurnished 

or semi furnished, 

ideal for company lease, 


ADLIYA, JUFFAIR & 

Mahooz, 2, 3 & 4BR villas, 

semi & fully furnished with 

facilities from BD750/-, apartments 

fully furnished from 

BD400/-, 34504327 - Sarah 

FLATS/ VILLAS for rent/ sale. 

Tel. 39391212, 39392626 

LAZIM REAL ESTATE 

SEEF/REEF Island luxury 

fully furnished appartment: 

1 bedroom BD500/-, 2 bedrooms 

BD500-BD900/-, 3 

bedrooms BD1200/-, Tel. 

34135223 - Anya 

AMWAJ ISLAND full sea 

view and fully furnished 3 bedrooms 

executive apartment 

with internet, satellite, balcony, 

maids room, laundry room, 

swimming pool, kids play 

areas, very close to supermarket, 

very quiet, security, 

BD940/- inclusive, 39203702. 

UMMAL HASSAM spacious 

3 bedrooms luxury 

apartment with excellent 

facilities, internet, satellite, 

security, BD825/- inclusive, 

39203702 

AMWAJ VILLA 3 bedroom 

+ maid’s for rent on the 

floating city, canal garden 

with boat parking, BD1050/- 



TION: Zinj, Tubli, Sehla: 20- 

250 persons, Gafool: 2BR 

FF BD280/-. Tel:33040034. 

JANABIYA VILLA Double 

storey, 4 bedroom, quality, spacious 

villa. Tennis, pool, gym, 

kids play area. BD1200/- inclusive, 

Tel. 39567322 Joanne 

AMWAJ APARTMENT 

Attractive one bed apartment 

in Floating City. Fabulous 

views, beautifully decorated. 

BD425/- inclusive, 


JUFFAIR COZY fully furnished 

2 bedrooms apartment, 

satellite, internet, facilities, 

pool, gym, security, 

BD425/- inclusive. 39203702 

SEEF- OFFICE space 

available near Almoayyed 

tower, attractive rate. Tel. 

17580540, 33334538 

HAMALA LOVELY 3 bedroom, 

spacious, single storey 

villa with private pool on small 

compound close to British 

School. 2 kitchens and double 

garage BD1200/- Kathryn 

39722131 

JANABIYA DOUBLE storey 

3 bed cosy villa on compound 

with swimming pool 

and tennis court in a good 

safe location. Nice garden, 2 

kitchens and sheltered parking 

for 2 cars. BD700/- inclusive, 


SAAR VILLA 4 bedroom 

spacious villa with huge 

garden, good location, 

excellent leisure club facilities. 

BD1200/- exclusive, 


CAPITAL ESTATE- 2 bedrooms, 

semi-furnished apartment 

in Exhibition Road. Tel: 

17292323, 39840667 

BUDAIYA GREEN compound 

with 3 bedrooms villa, 

appliances, facilities, garden, 

garage, security. BD650/inclusive, 

39203702 

AL ALI family compound with 

4 bedrooms villa with good 

facilities, garden, garage, 

security, BD800/- 39203702 

SAAR BRANDNEW compound 

close to embassies. 4 

(en suite) bedroom villas with 

open kitchen and spacious 

living area. Private pool and 

pretty garden BD1650/- 


HAMALA VILLA Spacious 

4 bedroom villa on popular 

compound. Private pool 

and mature garden plus 

excellent compound facilities. 

BD1800/- exclusive, 


AMWAJ VILLA fully- or semifurnished 

villa on the sea 3 

bedrooms BD1000- BD1300/- 

, 4 bedrooms BD1100/-, 5 bedrooms 

BD1800/-, Tel. 

34135223- Anya 

JID ALI, 2BR, 2 bathrooms 

BD200/- inclusive electricity. 

Tel. 36394442 

JUFFAIR APARTMENT luxury 

apartment, gym, pool, 

1/2/3 bedrooms, BD753/-, 

BD873/-, BD973/- and 

above, Tel. 34135223- Anya 

Amwaj 2BR BR Apartments 

with facilties, balcony 

and lovely views from 

BD550/-, inclusive, Tel. 

34504327 Sarah 

JUFFAIR VILLA luxury 

villa, pool, gym, 2/3/4/5 

bedrooms BD750/- 

BD1600/-, Tel. 34135223- 

Anya

AMWAJ APARTMENT fully 

furnished luxury apartment, 

sea view, 1 bedroom BD400- 

BD550/-, 2 bedrooms 

BD500- BD800/-, 3/4 bedrooms 

BD800- BD1200/-, 

Tel. 34135223 - Anya 

AMWAJ MEENA-7 Towers 

3BR + maid’s room, 2500sq.ft, 

2 parking. Tel: 36468789 

HAMALA VILLA Luxury 4 

bedroom villa with superior 

quality kitchen on compound 

offering excellent 

facilities in quiet location, 

BD1700/- exclusive, Tel. 

39567322 Joanne 

AMWAJ SPACIOUS 3BR, 

fully furnished apartment 

for rent on the open water, 

with pool access. Includes 

2 huge master bedrooms, 

BD1300/-inclusive, Tel 

39205496, Rachel. 

SAAR NEW Double storey 

villa, spacious with fabulous 

kitchen, private pool 

on small compound. Excellent 

compound facilities. 

BD1600/- inclusive, Tel. 

39567322 Joanne 

SERENE LANDMARK Juffair, 

seaview spacious 2BR, 

2.5 bathrooms, luxury 

apartments, panoramic 

view, modern furnishing, 24 

hour services, facilities. 

Contact Jasmin 36327700, 

17364364, stayin@serene 

landmark.com 

SERENE-3 JUFFAIR near 

Aljazeera, 2BR, 2.5 bathrooms, 

furnished apartments. 

Close to all amenities, 

24 hour maintenance, 

BD399/- monthly, inclusive 

of all the taxes. Call Jasmine, 

36327700, Ather 

36585051, sales@serene 

landmark.com. 

SEEF 3BR very spacious, FF 

apartments. Close to all 

malls, covered parking, 

excellent facilities, 24 hour 

maintenance, long/ short 

lease, BD690/-. Call LAND- 

MARK BAHRAIN 17564600, 

36585052 (Maria), 

info@landmarkbahrain.com 

SEEF 2BR flats, 2 bathrooms, 

near Dana Mall, FF, 

BD290/- inclusive. Tel: 

35578600, 36137666 

VILLA: AMWAJ, Floating 

City, 4BR, FF, 2 carpark, 

BD1,100/- inclusive. Tel: 

33449006 / 33774747 

1/2 STUDIO flats, Zinj, 

Umm Al Hassam, Amwaj, 

FF, inclusive, pool, gym, TV 

cable, internet & housekeeping, 

Rent from BD300 

to BD650/- Tel: 36733311, 

39522370 

REEF ISLAND, new 2BR 

apartments, seaview, facilities, 

BD600-800/- Coryn@CBRE 

36715684. www.bahrain 

propertyrentals.com. 

GUDAIBIYA NEAR Palace 

Mosque 2BR flat BD240/- 

Studio BD180/- Tel. 

36702735, 36097326 Owner 


TION for rent at Galali for 

100 people. Tel. 36088404, 

36088409 

3 MONTHS free. www. 

aaliviews.com, 17171696, 

33137878. 4/5BR semi furnished 

luxury villas. 

5BR NEW compound villa 

(centrally located in Sehla), 

spacious with private swimming 

pool, BD900/- Tel. 

+973-33055660 

SHOPS IN Salmabad 

petrol station BD450/-, 

Busaiteen opposite King 

Hamad Hospital BD800/-. 

Tel. 36336300 

For 1st Class Service Call:17299110 / 17293131 

Now Online: www.gulf-daily-news.com 

RIFFA, LUXURY Apartment, 

FF/ SF 3BR BD450/- 

2BR BD370/-. AQARAT- 

COM Tel. 36336300, 

info@aqarats.com 

RIFFA & ADLIYA. FF flats, 

secured, car park, housekeeping. 

Agents welcome. 

Tel. 34306959, 17760000. 

OFFICES (Municipality 

address) BD100/- inclusive, at 

Maz Business Cente, Amwaj. 

Tel. 16030646, 39990226 

BRANDNEW FLATS 

(4Nos) in Riffa market, 

2BR, 2 bathrooms, BD250/- 

Tel. 39296691 

UF/ SF/ FF Flats & villas 

above BD300/- budget 

available in all areas. Nanda 

36143999, 39605709. 

AMWAJ 2BR FF apartment, 

French design, 

BD750/-. Mobile 36812188 

ADLIYA: BIG showroom/ 

offices, fully/ semi furnished 

apartments & villas Tel. 

39087293 

FULLY FURNISHED 3BR, 4 

bath flat, Amwaj for rent 

BD800/- DELMON ESTATE, 

Tel. 36406688 Lisa 

RIFFA VIEWS two bedrooms 

townhouse, excellent location, 

open view, BD135,000/- 

. Tel: 36309308. www. 

AmazingPropertiesBH.com 

MEDITERRANEAN VILLA, 

Budaiya, 5BR, small compound, 

peaceful, pool, garden, 

sea, BD800/- Tel. 33848884, 

www.latifgarden.com 

RIFFA VIEWS, compound 

villa 055, 5BR, SF, 

BD1600/-, 24/7 security. 

Tel. 36680979 

ADLIYA/ MAHOOZ spacious 

3BR SF BD350/-; 

1/2/3BR FF BD350/- - 

BD400/- BD550/- Tel. 

36375373 

SEGAYA 2BR, hall near 

mothercare, FF, gym, pool, 

BD400/-, Gufool FF. Tel. 

38365544, 33881166 

OFFICES FOR rent in Seef 

with commercial address 

starting BD120/- monthly. 

Tel. 33778788, 36685826 

ERA TOWER, 2BR furnished, 

BD725/- (owner); 

Saar/ Jasra compounds, 

BD450/- -BD1800/-. Tel. 

36621818 Sally 

AMWAJ 2BR FF apartment, 

2 bathrooms, 

BD500/- - BD600, swimming 

pool. Tel: 38821400 

Situations Wanted 

MANILA MANPOWER- 

We provide: Housemaid, 

skilled/ unskilled and professional. 

We also supply 

Cleaning Workers on hour/ 

weekly and monthly. Tel. 

17291776, 34481771, 

34482442 

ESTIMATION MANAGER/ 

Senior Quantity Surveyor: 

Indian male, Bachelor of 

Civil Engineering & PG, 

Diploma in Quantity Surveying 

and Valuation, with 

11 years experience including 

8 years in Gulf countries. 

Please contact email: 

vijay.civilestimator@gmail. 

com (or) mobile: 0091- 

9994048861 

EXPERIENCED MALE Tailor 

looking for job, local 

transfer only. Call 39283170 

Situations Vacant 

URGENTLY REQUIRED 

experienced Secretary, 

Accountant and Salesman. 

Email CV to: info@ 

spacegroupsbh.com 

ACCOUNTANT REQUI 

RED for new Media Company. 

Send CV to email: 

bfm.cv@hotmail.com 

HIRING: SALES Manager, 

Sales Persons and Merchandisers 

for food distribution 

company. Driver license 

required. Email: tradingco 

bahrain@gmail.com 

ACME requires experienced 

Cleaners, Supervisors 

and Drivers. Visa available. 

Contact: 39869905, 

39132131, 17404184 


Assistant Graphic Designer, 

Production Supervisor 

and experienced Sales 

Executive for an advertising 

company. Email CV to: 

digitalprintsbh@gmail.com 

WE REQUIRE a qualified 

Civil Engineer (BE) with minimum 

2 years of experience. 

The suitable candidate 

should contact telephone 

number 17700163 or 

17700165 or forward Biodata 

with expected salary to 

Fax 17700164 or email to: 

mohan@turk.com.bh 

WAITRESS & DELIVERY- 

MAN required in Juffair. 

Email CV to: oichi_ 

bahrain@yahoo.com 

HAIRDRESSER/ BEAUTI- 

CIAN for a ladies salon in 

Adliya. Good salary + commission. 

Candidates from 

Bahrain preferred. Sponsorship 

available. Tel. 

37779295 

L I C E N S E D 

OPTOMETRIST required 

in Bahrain immediately. 

Send your CV with expected 

salary and contact number 

to: isight1@yahoo.com 

REQUIRED 10 Masons, 

immediate employment & 

transfer. Call 36629555, 

36095656 

Urgently 

required 

for a 

4 star hotel 

REQUIRED AGRICUL- 

TURAL Engineer, minimum 

3 years experience. 

Bahrain driving license 

holder preferred. Email CV: 

mgl_bah@yahoo.com 

DYNAMIC SALES Rep 

(Male or Female) required 

to sell new service concept 

to hospitality and catering 

industry. No experience 

needed- training provided. 

Commission only. Send CV 

to: wirelessfst@gmail.com 

SMART SALESGIRLS 

required for Mobile Phone 

shop in East Riffa, under 28 

years old, immediate 

employment, with visa. 

Send CV with latest picture: 

knewfaces@gmail.com 

REQUIRED FEMALE Telemarketing 

Executive with 

minimum 2 years experience. 

Email CV to: 

hismail@chifley-uae.edu.au 

CLIENT SERVICE Executive 

required for leading business 

consulting firm. Send CV to 

vision_bc@yahoo.com 

WANTED URGENTLY 

Senior Civil Engineer with 

minimum 10-15 years local 

experience, HVAC Engineer, 

Civil Supervisor, Foreman 

with relevant experience 

& having Bahraini driving 

license. Email CV to: 

trinitygenc@gmail.com 

REPUTED HVAC Company 

requires: (1) Duct Fabricators 

& (2) Duct Fitters. 

Candidates with over 3 

years experience kindly 

send your CV to recruit 

mentmep@gmail.com 

ITALIAN RESTAURANT 

“franchise” looking for the 

below candidates: 1. Executive 

Chef 2Nos. Sous 

Chef 3Nos. Chef de partie 

4Nos. Cook. Good offers 

for serious candidates call 

36858388 

MAINTENANCE ASSIS- 

TANT required by the British 

Club of Bahrain. Must have 

minimum of 5 years experience 

maintaining ACs. Interested 

applicants should apply 

by email to britclub@batelco. 

com.bh or fax to 17728087. 

Sales Manager 

• With 3 years experience in a similar position 

• Have experience in generating corporate 

group business 

• Bahraini nationals preferred 

Restaurant Manager 

• With 3 years experience in a similar position 

• Have experience with the required 

capabilities of running and supervising the 

overall restaurant operation 

Accounts Payable Clerk Accounts Receivable Clerk 

Female Secretary Receptionist 

A/C Mechanic Plumber 

Waiter & Waitress Room Attendant 

Life Guard Security Guard 

Female Cleaner Electrician 

E-mail your CV to : hrd.abr@gmail.com 

(or) Fax : 17 704056 



Welder cum Fabricators 

with 5 years experience. 

Tel: 36669834, 33777568 

S U P E R V I S O R 

REQUIRED urgently for a 

leading interior fit-out company, 

with good knowledge 

in reading drawings and 

execute the work, good 

salary. Send CV: company 

interior@yahoo.com 

DRIVERS, ELECTRICIAN 

required for swimming pool 

company, sponsorship 

available, immediate 

recruitment. Tel: 17610160/ 

33308902. Fax: 17911255 

Email: focuspools@focus 

groupbahrain.com 

WELL ESTABLISHED 

Restaurant Company in 

Bahrain requires Waitresses 

for their outlets. A minimum 

of two years’ experience 

in a high status 

restaurant, exceptional 

communication skills and 

great customer service 

skills. Please send CV to 

admin@uniquewll.com 

CUSTOMER SERVICE/ 

Sales Agent for rent-a-car 

company. Email: rentcar 

899@gmail.com 

LOOKING FOR experienced 

Quantity Surveyors 

for a Construction Company. 

Email: aseerico@batelco. 

com.bh 

A REPUTED 4 STAR HOTEL REQUIRES 

2 COMMIS FOR CONTINENTAL CUISINE 

1 COMMIS FOR ARABIC CUISINE 

3 KITCHEN STEWARDING BOYS 

✦ COMMIS SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE 

IN THE SAME RESPECTIVE FIELD. 

✦ MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOT & COLD KITCHEN 

✦ 1 OR 2 YEAR HOTEL MANAGEMENT DIPLOMA OR 

CERTIFICATE COURSE OR FOOD CRAFT COURSE IN 

FOOD PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT. 

✦ ABILITY TO ADAPT TO ALL CUISINES. 

✦ ENERGETIC & VIBRANT. 

Interested candidates may send their CV to 

hr@bestwesternolaya.com


Classified 

Embassy of Japan looking for a Butler & 

a Servant for Ambassador's Residence 

Requirements of Butler & Servant 

for Ambassador’s Residence 

General Condition 

* Be able to be live in a compound of the 

residence, but without bringing his/her family 

* High School graduate (certification required) 

* Good health (health report required) 

* Any Nationality 

* Fluent in English conversation (essential) 

* Recommendation or Certification of current 

employer (essential) 

* Cooperative & Polite behavior 

* Move promptly & quickly 

For Butler 

* 40- 50 years old 

* Male 

* Completing the education/training as a butler 

(certification required) 

* Minimum 5 years experience as a butler 

(or equivalent experience) 

* Capable of negotiation 

* Capable to lead other servants 

* Willing to do other chores such us cleaning. 

For Servant 

* Under 40 years old 

* Irrespective of Male or Female 

* Completing education/training in a field of 

service preferred (certification required if any) 

* Minimum 5 years experience as a servant (or 

equivalent experience) 

* Capable to work under instruction by Butler 

Send your CV to 

accounts@bh.mofa.go.jp by 21 March 


Sales Executives (full-time/ 

part-time). Send CV to: 

soon82@hotmail.com 

ASSISTANT NURSES for 

immediate hiring, minimum 

1 year experience in 

Bahrain. Salary BD150/- + 

overtime + transportation. 

Send CV to alsalama. 

healthcare@gmail.com 

PASTA, GRILL & Sandwich 

Cook required for a 

fast food restaurant in 

Adliya. Tel: 39964645 

REQUIRED: (1) Outdoor 

Salesman with electrical/ 

electronics experience. (2) 

Accountant with Tally experience. 

Email: aeee@ 

batelco.com.bh 

RESTAURANT REQUIRES 

Italian cuisine Chef & Pasta 

Chef. Contact: 34449633 

COOK REQUIRED for family 

in West Riffa. Contact 

38448458 

NEW INDIAN SCHOOL 

requires Trained & experienced 

Teachers for English, 

Commerce, Maths, French, 

Biology & Social Studies. 

Teachers of other discipline 

may also apply. Send CV to 

P.O. Box. 33131 or Email: 

nischool@batelco.com.bh 

WESTERN QUALIFIED 

English Teacher required for 

private tuition. Tel: 34443209 

ENGLISH, MATH and Science 

Teachers positions 

available at a British School 

in Manama. CVs to: 

admin@talentschools.com 

MOTORBIKE DRIVER 

required for small cafeteria, 

Seef area. Call 33507808 

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NOORA Sultan 

and Yasmine 

Akeel again 

made Bahrain 

proud by winning 

the bowling doubles gold 

medal yesterday at the Third 

GCC Women’s Games, 

being held in Bahrain. 

After their solid performances 

earlier, taking home the 

singles gold and silver medals, 

Arab champion Noora teamed 

up with Yasmine to clinch the 

doubles event title with combined 

a total of 2,390 points. 

They finished ahead of Kuwaiti 

pair of Fatma Ahmed and Shaikha 

Al Hindi (2,029), who settled for 

second place, while the Omani 

tandem of Aisha Al Sibani and 

Nathira Al Saeed (1,963) rounded 

off the podium. 

The top three finishers were 

honoured by Bahrain Olympic 

Committee (BOC) general secretary 

Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamad 

Al Khalifa and Games Executive 

Committee chairwoman Shaikha 

Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa. 

On the last day of the volleyball 

championship, Bahrain 

had to settle for third place 

after a 0-3 (23-25, 11-25, 

18-25) losing to the alreadycrowned 

champions the UAE, 

who received the trophy from 

BOC chief executive Shaikh 

Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. 

Email: gdnsport@batelco.com.bh 

BAHRAIN SPORT 


n Shaikh Ahmed honours Bahraini bowler Noora Sultan. Right, volleyball champions the UAE celebrate with their medals 

GOLDEN DOUBLE! 

l Sultan wins second bowling title for Bahrain 

n Shaikh Nasser during his visit to the shooting range 

MEDALS TABLE 

G S B T 

Bahrain 21 15 8 44 

Oman 5 3 11 19 

Qatar 4 5 6 15 

UAE 3 7 9 19 

Kuwait 3 6 10 19 

It was the second defeat for 

Bahrain, having suffered a shock 

1-3 defeat to runners-up Oman. 

In another match, Kuwait 

edged Qatar 3-0 for their second 

win after two consecutive 

defeats. Set scores were 25-24, 

25-18, 25-16. Qatar finished 

last with four straight losses. 

On the first day of shooting 

at the shooting field in Sakhir, 

Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait 

shared honours. 

Bahrain’s Lulua Al Zayani, 

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n BOC sports affairs executive director Noaman Al Hassan 

honours 10m air pistol team champions Kuwait 

n Winners in athletics for the disabled on the podium with officials 

Aisha Suwaileh and Sabeeka 

Mubarak took the 50m air rifle 

team gold. They were followed 

by Qatar and the UAE in second 

and third places, respectively. 

Lulua (579.17 points) bagged 

Bahrain’s second gold in the 

50m air rifle singles, with compatriot 

Aisha (576.24) emerging 

runner-up, while Qatari Bahiya 

Mansoor (576.21) came third. 

Dana Saad (369) of Qatar 

then came on top in the 10m 

pistol singles against Bahraini 

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Prizes must be collected within one calendar month. 

Mouza Buchiri (370) and 

Hanadi Mubarak (379). 

In the 10m pistol team section, 

the Kuwaitis secured first 

place, as Qatar came second 

and Bahrain were third. 

Supreme Council for Youth 

and Sports chairman and 

Bahrain Olympic Committee 

(BOC) president Shaikh Nasser 

bin Hamad Al Khalifa visited 

the shooting range and witnessed 

part of the competition. 

Bahrain added eight medals 

to their tally on the concluding 

day of the athletics for the disabled 

championship. The athletes’ 

medal haul comprises two 

gold, four silver and two bronze. 

Oman stamped authority in 

the javelin throws and grabbed 

the gold medals through 

Shaikha Al Hamadi (F53-54) 

and Rayan Abdulla (F55), UAE 

discus throwers Thuraya Al 

Zu’abi (F32-33-34) and Seham 

Al Rashidi (F56-57-58) topped 

their respective events, while 

Bahraini Zahra Abdulla (F37) 

won the shot put title. 

A 200m event then rounded off 

the championship, with Bahrain 

winning all three podium places 

through Asma Habib (38.91 sec), 

Shaikha Al Haiki (42.60) and 

Noaf Al Kubaisi (45.03). 

TODAY’S PROGRAMME: 

Bowling: 10.30am – Team 

Competition (Ozone Entertainment 

Centre, Sitra Mall). 

Basketball: 4pm – UAE vs 

Oman; 6pm – Bahrain vs Kuwait 

(Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation 

Gym, Riffa). 

Athletics for disabled: From 4pm: 

javelin throw, shot put, 400m, discus 

throw (Khalifa Sports City, Isa Town). 

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n Supreme Council for Youth and Sports chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) president 

Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa received yesterday newly appointed BOC officials, executive director 

of financial and administrative affairs Jihad Khalfan and legal counselor Munir Al Sagheer. Shaikh Nasser 

welcomed both officials and expressed appreciation for their vast administrative experience and wished 

them success. The meeting was also attended by BOC chief executive Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al 

Khalifa. Above, Shaikh Nasser, second from left, at his meeting with Khalfan and Al Sagheer. 

BAHRAIN SPORT 

Nasser 6 offers 

valuable prizes 

SIX plots in the UK, four 

brand new Kia vehicles and 

cash awards will be up for 

grabs in the sixth Nasser 

bin Hamad Football Championship 

(Nasser 6), set to begin on Thursday. 

The prizes for this year’s edition of the 

competition were approved by Supreme 

Council for Youth and Sports chairman, 

Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) 

president and tournament patron 

Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa and announced yesterday 

by organisers. 

Silver sponsors Eamonn and 

Co have donated the plots in 

the UK, while the vehicles were 

presented by Bin Hindi Motors. 

All are to be given away to 

football fans coming to watch the 

matches through raffle draws. 

Other companies which have 

stepped forward to support 

this year’s event include diamond 

sponsors Al Sharif, golden 

sponsors E K Kanoo, silver sponsors 

Bapco and Al Noor International School, 

bronze sponsors Batelco, GPIC, Bahrain 

Jewellery Centre, Behbehani and Brothers, 

Menatelecom, Reem Al Murjan Real 

Estate and Bahrain TV Sports Channel. 

Executive committee chairman and 

Shaikh Nasser media and Information 

office director Tawfeeq Al Salehi said 

the committee had a meeting with 

Bahrain Radio and TV Corporation representatives 

Nabeel Buhaza and Fawaz 

Shamsan to finalise the Bahrain TV 

RGC team 

win in style 

THE Royal Golf Club’s 

team of PGA Professionals 

continued their winning 

streak in this year’s annual 

Professionals’ Challenge with a 

great 11 under par score of 61. 

The team, consisting of 

General Manager DJ Flanders, 

Senior Teaching Professional 

Tim Backhouse and teaching 

professionals Chris McDonnell 

and Craig Brown got off to a slow 

start after only birdying four out 

of the first nine holes. But they 

made up for it on the final nine 

holes with a superb seven birdies. 

Sport Channel coverage this year. 

Al Salehi said the committee also had 

another meeting with Bahrain Football 

Association officials Mohammed 

Qassim and Hassan Ismail to coordinate 

the timetable of the kingdom’s national 

competitions to avoid any clashes with 

the tournament programme. 

Al Salehi affirmed that football fans will 

be able to follow this year’s tournament 

through updates on social networking sites 

like Facebook, Instagram and 

Twitter, besides providing short 

SMS services for the teams with 

match results through mobile 

application Whatsapp. 

Meanwhile, Shaikh Nasser 

asserted that the championship 

will always remain an oasis 

for the youth and a real outlet 

for all to display their football 

talents, which may lead gifted 

players to stardom in the future. 

Shaikh Nasser thanked the 

sponsoring companies for their 

support to this year’s tournament. 

He hailed the key role played by 

those companies in sponsoring various 

sporting and youth functions. 

He said continuity of the tournament, 

which has reached its sixth edition, is 

vivid proof of its success, thanks to 

cooperation between official and sport 

parties in Bahrain. 

He thanked Municipalities Affairs and 

Urban Planning Minister Dr Juma’a bin 

Ahmed Al Ka’abi for holding the tournament 

draw at Khalifa bin Salman Park 

in Hidd. 

n Backhouse, second from right, with the DHL team, from left, 

Owen, Morgan, Love and Daly 

The Texas Scramble tournament 

attracted a field of 100 players 

and saw competitors trying to 

better the Pros’ team score. Out 

of the 25 teams that took part in 

the challenge, the pro’s beat 21 

teams, only losing to four. The 

winning amateur team was DHL 

who scored 59.7 nett. 

Results: Winning Amateur Team: 

Ed Daly, Adrian Morgan, Gary 

Owen, Andy Love (59.7 nett). 

n Action from last 

year’s tournament 


Bahrain to compete in top events 

ONNY Martin overcame 

harsh conditions to 

emerge as the overall winner 

in the annual A&E Coronoa 

Classic at the Royal Golf Club. 

Nearly 80 players took part 

in the strokeplay competition, 

which was sponsored by A&E. 

Martin clinched first place 

after registering a nett score 

of 66 to go along with a gross 

of 84. 

Meanwhile, winning flight 

one was Nasser Eid, who had 

a nett 69 and a gross 79 score. 

Essa Qutami was second with 

a nett 69 and a gross 75, while 

Ahmed Al Noaimi claimed third 

place with scores of 70 and 75. 

n Shaikh Nasser, centre, chairs the meeting 

In flight two, Kim Bhagat 

finished in first place with a 

nett 66 and a gross 85. Alan 

Law was the runner-up with a 

nett 67 and a gross 82, while 

Ali Danesh was third with a 

nett 68 from a gross 84. 

Flight three was claimed 

by Mark Hodgkinson with a 

nett 74 and a gross 98. Tony 

Robinson finished in second 

place with scores of 75 and 

98, while Lynn St Lawrence 

was third with a nett 76 and a 

gross 97. 

A&E wine manager Kate 

Gibson presented the prizes 

in the presence of Awali Golf 

Club Captain Andy McAlpen. 

BAHRAIN is set to take part in 

a number of top regional competitions 

in the coming months. 

The participation was confirmed 

yesterday during the 

16th meeting of the Bahrain 

Olympic Committee (BOC) 

board of directors held at the 

committee premises in Seef. 

Supreme Council for Youth and 

Sports chairman and Bahrain 

Olympic Committee president 

Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa headed the gathering. 

The BOC approved 

Bahrain’s participation in 

the third Olympic Solidarity 

Games in Indonesia from June 

6 to 16. Sameer Shuwaiter was 

named director of the Bahrain 

delegation to the event, where 

the kingdom will be taking part 

in karate and taekwondo. 

Bahrain will also be competing 

at the fourth Asian Indoor 

Games in South Korea from 

June 29 to July 6. Three teams 

will take to their respective 

disciplines, namely bowling, 

billiards and swimming, with 

Saud Al Ghunaim heading the 

Bahrain delegation. 

Conference 

The kingdom will also be 

represented in the second Asian 

Youth Games, scheduled to be 

held in Nan Jing, China, from 

August 16 to 24. 

Four teams will be going 

for gold in the event, including 

Bahrain’s handball, table 

tennis, fencing and athletics 

squads. Fahad Al Khathlan will 

lead the delegation. 

Meanwhile, during the meeting, 

Shaikh Nasser called for a 

national conference to develop 

sports in Bahrain. The initiative 

is in line with directives 

of His Majesty King Hamad 

to help Bahraini sports reach 

higher standards, as all sports 

bodies with related specialties 

will be invited to attend the 

conference. 

Shaikh Nasser also stressed 

the importance of working as 

one team for the advancement 

of the sports sector in the kingdom, 

praising the organisation 

of the ongoing third GCC 

Women’s Games in Bahrain. 

Martin claims overall title 

n Gibson and Martin at the 

prize giving ceremony


AHMED Akbar and Kate 

Addison were the big winners 

of the dressage competition, 

held as part of the sixth 

showjumping event of the Bahrain 

Royal Equestrian and Endurance 

Federation (Breef) season. 

The event, which took place at the 

Military Sports Association arena in 

Sakhir, was held under the patronage of 

Supreme Council for Youth and Sports 

first deputy chairman and Breef president 

Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa. 

Both Akbar and Kate were twice victorious 

on the day, but each had multiple 

reasons to celebrate. Akbar added three 

podium finishes to his two wins amongst 

the strong field of adult participants, 

while Kate added a podium finish to her 

double as she emerged as the leading 

competitor in the junior categories. 

Competing in the Adult Preliminary 

class, Akbar claimed first place riding 

Prince 2 and then also finished as 

the runner-up on Pride. Kat Rushton 

claimed third on Duke. 

Akbar then claimed his second victory 

by taking the Adult Introductory 

category, once again riding Pride. 

Elyas Mohammed riding Gayth was 

the runner-up, while Akbar continued 

his fine showing by finishing third on 

Smokey. 

In the Adult Novice class, Anki 

Holmstrom on Bond claimed the win. 

Rushton on Duke was in second place 

to claim her double podium for the day, 

n Riffa players during training in Khujand 

while Akbar completed his impressive 

meeting by claiming third place on Prince. 

Meanwhile, in the three juniors classes, 

Kate shone brightest amongst a 

talented group of up-and-coming riders. 

Kate claimed her first victory on West 

Wind while competing in the Junior 

Novice class. 

She was followed in second place by 

Rania Hanbali on Bingo, and then Kate 

BAHRAIN SPORT 

TWO of Bahrain’s leading football clubs, 

Muharraq and Riffa, are in action tonight 

in two separate competitions. 

Muharraq host Al Salmiyah Club of Kuwait 

at home in group ‘B’ of the Gulf Clubs 

Championship; while Riffa are in Khujand, 

Tajikistan, where they will play home side Regar 

Tadaz in group ‘A’ of the AFC Cup. 

Muharraq’s match kicks off at 5.30pm. They 

will be looking to claim an all-important victory 

as all three teams are tied with three points after 

two matches in their highly competitive group. 

Najran of Saudi Arabia are the other side in their 

division. 


Muharraq face Kuwait club 

Akbar and Kate 

emerge winners 

n A group of winners with officials at the event 

took third place riding The Chief to 

claim her second trophy in the category. 

Kate then added another victory to her 

tally by taking first place in the Junior 

Preliminary division riding Banjo. 

Anina Bernhardt on Onyx was the 

runner-up, while Aimee Keen on Rio 

claimed third place. 

In the Junior Introductory class, 

Hussain Dadulla triumphed on Murheeb. 

The Bahrainis defeated their Saudi counterparts 

3-2 in their previous match. 

Meanwhile, Riffa have travelled east with 

a 34-member delegation that includes 21 

players. 

They kicked off their final preparations for 

today’s clash with training held under snowy 

conditions and sub-zero temperatures. 

The match is their second of their group and 

Riffa will be hoping to win in order to bounce 

back from a loss to defending champions Kuwait 

Sports Club in their opening game last week. 

Regar Tadaz played to a 1-1 draw with Al Safa 

of Lebanon in their first tie. 

Manon Cote on Sirocco followed in 

second place while Bella Rushton on 

Bling rounded out the podium placers. 

At the end of the competition, Breef 

secretary general Ghalib Al Alawi 

awarded the winning riders from each 

class in the presence of other officials. 

Supervising the event were Al Alawi, 

Mohammed Dadulla, Haider Al Zubi, 

Jameel Ramadan and Holmstrom. 

n Kanoo Vehicle Leasing (KVL) organised a bowling tournament for its staff at the Bowling Center in Bahrain City Center. The fun-filled event was attended by 

KVL director Fawaz Kanoo along with company officials and employees, and staff from Kanoo Daily Rentals and Kanoo Pre-owned Vehicles. Kanoo said: “This 

bowling event aims at showing the management’s gratitude for the employees’ hard work and efforts last year. We also hope the motivating work environment 

reflects on this year’s business achievements.” Above, staff members and officials at the event. 

The match is scheduled to 

kick off at 1pm, Bahrain time. 

Following today’s games, 

another Bahraini team will be 

in action tomorrow against 

regional competition. 

Bahrain Premier League 

title contenders Busaiteen 

will be in action in the Gulf 

Clubs Championship when 

they take on Bani Yas SC of 

the UAE in their group ‘D’ 

contest. 

Busaiteen are currently bottom 

of their division with just 

one point from two games. 

Bani Yas also have one point, 

while Al Faisaly of Kuwait 

top the group with a full six 

markers from their first two 

matches. 

n Sailing team leave 

for Muscat regatta 

BAHRAIN’S national sailing 

team left yesterday for Oman to 

participate in an international 

regatta in Muscat, which gets 

underway today and continues 

until Saturday. 

The delegation is headed by 

national team coach Qasem Ben 

Jumia, and includes assistant 

coach Khamis Shaaban four 

sailors. They are Ebrahim Abdulla 

Salman, Sami Al Kooheji and 

Ebrahim Al Dosari, all of whom 

will be compete in the Lazer 

Standard class, and Dawood 

Abdulla Salman, who will go for 

gold in the Laser Radial. 

Following Oman, the nationals 

will compete in the fifth GCC 

Championship at the same venue 

from March 27 to 30. 

n BCA chief submits bid 

BAHRAIN Cycling Association 

(BCA) president Shaikh 

Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa 

has submitted his bid for 

membership to the board of 

directors of the Asian Cycling 

Confederation (ACC). 

Shaikh Khalid left yesterday for 

New Delhi to participate in the 

ACC general assembly, where 

the elections will be held. 

Shaikh Khalid is one of 19 

candidates vying for one of 

nine seats on the board. Other 

candidates are from East Asian 

nations as well as fellow-Arab 

countries including Qatar, 

Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan. 

The general assembly is being 

held on the sidelines of the 33rd 

Asian Cycling Championships. 

Bahrain has a team competing 

in the event. The squad 

includes Ali Hassan, Mansoor 

Mohammed, Taha Alawi and 

Sayed Ahmed Khalil. They 

will be competing in the men’s 

40-kilometre individual time 

trial as well as a 200km road 

race for teams. 

Bahrain also has a junior team 

competing in the under-23 

category. They include riders Isa 

Ayoob and Salman Mohammed. 

They will be contesting the 36km 

juniors’ individual time trial and 

the 136km road race.


WORLD SPORT 

Mushfiqur hits 

double century 

GALLE, Sri Lanka: Bangladesh amassed their highest 

total and captain Mushfiqur Rahim chalked up 

their first Test double century on the fourth day of 

the opening game against Sri Lanka yesterday. 

Resuming on 438 for four, Bangladesh went on to make 638 

all out by tea, a first-innings lead of 68. Sri Lanka then reached 

Australia sack 

4 players for 

indiscipline 

MOHALI, India: In a desperate 

attempt to enforce 

discipline, the Australian 

cricket team management stunningly 

ruled four cricketers out 

of contention for the third Test of 

the series against India starting 

here on Thursday. 

Vice-captain Shane Watson, 

James Pattinson, Usman 

Khawaja and Mitchell Johnson 

were punished for not submitting 

their presentations to the 

team management following the 

innings defeat at Hyderabad in 

the second Test. 

Coach Micky Arthur, manager 

Gavin Dovey and skipper Michael 

Clarke comprised the committee 

that took the debatable decision. 

Arthur maintained a determined 

countenance as he explained the 

philosophy behind the action 

ahead of a crucial match. 

Khawaja and Johnson, both in 

the reserves thus far, were in line 

for selection but would now have 

to wait for the last Test to earn 

a slot in the playing eleven. For 

Pattinson, one of the few performers 

in the series thus far, the decision 

must have been shattering. 

Watson later flew home to be 

by the side of his wife, who is 

expecting, even as Brad Haddin 

left for India as a cover for 

injured wicketkeeper Mathew 

Wade. 

BASEBALL 

World Baseball Classic second round tie 

in Tokyo: 

Netherlands 7 Cuba 6 

BASKETBALL 

National Basketball Association on 

Sunday (home team in CAPS): 

OKLAHOMA 91 Boston 79 

LA LAKERS 90 Chicago 81 

TORONTO 100 Cleveland96 

ORLANDO 99 Philadelphia 91 

MIAMI 105 Indiana 91 

NEW ORLEANS 98 Portland 96 

Dallas 100 MINNESOTA 77 

Milwaukee 115 SACRAMENTO 113 

LA CLIPPERS 129 Detroit 97 

GOLF 

WGC-Cadillac Championship at the par- 

72 course on Sunday in Miami, Florida: 

269 - Tiger Woods (U.S.) 66 65 67 71; 271 

- Steve Stricker (U.S.) 67 67 69 68; 274 - 

Adam Scott (Australia) 72 70 68 64, Sergio 

Garcia (Spain) 66 72 67 69, Phil Mickelson 

(U.S.) 67 67 69 71, Graeme McDowell 

(Britain) 66 67 69 72; 276 - Keegan Bradley 

the close on 116 for one with 

Tillakaratne Dilshan unbeaten 

on 63 on a lifeless pitch where 

bat has dominated ball from 

the start. 

It was the second half-century 

of the match for Dilshan who 

was accompanied back to the 

pavilion by Kumar Sangakkara 

(49 not out). 

The only wicket to fall 

was that of opener Dimuth 

Karunaratne for three after he 

top-edged a hook off Shahadat 

Hossain to Abul Hasan at fine 

leg. With one day left, the 

game seems destined to end in 

a tame draw. 

Celebrated 

Mushfiqur, on 198 at lunch, 

picked up two singles after the 

resumption and celebrated his 

double hundred by punching 

the air and kissing the turf. 

The diminutive batsman 

was immediately out for 

200, trapped lbw by Nuwan 

Kulasekera off the next delivery. 

Mushfiqur’s gritty 321-ball 

knock lasted 438 minutes and 

included 22 fours and a six. 

“It was one of my dreams to 

score a test double hundred,” 

the 24-year-old told reporters. 

“I thought that if I got the 

chance to bat for a long time 

and if I got a partner at the 

other end, I would like to score 

big. 

“Fortunately Ash 

(Mohammad Ashraful) and 

Nasir (Hossain) batted really 

well so I had partners. We 

were saying beforehand that 

if someone gets set they must 

carry on and get a big hundred 

(U.S.) 68 68 69 71; 278 - Rory McIlroy 

(Britain) 73 69 71 65, Justin Rose (Britain) 

68 72 70 68, Peter Hanson (Sweden) 67 

71 70 70, Michael Thompson (U.S.) 69 69 

67 73; 279 - Richard Sterne (South Africa) 

70 71 71 67, Charles Howell III (U.S.) 68 

71 69 71, Jason Dufner (U.S.) 69 69 69 

72, Dustin Johnson (U.S.) 68 69 70 72; 

280 - Fredrik Jacobson (Sweden) 66 69 71 

74, Charl Schwartzel (South Africa) 71 65 

69 75; 281 - Nicolas Colsaerts (Belgium) 

71 71 67 72, Bubba Watson (U.S.) 66 69 

71 75; 282 - Alexander Noren (Sweden) 

69 70 72 71, Webb Simpson (U.S.) 72 67 

71 72, John Senden (Australia) 69 69 70 

74; 283 - Matteo Manassero (Italy) 1 71 

75 66, Scott Jamieson (Britain) 70 69 72 

72; 284 - Lee Westwood (Britain) 73 69 71 

71, Scott Piercy (U.S.) 70 73 69 72, Hunter 

Mahan (U.S.) 67 72 71 74; 285 - Francesco 

Molinari (Italy) 78 66 72 69, Ernie Els (South 

Africa) 73 69 72 71, Russell Henley (U.S.) 

70 72 70 73, Ian Poulter (Britain) 68 70 72 

75, John Huh (U.S.) 71 67 71 76; 286 - 

Jason Day (Australia) 74 66 75 71, Louis 

Oosthuizen (South Africa) 70 75 69 72; 287 

- Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 72 72 72 71, Jim Furyk 

(U.S.) 72 70 72 73, Brian Gay (U.S.) 70 76 

69 72, Rickie Fowler (U.S.) 69 69 71 78. 

and that’s what we did.” 

After Ashraful (190) had 

added one run to his overnight 

score, Hossain (100) joined in 

the run feast and became the 

sixth centurion in the match. 

Hossain’s maiden Test hundred 

came off 151 balls and 

contained nine fours. 

He and Mushfiqur added 106 

runs for the sixth wicket before 

Dilshan had Hossain caught by 

Sangakkara. 

The total by Bangladesh, 

ninth and last in the test world 

rankings, eclipsed the 556 they 

compiled against West Indies 

in Dhaka in November. 

“We needed my innings 

badly because Sri Lanka scored 

huge and we needed to avoid 

Sri Lanka first innings 570-4 dec. 

Bangladesh first innings (overnight 

438-4) 

J Islam c Chandimal b Eranga 20 

A Haque b Mendis 13 

M Ashraful c Mathews b Herath 190 

M Haque c Mathews b Kulasekara 55 

Mahmudullah st Chandimal b Herath 0 

M Rahim lbw b Kulasekara 200 

N Hossain c Sangakkara b Dilshan100 

S Gazi c Vithanage b Mendis 21 

A Hasan not out 16 

E Sunny c Chandimal b Dilshan 0 

S Hossain b Eranga 13 

Extras (b-2, lb-1, nb-7) 10 

Total (all out) 638 

Fall of wickets: 1-23 2-65 3-170 4-177 

the follow-on,” said Mushfiqur. 

“That was our first target. 

Our second target was to make 

Final scores on Sunday after the fourth 

round of the $3.5 million PGA Tour’s Puerto 

Rico Open (USA unless noted, par 72): 

268 - Scott Brown 68-63-67-70; 269 - Jordan 

Spieth 69-66-67-67, Fabian Gomez (ARG) 

69-64-65-71; 270 - Justin Bolli 67-69-68-66, 

Brian Stuard 67-69-66-68; 271 - Andres 

Romero (ARG) 65-65-75-66, Peter Uihlein 

67-65-72-67; 272 - David Hearn (CAN) 68-67- 

71-66, D.J. Trahan 72-65-69-66, Boo Weekley 

71-67-66-68; 273 - Dicky Pride 68-67-72-66, 

Robert Streb 71-65-70-67, Brendon de Jonge 

(ZIM) 70-69-65-69; 274 - Cameron Percy 

(AUS) 65-70-71-68, Vaughn Taylor 69-68- 

69-68, Morgan Hoffmann 67-68-68-71, Matt 

Jones 71-69-64-70. 

ICE HOCKEY 

National Hockey League on Sunday 

(home team in CAPS): 

NY Rangers 4 WASHINGTON 1 

Columbus 3 DETROIT 2 

(SO) 

Montreal 5 FLORIDA 2 

NEW JERSEY 3 Winnipeg 2 

(SO) 

PITTSBURGH 6 NY Islanders 1 

Edmonton 6 CHICAGO 5 

n Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur, 

right, is congratulated by teammate 

Nasir after scoring a double century 

SCOREBOARD 

5-444 6-550 7-581 8-618 9-618. 

Bowling: Kulasekara 27-3-94-2 

(nb-1), Eranga 34-4-122-2 (nb-6), 

Herath 62-11-161-2, Mendis 36-3- 

152-2, Mathews 9-2-18-0, Dilshan 

26-5-75-2, Thirimanne 2-0-13-0. 

Sri Lanka second innings 

D Karunaratne c Abul b Shahadat3 

T Dilshan not out 63 

K Sangakkara not out 49 

Extras (nb-1) 1 

Total (for 1 wicket) 116 

Fall of wickets: 1-17 

Bowling: Shahadat 5-1-18-1 (nb-1), 

Abul 5-0-15-0, Gazi 9-1-37-0, Sunny 

5-0-14-0, Mominul 3-0-13-0, Ashraful 

1-0-10-0, Mahmudullah 2-0-9-0. 

sure we passed their total.” 

The second and final Test in 

Colombo starts on Saturday. 

PHILADELPHIA 3 Buffalo 2 

MINNESOTA 4 Vancouver2 

COLORADO 3 San Jose 2 

(OT) 

ANAHEIM 4 St. Louis 2 

RUGBY 

Australian National Rugby League: 

Newcastle Knights42 Wests Tigers 10 

SOCCER 

Argentine championship matches on 

Sunday: 

Atletico Rafaela 1 Boca Juniors 1 

River Plate 2 Colon (Santa Fe) 1 

San Lorenzo 0 Tigre 1 

Australian League: 

Melbourne Heart 0 Adelaide 2 

TENNIS 

Fifth day of the ATP Masters and WTA BNP 

Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on 

Sunday (x denotes seeded player): 

Men 

2nd rd: Marinko Matosevic (AUS) bt Juan 

Monaco (ARG x14) 7-5, 6-0; Marin Cilic (CRO 

x12) bt Albert Ramos (ESP) 7-6 (9/7), 6-2; 


n Miami register 

18th straight win 

MIAMI: Mario Chalmers scored 26 

points and Chris Bosh added 24 

as the Miami Heat won their 18th 

straight game, easily beating the 

Indiana Pacers 105-91 on Sunday. 

The 18-game streak equals the 

seventh longest in NBA history, 

and is the league’s best since the 

Boston Celtics won 19 straight 

during the 2008-09 season. Miami 

will try for No. 19 when it hosts 

Atlanta on Tuesday night. 

Dwyane Wade scored 23 points 

for the Heat, who controlled the 

game despite a season-low 13 

points from LeBron James. 

David West scored 17 of his 24 

points in the first half for the 

Pacers, who fell nine games 

behind Miami in the Eastern 

Conference standings. 

n PBA bans ex-NBA player 

MANILA: Former NBA player 

Renaldo Balkman has been 

banned from the professional 

basketball league in the 

Philippines for grabbing a team 

mate around the neck during a 

game. 

The former New York Knicks 

and Denver Nuggets player has 

also been slapped with a fine of 

250,000 Philippine pesos ($6,100) 

over the incident, Philippine 

Basketball Association (PBA) 

commissioner Chito Salud said 

in a statement on Monday. 

Balkman, who was playing 

for the Petron Blaze Boosters 

against the Philippines-based 

Alaska Aces, assaulted Arwind 

Santos while his team-mate 

tried to stop him from venting 

his frustration at a referee’s 

decision. 

n Brown lifts first Tour title 

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico: Scott 

Brown captured his first career 

win on the PGA Tour on Sunday 

with a closing round of two-under 

70 at the Puerto Rico Open to beat 

Argentina’s Fabian Gomez by one 

stroke. 

The 29-year-old Brown, who got 

into the tournament on conditional 

status after finishing 148th on the 

PGA Tour money list last year, 

birdied the last for the win to 

finish at 20-under 268. 

Gomez appeared to be heading 

to victory with a one stroke lead 

entering the last hole when the 

wheels suddenly fell off at the 

Trump International Golf Club 

course. He made bogey on the parfive 

18 to finish with one-under 71 

on the day. 

Milos Raonic (CAN x17) bt Michael Llodra 

(FRA) walkover; Mardy Fish (USA x32) bt 

Bobby Reynolds (USA) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4; Andy 

Murray (GBR x3) bt Evgeny Donskoy (RUS) 

5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) bt Martin 

Klizan (SVK x26) 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5); Bjorn 

Phau (GER) bt Jeremy Chardy (FRA x25) 6-2, 

2-6, 6-4; Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt Alexandr 

Dolgopolov (UKR x22) 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3; 

Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x7) bt Nikolay 

Davydenko (RUS) 6-3, 6-4; Nicolas Almagro 

(ESP x11) bt Daniel Gimeno-Traver (ESP) 7-5, 

6-1; Tommy Haas (GER x19) bt Pablo Andujar 

(ESP) 6-3, 7-6 (7/0); Kei Nishikori (JPN x16) 

bt Philipp Petzschner (GER) 6-3, 6-2; Novak 

Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-0, 

5-7, 6-2. 

Women 

3rd rd: Klara Zakopalova (CZE x19) bt 

Dominika Cibulkova (SVK x12) 6-4, 7-5; 

Maria Kirilenko (RUS x13) bt Mallory 

Burdette (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; Sara Errani 

(ITA x6) bt Johanna Larsson (SWE) 6-3, 

6-1; Maria Sharapova (RUS x2) bt Carla 

Suarez Navarro (ESP x25) 7-5, 6-3; Lara 

Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) bt Roberta 

Vinci (ITA x14) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Agnieszka 

Radwanska (POL x3) bt Sorana Cirstea 

(ROM x27) 6-7 (3/7), 6-3, 6-4.


WORLD SPORT 

Barca eye comeback win against Milan 

LONDON: Barcelona 

face a crossroads in their 

season today when they 

attempt to overturn their 

Round of 16 first leg defeat at 

AC Milan and stay on course for 

a fourth Champions League final 

in eight seasons. 

Anything less than a quick 

return to form after their 2-0 

defeat in the first leg in Milan 

on Feb. 20 will probably see 

Barcelona follow Manchester 

United, who they beat in the 

2009 and 2011 finals, through 

the exit door. 

Arsenal, who lost to Barcelona 

INDIAN WELLS, 

California: 

Australian Open 

champion Novak 

Djokovic and third seed 

Andy Murray both had to 

work much harder than 

expected to book their places 

in the third round of the BNP 

Paribas Open on Sunday. 

Top seed Djokovic lost his 

bearings in the second set 

before beating Italy’s Fabio 

Fognini 6-0 5-7 6-2 while 

Murray had to dig himself out 

of an early hole on the way to a 

5-7 6-2 6-2 win against Russian 

Evgeny Donskoy. 

“It was definitely a difficult 

challenge today,” Serbian 

Djokovic said courtside after 

breaking the feisty Fognini in 

the fourth and eighth games of 

the third set to claim victory. 

“Fabio played very well 

towards the end of the second 

set but it was all my fault,” said 

the world number one, who 

squandered one match point in 

the 10th game of that set before 

being broken in the 11th when 

he netted a forehand. 

“I had a very bad game at 

4-2, made a couple of unforced 

errors, got him back in the 

match. Next thing you know 

we’re one set all and a couple 

of tight games. I’m just happy 

to get through.” 

Djokovic, who had stormed 

through the opening set in just 19 

minutes, wrapped up his fourth 

INDIAN WELLS, California: 

Former champion Maria 

Sharapova survived a tough battle 

with Spain’s Carla Suarez 

Navarro on Sunday, winning 7-5 6-3 to 

book her place in the fourth round of the 

BNP Paribas Open. 

The Russian world number three, seeded 

second at the elite WTA event, broke the 

Spaniard twice in a closely contested first 

set that featured several lengthy baseline 

rallies and lasted almost an hour. 

Sharapova then broke the Spaniard’s 

serve twice more in the second set, sealing 

victory in one hour 40 minutes when her 

21st ranked opponent hit a forehand long. 

“That was a tough match,” Sharapova 

told reporters after winning her third round 

encounter on a sunny afternoon at the 

in the 2006 

final, are also 

expected to 

be eliminated 

unless they 

can overturn 

their 3-1 defeat 

against German 

champions-elect Bayern Munich 

at the Allianz Arena. 

The Round of 16 will be completed 

this week with Schalke 

04 going into their home leg 

against Galatasaray as favourites 

to advance after drawing 

1-1 in Turkey and Malaga 

seeking to maximise home 

win in four matches against 

Fognini when the 36th-ranked 

Italian netted a backhand. 

The Serb, a perfect 14-0 

this year after winning the 

Australian Open in January and 

the Dubai Championships last 

week, will next meet Bulgarian 

Grigor Dimitrov, a 6-4 6-4 

winner against Australia’s 

Matthew Ebden. 

“My confidence level is high 

TODAY’S FIXTURES 

Last-16, second-leg fixtures 

Schalke 04 v Galatasaray (1-1) 

Barcelona v AC Milan (0-2) 

(both matches starting at 

10.45pm, Bahrain time; 

first-leg score in brackets). 

advantage in 

their attempt to 

overturn their 

1-0 defeat at 

Porto in the 

first game. 

If Barca are 

to join archrivals 

Real Madrid, Borussia 

Dortmund, Juventus and Paris 

St Germain, who all made it 

through to the quarter-finals 

last week, they need to rediscover 

the kind of football that 

has been the envy of Europe for 

the last six years. 

Many observers though, 

obviously because of the run I 

had this year,” Djokovic said. 

“Game-wise, everything works. 

I feel good about myself.” 

US Open champion Murray, 

showing signs of rust in his first 

tournament on the ATP circuit 

for six weeks, lost a wildly fluctuating 

opening set, where he 

trailed 1-5 at one point, before 

seizing control of the match. 

In blazing desert sunshine at 

Indian Wells Tennis Garden. “She’s a 

quality player and she’s capable of playing 

really good tennis. 

“She’s dangerous. She’s beaten top players 

in grand slams before. She has a really 

solid game, a lot of variety, but she can 

hit the ball, as well. I certainly had some 

trouble today.” 

Notches 

Sharapova, who landed her fourth grand 

slam singles crown at last year’s French 

Open, knows she needs to raise her game a 

few notches if she is to win her first WTA 

title of the season at Indian Wells. 

“There are a few things I definitely want 

to improve for the next one (match), but 

I was happy I got through on not a great 

day,” said the former world number one, 

have written off their chances 

with the Sunday Times in 

London saying: “Barcelona 

will presumably secure the 

Spanish league championship... 

but the sense grows 

that the light has dimmed, the 

magic has faded and the era of 

glory is over.” 

That obituary may be a little 

premature but two defeats 

to Real Madrid, in the King’s 

Cup and La Liga while coach 

Tito Vilanova undergoes treatment 

for throat cancer, has not 

strengthened the belief that 

Barcelona can see off Milan. 

TOUGH TIME 

l Djokovic and Murray survive 

n Djokovic 

celebrates 

breaking 

the serve of 

Fognini 

Indian Wells, the 25-year-old 

Scotsman broke Donskoy’s serve 

twice in the second set and also 

in the third before sealing victory 

after two hours 17 minutes when 

his opponent sent a backhand 

service return long. 

“I’ve struggled here the past 

couple of years, I haven’t won 

a match,” said Murray, who 

had not played competitively 

since losing to Djokovic in the 

Australian Open final. 

“I was a little bit nervous in 

the beginning and he started 

very, very well ... he came up 

with some unbelievable shots. 

I just tried to hang in there and 

was hitting the ball much better 

by the second set.” 

World number three Murray, 

a runner-up at Indian Wells in 

2009 and a losing quarter-finalist 

in 2010, said he had initially 

struggled against the 83rd-ranked 

Russian’s style of play. 

In other matches, American 

Mardy Fish made a triumphant 

return to the ATP Tour after 

being sidelined since last year’s 

U.S. Open because of a heart 

condition, battling past compatriot 

Bobby Reynolds 6-3 3-6 

6-4. 

Eighth-seeded Frenchman 

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat 

American wildcard James 

Blake 7-6 6-4, Nicolas Almagro 

swept past fellow Spaniard 

Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7-5 6-1 

and Germany’s Tommy Haas 

beat Spaniard Pablo Andujar 

6-3 7-6. 

Sharapova battles past Navarro 

who lost in the semi-finals at the Australian 

Open in January and also in Doha. 

The statuesque Sharapova, champion 

here in 2006, will next face Spaniard Lara 

Arruabarrena-Vecino, who pulled off a 

minor upset by beating 14th-seeded Italian 

Roberta Vinci 2-6 6-4 6-4. 

Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska of 

Poland was also given a tough workout, 

overcoming Romania’s Sorana Cirstea 

6-7 6-3 6-4, but fifth-seeded Czech Petra 

Kvitova advanced smoothly with a 6-2 

7-6 victory against Lesia Tsurenko of 

Ukraine. 

Sixth-seeded Italian Sara Errani had 

to work a little harder than the 6-3 6-1 

scoreline reflected as she beat Sweden’s 

Johanna Larsson to improve her win-loss 

record for the year to 20-7. 


Enduring legacy of 

Jassim Al Muawda 

ONE of 

the most 

influential From the 

Sidelines 

contributors to 

sports in Bahrain 

has been Jassim 

Al Muawda. 

By Mohammed Hamzah 

Consider him in 

the same league (Follow me on Twitter: @FootballMH) 

as the legendary 

Jimmy Hogan, who used his experience in 

England to influence the rise of football in countries 

such as Austria, Hungary and Germany. 

When I asked former Vice President and Treasurer 

of the Bahrain Football Association who was also 

former Head of Bahrain’s referees’ committee, 

Abdulla Hamza, he said: “Jassim Al Muawda is the 

first football coach in Bahrain’s history, and the first 

to coach the Bahrain National Team.” 

In 1947, Jassim left Bahrain to enrol in the 

highly prestigious Victoria College in Alexandria, 

where he was among peers such as the late King 

Hussein of Jordan. When he came back he made 

his mark as Bahrain’s first specialized coach in 

football. 

He is best known for his unique style, where he 

was firm yet fair with his decisions. There was no 

compromise to punctuality and discipline, where 

he taught players (of various sports) what is truly 

required to become a model professional. 

In his time, Jassim coached Muharraq Club, 

Nusoor Club (at one point he coached Muharraq 

Club and Nusoor Club simultaneously) and the 

Bahrain National Team, but that is not all. His 

contributions were far more than mere football 

results. Jassim laid the foundations for sports 

education, where his approach was to educate 

his players on the various pillars of sport, which 

include tactics, discipline, strength, conditioning 

and the importance of values in life. 

Jassim is best known for his affiliation with 

Nusoor Club (currently Al Ahli Club, after the 

merger of Al Ahli and Nusoor Club), who he 

coached for eleven years. He influenced the 

club to win its first titles in football, and break 

Muharraq Club’s firm monopoly on Bahrain’s football 

titles. 

Jassim’s contribution to Nusoor Club was never 

motivated by money, since his efforts as coach/ 

mentor were free of charge. 

Since his return from Alexandria, Jassim made 

sure that he frequently attended football matches 

and training sessions in Europe and abroad in 

order to learn the best and newest coaching techniques. 

For example, Jassim attended the historic 

Hungarian win over England, which was a 6-3 

score-line at Wembley Stadium in 1953. The match 

is popular in hiostyr because of Hungary’s emergence 

as a true footballing nation in the 1950’s. 

Moreover, whenever Jassim travelled to Europe 

he would come back bearing supplies for the club, 

because he understood the club’s limited financial 

ability. While, he also believed in the club’s youth 

and their enthusiasm to his training methods. 

His efforts were for the greater benefit of 

Bahrain, where he coached the national side 

(1958-1966) during its first appearance in the Arab 

Nations Cup, back in 1966. 

When he left his coaching post, he stayed as 

a physiotherapist for Al Ahli Club. Where he was 

adored by all fans for helping out all players in 

matches, including the opposition! 

He remained the friend of players of all generations 

that was always willing to give them his 

valuable advice. 

Apart from his coaching roles, Jassim was 

one of the founders of the Bahrain Football 

Association, along with Shaikh Hamad bin 

Mohammed Al Khalifa, and Sayf Jabr Al 

Mussalam. 

Jassim also took part in conducting seminars to 

qualify football referees in Bahrain, his pupils had 

successful careers as referees in Bahrain namely 

Abdulla Hamza, Ali Kamanga and Hamza Mirza. In 

that respect Jassim was the person that made referees 

wear the black suit, which was a new practice 

in Bahrain. His aim was to get people involved 

in sports, even if they were not participating as 

players. 

Personally, I find it really challenging to try and 

depict Jassim’s contributions in Bahrain. What 

he did was completely selfless and benefited 

the future generations of Bahrain. To this day he 

keeps his office at Al Ahli Club, where he remains 

the godfather of sports in Bahrain. 

In fact, he was looking forward to the Uefa 

Champions League matches, mainly Manchester 

United vs Real Madrid! 

It is an honour to meet someone of Jassim’s 

stature, and I hope his efforts are not forgotten.


Reading part company with manager McDermott 

LONDON: Reading responded to nine matches remaining. 

said in a statement. 

one season and missing out on sharing 

a fourth successive loss by firing Next from last in the standings, the The 51-year-old McDermott had the wealth from a new TV deal worth 

manager Brian McDermott yes- Russian-owned team is only off the bot- been in charge since 2009 and took the about $8 billion across three years from 

terday in a late attempt to avoid relegatom because Queens Park Rangers has team into the topflight for the start of August. 

tion from the Premier League. 

scored fewer goals. 

this season for only the second time in Reading, which is based west of 

A 2-1 collapse at home to relega- “In our current situation, owner its 142-year history. 

London, is yet to replace McDermott, 

tion rival Aston Villa on Saturday left Anton Zingarevich felt that a (manage- But the team is at risk of dropping the winner of the Premier League man- 

Reading four points from safety with rial) change was necessary,” Reading out of the Premier League after only ager of the month award in January. 

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n Woods holds the 

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after his victory 

MIAMI: Tiger Woods sent out a Masters warning shot 

with his second win of the year, a convincing twostroke 

victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship 

at Doral on Sunday. 

Composed throughout and deadly on the greens, Woods posted 

a one-under-par 71 for a winning total of 19 under par, with 

fellow-American Steve Stricker runner-up after shooting 68 in the 

final round. 

Stricker could have been credited with an assist, having given 

his rival a 45-minute putting session on Wednesday. 

Woods, who needed just 100 putts in the four rounds, was quick to 

acknowledge the role his closest challenger had played in his week. 

“I played well, thank you Steve for the putting lesson. I felt good 

about how I was playing, I made some putts and got rolling,” he said. 

Phil Mickelson, Australian Adam Scott, Spain’s Sergio Garcia 

and Northern Ireland’s Graeme McDowell were tied for third, five 

strokes behind Woods. 

Scott shot the best round of the day and the tournament with a 

bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on Sunday. 

Woods had claimed his first win of the year at the Farmers 

Insurance Open at Torrey Pines and continued his excellent record 

in World Golf Championship (WGC) events with a 17th triumph. 

The victory was his seventh in this tournament in 13 starts and 

his fourth triumph at Doral. 

It marked his fifth US tour win in his last 19 events and added 

momentum to his quest for a first major championship since the 

2008 US Open when he tees it up next month at Augusta. 

McDowell, playing with Woods, created some early pressure with 

birdies on the first two holes, but he lost ground with a bogey at the 

fifth and his challenge faded with another on the par-four 11th. 

The Northern Irishman finished with a double-bogey on the 

final hole after being forced to take a drop when his approach 

found the rocks at the edge of the water guarding the green. 

“That six on the last leaves an extremely sour taste in my mouth,” 

said McDowell. “But all in all I am ecstatic at the way I am playing. He 

was tough to catch. He was always kind of making me press.” 

Woods, who went into the final round with a four-stroke lead, 

never looked in danger of losing his grip on the top of the leaderboard 

and a wobble at the end, with bogeys on the 16th and 18th, 

was only a minor blemish on what has been an excellent week for 

the 14-times major winner. 

Woods has looked in control 

from tee to green and his 

form will deservedly make him 

favourite for the Masters. 

“That’s how I know I can play. 

That’s the thing. To be able to 

bring it out a couple of times so far 

this year and then be able to close 

and gets W’s– that’s nice,” he said. 

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