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MANAMA: The 

Premier yesterday 

defended Bahrain’s 

human rights record 

– describing it as honourable. 

“Human beings’ dignity is 

protected and their inalienable 

rights are guaranteed,” he said, 

stressing the government’s 

resolve to spare no effort to 

promote human rights and support 

watchdogs in Bahrain. 

This came as His Royal Highness 

Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin 

Salman Al Khalifa received National 

Institution of Human Rights (NIHR) 

members led by its president Dr 

Abdulaziz Abul and his deputy Dr 

Abdulla Al Durazi. 

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n The Premier ... vow 

The Premier pledged to continue 

efforts to promote human 

rights for citizens and ensure 

them equal opportunities, regardless 

of their ethnicity, religion 

or sect. 

“There is no compromise or 

backtracking when it comes to 

people’s basic rights,” he said, 

Pharmacies’ profits 

set to be capped 

MANAMA: Pharmacies in Bahrain are to have their profits capped 

to ensure customers are not charged “exorbitant” prices. 

Medicines sometimes cost double the price of those being sold 

External interference 

in Dialogue rejected 

MANAMA: Bahrain last night 

rejected the UN or any other 

foreign party in the National 

Consensus Dialogue. 

“The dialogue is a Bahraini 

internal issue and we refused 

any external interference,” said 

Education Minister Dr Majid 

Al Nuaimi, who is representing 

the government at the crucial 

dialogue. 

Talks hit snag – Page 6 

in neighbouring countries, say 

campaigners. 

But customers could soon 

pay “significantly less” when 

new regulations capping the 

profits of pharmacies at no 

more than 35 per cent come 

into effect. 

“The profit margins earlier 

were as high as 50pc in 

some cases,” said National 

Health Regulatory Authority 

chief executive Dr Baha Eldin 

Fathea. 

Full report – Page 3 

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stressing the need to promote 

the rule of law. 

He urged NIHR officials to 

project Bahrain’s reality to the 

world and debunk allegations 

and lies. 

He stressed Bahrain’s strides 

and acknowledged status, setting 

an example in commit- 

n Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin 

Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday attended a security meeting 

of Arab interior ministers in Riyadh. They accused Iran of 

supplying “logistic help to terrorist operations” in Bahrain 

and Yemen. The ministers congratulated security services 

in both countries for “dismantling cells and uncovering 

dangerous terror plots”. Iran terror link condemned – Page 14 

ment to the international human 

rights covenants. 

“Bahrain has opened its doors for 

NGOs to come and ensure commitment 

to international obligations,” 

he said, while stressing confidence 

in national achievements. 

He warned against certain 

NGOs and individuals using 

human rights 

as a tool to 

defame 

Bahrain and 

achieve narrow 

and 

self-serving 

interests 

through 

deceit, and 

falsification. 

Moreover, 

he described 

the approval 

of Bahrain’s 

periodic 

report at the 

UN Human 

R i g h t s 

200 Fils/2 Riyals 

Council in 

Geneva last 

September 

as a global 

vote of confidence. 

Picture – 

Page 14 

nSummit invitation 

MANAMA: His Majesty King Hamad yesterday 

received an invitation from the Amir of Qatar, 

Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to attend the 

24th Arab Summit in Doha, on March 26 and 27. 

The letter was handed over by Qatari Ambassador 

Shaikh Abdullah bin Thamer Al Thani to Foreign 

Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa 

during an audience yesterday. 

Picture – Page 14 

n Causeway solution? 

MANAMA: A plot of land to accommodate at least 

350 trucks will soon be allocated near the King 

Fahad Causeway. This follows a directive by His 

Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa 

bin Salman Al Khalifa to take urgent steps to ease 

congestion, until a permanent solution is found to 

the crisis. The area will be provided with services 

and public utilities. Customs Affairs president 

Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa 

announced the measure as he met King Fahad 

Causeway General Organisation assistant general 

director for projects Emad Al Muhaisan. 

n Crown Prince on key visits 

MANAMA: His Royal Highness Prince Salman 

bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy 

Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, 

will visit India and Japan from Sunday to 

Thursday. He will meet senior officials to 

discuss co-operation on political, economic and 

cultural issues. He will be accompanied by an 

official delegation including a number of leading 

businessmen. The Crown Prince’s visit to Kerala 

will build on existing agreements between 

Bahrain and India, said a statement. 

Japan ties boost – Page 13 

n 4pc growth expected 

MANAMA: Bahrain’s central bank expects 

economic growth of around four per cent 

this year, little changed from last year, while 

inflationary pressures are currently not a 

concern, its Governor Rasheed Al Maraj said 

yesterday, at a meeting of GCC central bank 

chiefs. 

Inflation to remain under 1.5pc – Page 23 

n Argentine elected Pope 

VATICAN CITY: Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was 

elected Pope last night and chose the name Francis, 

becoming the first pontiff from the Americas 

and the first from outside Europe in more than a 

millennium. 

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Medicine prices set to fall as pharmacies’ profits capped 

PHARMACIES have been accused of 

fleecing customers by charging “exorbitant” 

prices for medicines in Bahrain. 

In some cases people are forced to pay 

double the costs charged in other countries 

and have to buy them abroad, according to 

campaigners. 

However, customers could soon pay 

“significantly less” for medication when 

new regulations capping the profits of 

By Mandeep Singh 

pharmacies at 35 per cent come into effect. 

It is being implemented as part of a 

GCC-wide procurement policy. 

“There has been a decision to put a cap 

on profit margins charged by pharmacies 

to between 25 and 35pc, depending on the 

kind of medication,” said National Health 

Regulatory Authority (NHRA) chief exec- 

utive officer Dr Baha Eldin Fathea. 

“The profit margins earlier were as high 

as 50pc in some cases. 

The GCC policy should prevent vast 

differences in the cost of medicines being 

sold in the region. 

Sources said prices were much less now 

in some of Bahrain’s neighbours, prompting 

people to get their supplies from across 

the border. 

Bahrain Sickle Cell Society chairman 

Zakreya Al Kadhem welcomed the new 

regulations. 

“They will help the thousands of sick 

people who have so far had to pay exorbitant 

amounts to procure painkillers, among 

other drugs,” he said. “We feel we have 

been fleeced and cheated all these years so 

we welcome the new decision.” 

The campaigner said customers had 

been paying too much for many years 

and therefore made regular trips to Saudi 

Arabia and even as far as Thailand to get 

medicines at half the price. 

Pharmacies Owners and Importers 

Society Bahrain president Dr Fadhel Al 

Arrayed pledged to comment later, but 

earlier denied medicines in Bahrain were 

overpriced. 

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4 

Pirates shot and 


Thursday, 14th March 2013 

A FISHERMAN shot by pirates near 

Iranian waters has spoken for the first 

time about how he was left for dead. 

Bangladeshi Mobarak Abdul Sattar 

remained untreated for around eight hours 

while the dhow, Loloat Alorais, was ransacked, 

and eventually fell unconscious. 

He was later helped by crew members and 

had to undergo two operations to remove a 

bullet from his shoulder. 

Mr Sattar was on board with a Bahraini 

and four other Bangladeshis when they were 

attacked by two boats of armed pirates on 

March 4. They intercepted the vessel, forced 

the fishermen to anchor and towed it to 

Iranian waters. 

The crew was held captive for around eight 

hours. 

“We were sailing the dhow near the border 

of Bahraini waters when we heard gunshots,” 

By BASMA MOHAMMED and ANIQA HAIDER 

Mr Sattar told the GDN. 

“I was on the front of the deck and trying 

to figure out where the noise came from when 

I was shot. 

“I was shot on the shoulder from the back 

and the bullet went deep inside. 

“I fell unconscious and didn’t know what 

happened later. 

“We were on the dhow for 15 hours before 

we came back to the jetty. 

“I lost so much blood and my colleagues 

were worried that I may not survive.” 

Mr Sattar, who spent a week in Salmaniya 

Medical Complex (SMC), said the rest of 

the crew hid in the dhow until the pirates 

left. 

“We found out that they stole everything 

we had on that dhow, including mobiles, 

equipment and even our catch for the day,” 

he said. 

The fisherman is 

married with a sixyear-old 

daughter 

and said his relatives 

were desperate for 

him to return home. 

“My family members 

are so worried 

after hearing about 

the incident and 

are now urging me 

to come back home 

to Bangladesh,” he 

said. 

“I have already 

spoken to my boss. 

But he wanted me 

to recover totally, 

before making any 

decisions.” 

The attack, 

described as “unacceptable” 

by Foreign 

Minister Shaikh 

Khalid bin Ahmed 

Al Khalifa, prompted 

fishermen to demand 

increased sea patrols 

near Iranian waters. 

In December 2009, 

Radio Bahrain’s 

David Bloomer and 

four British sailors were arrested 

by Iranian authorities after 

straying into their waters. 

They had been on their way 

to Dubai for the start of the 

Dubai-Muscat Offshore Sailing 

Race 2009 when a propeller 

problem was thought to have 

caused their yacht to drift into 

Iranian waters. They were 

released after a week. 

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n Mr Sattar recovering at 

home



left me for dead 

n Broken window panes on the dhow, and right, on the Loloat Alorais 

‘Fishermen too 

afraid to work’ 

THREE of the fishermen 

held captive by armed 

pirates near Iranian waters 

are reportedly too afraid to 

return to work. 

Dhow owner Mohammed 

Hassan Alorais said he was 

having a hard time trying 

to convince them to go 

back to sea. 

“I think they are still 

afraid and cannot get 

over that incident with the 

pirates,” he said. 

The Coastguard has 

released the vessel to Mr 

Alorais, but it has still to be 

repaired. 

“I still do not know how 

much it will cost me to fix 

the damages,” he said. 

“But I am sure it 

won’t be as expensive as 

all the equipment I have 

lost.” 

The pirates stole the 

fish caught that day, 

several fridges, a GPRS 

device, mobiles and other 

equipment, estimated to 

cost around BD9,000. 

Mr Alorais is hoping to 

be compensated for his 

losses, but is not sure where 

from. 

“I need help to allow 

my dhow to sail and I 

cannot fish properly 

without the equipment,” he 

said. 

“No one has contacted 

me since the incident to ask 

or offer support and I wish 

someone does.”

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n From left, Adnan Al Bader, Mr Juma, Mr Khadim, Ahmed Al Bin Ali, Khalid Al Maskati and Latifa Al Gaoud talk to the media 

Key talks hit a 

snag ... again 

By MOHAMMED AL A’ALI 

TALKS aimed at ending 

Bahrain’s political stalemate 

were thrown into 

limbo last night after 

Dialogue participants 

failed to agree on several 

key issues. 

It means a list of 

demands presented by five 

opposition societies and the 

(pro-government) National 

Coalition will now go back 

to the drawing board after 

seven sessions of debate. 

It comes despite participants 

reaching consensus 

on a draft 

schedule 

drawn up by 

a mini working 

group last 

Sunday. 

Dialogue 

spokesman 

Isa 

Abdulrahman 

said it included 

guidelines 

organising 

the progress 

of sessions, 

forming a 

committee to 

follow-up, a 

public referendum 

on the outcome of 

dialogue and guarantees of 

implementation. 

Consensus was also 

reached on the timeframe 

of talks and constitutional 

mechanisms. 

“There were differences 

among participants – with 

some asking that the leadership 

be represented in 

dialogue rather than government, 

and some others 

asking for the draft schedule 

to be discussed again,” 

said Mr Abdulrahman. 

“Session regulators put 

forth proposals to start discussions 

on the main topics, 

but it didn’t happen 

and this will be studied on 

Sunday – despite requests 

to have the session can- 

celled to allow 

revision until 

Wednesday.” 

Education 

Minister Dr 

Majid Al 

Nuaimi said 

the government 

was 

doing everything 

it could 

to move the dialogue forward. 

n Mr Abdulrahman 

IAA slams proposal rejection claims 

BAHRAIN has slammed claims by opposition 

groups that its proposals for the 

National Dialogue’s mechanisms were all 

rejected. 

The Information Affairs Authority 

(IAA) said the government has reiterated 

through several public statements that all 

decisions drawn from the dialogue were 

based on a consensus. 

“This led to developing an agenda, 

which has prioritised enforcing mechanisms 

to regulate the dialogue, as well as 

executive mechanisms ensuring the implementation 

of the outcomes,” said IAA 

media attaché Salman Al Jalahma. 

“We are going back continuously 

for no obvious reasons 

because the opposition wants 

to have their point of views 

approved – like calling in UN 

experts, and the leadership 

being represented rather than 

the government,” he said. 

Coalition spokesman 

Ahmed Juma repeated earlier 

claims that the opposition was 

trying to stall the talks. 

“To claim this request has been ‘turned 

down’ is wholly untrue as it has yet to be 

discussed and agreed upon,” he said. 

He was responding to a Reuters article 

published on Tuesday, which quoted 

Al Wefaq National Islamic Society secretary-general 

Shaikh Ali Salman’s reaction 

following the appointment of His Royal 

Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme 

Commander, as the First Deputy Premier. 

The opposition leader said negotiations 

were difficult as the government turned 

down their proposals and refused to select 

a representative of His Majesty King 

n The dialogue in session last night 

“The opposition has thrown 

the dialogue into limbo and we 

are back to square one as discussions 

will have to restart on 

each individual paper, something 

we had already done a 

month ago,” he said. 

Shura Council legislative 

and legal affairs committee 

member Dalal Al Zayed also 

blamed the opposition for 

dragging the process. 

“They want the immediate 

release of prisoners. They 

have also come up with ridiculous 

suggestions to waste time 

in a bid to get a break from 

dialogue and spend time on 

their weekend activities and 

other chaotic programmes,” 

she said. 

“We have reached a point 

where violence has started 

affecting educational facilities. 

Hamad to be present at the dialogue table. 

“As for the representation of the Royal 

Family in the dialogue, an agreement was 

reached by all participants that the dialogue 

outcomes would be presented to His 

Majesty,” added Mr Jalahma. 

“The attempts to delegitimise the dialogue 

by imposing preconditions on the 

agenda are delaying the opportunity in 

providing positive tangible results.” 

His Majesty made the new appointment 

on Monday, which comes in line with 

efforts to expedite the reform programme 

and oversee their enforcement to the executive 

branch of government. 

MP threatens to 

sue over insults 

during dialogue 

AN MP has threatened to 

sue an opposition figure 

after claiming he had been 

mocked and insulted at 

Bahrain’s National Dialogue. 

Parliament financial and 

economic affairs committee 

vice-chairman Abdulhakeem 

Al Shemmri alleged opposition 

spokesman Sayed 

Jameel Kadhim had shouted 

accusations of an “unpatriotic 

nature” towards him. 

“I can’t recall what made 

him insult and mock me, but 

I just expressed my opinion 

backing the Iranian opposition 

in its struggle to regain 

its rights from the oppressive 

Iranian government,” he said 

after last night’s session. 

Mr Kadhim later accused 

the MP of running a campaign 

against him. 

We require more seriousness 

dealing with dialogue 

rather than giving a coverup 

for saboteurs’ actions.” 

But opposition spokesman 

Sayed Jameel Kadhim 

hit back at the claims. 

“The National Assembly 

members are more governmental 

than the government 

and we have asked that 

its eight seats get divided 

between us and the coalition 

for us to make proper 

independent choices,” he 

said. 

“We asked that Sunday’s 

session be cancelled with 

us just holding a session on 

Wednesday, to review new 

ideas presented and study 

ways of moving forward 

with the schedule. But it 

was rejected.” 

Mr Khadim called 

for His Royal Highness 

Prince Salman bin Hamad 

Al Khalifa, Crown 

Prince, Deputy Supreme 

Commander and First 

Deputy Premier, to be 

included in the talks. 

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Bahrain Air sued 

l 34 former staff file claims for compensation 

THIRTY-FOUR former 

By Noor Zahra not have enough cash to give their children’s studies. credit cards frozen and been 

Bahrain Air staff have taken 

us our legal rights according However, another employee denied access to their personal 

legal action against the air- worked for the carrier. to the law. 

told judges yesterday that staff bank accounts as part of conline, 

demanding compensa- However, the group told “We were selling tickets to members wanted to be comtroversial measures imposed by 

tion for losing their jobs. judges yesterday they expected customers and all of a sudden pensated financially and for the financial institutions. 

The claim was lodged at the to receive a month’s pay for the airline told us that they are psychological damage. 

The measures, which were 

High Civil Court by the group, every year they worked at the now not in business.” 

“We lost our jobs, and now taken to prevent people run- 

which includes pilots, cabin airline. 

Airline staff are also due to we lodged this compensation ning up debts and leaving the 

crew, administrative employees, “We expected to receive 30 receive compensation for their claim because we are suffer- country, are only due to be 

sales staff and management. days’ pay for every year we notice period and leave until ing financially and psychologi- lifted once former airline staff 

It comes just over a month worked for the carrier and not the end of February 12, while cally,” he said. 

have paid off outstanding loans 

after the airline announced it 24, and we were not given a expatriate employees will An airline representative told – for which they still have to 

was filing for voluntary liqui- notice period before the airline receive their indemnity pay- the court the liquidation was make repayments. 

dation on February 12, when decided to go into liquidation,” ments, according to the Bahrain filed because the company was The liquidator han- 

it immediately suspended all said a saleswoman in court. Air Trade Union (BATU). facing financial troubles. dling Bahrain Air, Mourad 

operations. 

“We also expected to get In addition, foreign staff Judges adjourned the case Consultancy, told the BATU 

The airline earlier confirmed six months’ pay and not three with children will not have until March 20 for review. during an earlier meeting that 

that former staff will get 24 months. 

their visas cancelled until the The GDN earlier reported the payment has been approved 

days’ pay for every year they “The airline said they did summer to avoid disrupting that former staff have had their by shareholders and will be 

given as soon as the shareholders 

release the funds, but no 

Fraud suspects Six face trial for Eker attack one has received their package 

to date. 

Also, the airline is being 

appear in court 

reportedly sued for at least 

THREE Bahrain Olympic 

Committee (BOC) employees 

appeared in court for the first 

time yesterday in connection with 

embezzling and forging official 

documents. 

They have been charged with 

financial fraud, abusing their positions 

to misappropriate BOC funds, 

forging offers and attributing them 

to fictitious companies. 

However, they pleaded not 

guilty at the Lower Criminal Court. 

The Public Prosecution launched 

an investigation following a complaint 

against the suspects by the 

BOC. 

It ordered a forgery expert to 

examine the falsified documents 

and submit a comprehensive 

report for legal procedures to be 

initiated. 

The trial was adjourned until 

April 30 for review. 

SIX men appeared in court for 

By Noor ZAhrA 

the second time yesterday in connection 

with an attack on police- ter in a police vehicle in Eker 

men, which killed one officer and last October, according to court 

seriously injured another. documents. 

The Bahrainis, aged between They have also been accused of 

21 and 28, have been accused participating in an illegal gather- 

of attempted assault, arson and 

ing in Eker. One of 

possessing Molotov 

the defendants yester- 

cocktails. 

day collapsed at the 

Eighteen other men 

are being tried in absen- 

High Criminal Court, 

tia in connection with 

and his lawyer Jassim 

the attack, including 

Sarhan told judges his 

three charged with pre- 

client suffered from 

meditated murder over 

epilepsy. 

the death of 19-year- 

Mr Sarhan requestold 

policeman Imran 

ed his client be sent 

Ahmed Mohammed – 

to hospital and not 

who was killed by an 

attend further court 

explosive projectile. n Mr Mohammed hearings. 

All 24 men alleg- 

Judges accepted 

edly hurled Molotov cocktails and adjourned the case until 

and metal rods at policemen March 25 to appoint lawyers for 

who were forced to take shel- the other suspects. A video of 

the attack posted on the Internet 

shows a Molotov cocktail narrowly 

missing Mr Mohammed, 

before he was killed by an explosive 

projectile that he bent down 

to pick up. 

BD2 million by Bahrain 

Airport Services (BAS), the 

company responsible for providing 

its catering, cargo, 

engineering and other ground 

handling services at Bahrain 

International Airport. 

The claim was lodged with the 

High Civil Court on March 4. 

However, sources earlier 

said that Bahrain Air had not 

paid BAS for its services for 

years. 

The carrier, which is said 

to have run up debts of more 

than BD17m to the government, 

has blamed the unstable 

political and security 

situation in Bahrain since 

2011 for severely damaging its 

business. 

It highlighted instructions to 

suspend flights to key destinations, 

a lack of traffic to 

and from Bahrain as well as 

restrictions on the King Fahad 

Causeway as factors that significantly 

dented its revenues. 

The airline also claimed 

authorities had reduced its 

scheduled operations, both 

destinations and frequencies, 

while demanding immediate 

payments on past government 

debts – making it impossible to 

continue operations. 

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8 Gulf Daily News Thursday, 14th March 2013 

Israeli appetite for 

US welfare funds 

By JAMAL KANJ 

FAILING to agree on ways to reduce the deficit, 

the US president was forced earlier this month 

to enact the Budget Control Act (BCA) into law. 

The debt ceiling compromise was originally 

agreed to between Congress and the president in 

summer 2011. 

Known as sequestration, it forces across the 

board spending cuts by over $85 billion in 2013, 

increasing to $109bn thereafter reaching $1.5 

trillion by 2021. 

BCA cuts were divided equally between 

domestic and defence programmes. 

It was originally stipulated to take effect on 

January 1, 2013 but was delayed for two months to 

avoid the “fiscal cliff”. 

Economists predicted the US economy would 

nosedive into recession if the compulsory budget 

cuts were combined with the expiration of the 

Bush tax breaks for the rich and increased payroll 

tax. 

Each of the two parties were hoping the results 

of the 2012 election would send a resounding 

message to the new leadership to settle the 

argument over the best approach to reduce US 

budget shortfall. 

The election, however, put things back to 

pre-summer 2011 when it re-elected again one 

party for the executive branch and another, 

albeit weakened, remained leading the House of 

Representatives. 

The discretionary reduction in the defence 

covers areas such as weapon purchases, base 

operations, construction work, educational 

assistance to American soldiers, in addition to $168 

million for security enhancement at US embassies. 

The domestic cuts came from both mandatory 

and discretionary spending on low-income 

programmes ranging from aid for Women, Infants 

and Children (WIC), Head Start for low-income 

children, “Meals-on-Wheels” for hungry seniors, 

unemployment trust fund to Social Security and 

Medicare. 

All in all, BCA could cost the US economy more 

than 750,000 jobs and over half a point from GDP 

growth. 

It is certain when considering the impact of 

budget cuts on taxpayers neither political party 

gave much consideration to foreign beneficiaries. 

Not until now at least. 

While American taxpayers became content with 

the painful cuts, Israel and its lobby were not. 

To the chagrin of Israeli firsters, sequestration 

stands to reduce Israel’s welfare cheque this year 

by more than $200m. 

Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz expressed 

trepidation over the looming US budget 

constraints at the Israeli cabinet meeting on March 

3 declaring: “the economic difficulties in the United 

States worry us. I hope that we will not be hurt by 

them”. 

Steinitz’s message was heard by America Israel 

Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). 

Literally two days later, AIPAC massed 

thousands of Israeli firsters at its annual policy 

conference in Washington for this year’s mission. 

The inculcated lobbyists swarmed the Halls of 

US Congress readied with two-prong strategy: first 

urge US Senators to pass a resolution supporting 

an Israeli attack on Iran. 

Second seek exemption of Israel’s $3.1bn as 

well as its extra $211m for the Iron Dome missile 

defence system from sequestration. 

To do so, AIPAC solicitors contrived a clever 

approach to sidestep BCA by promoting a US 

legislation to designate Israel as a “major US 

strategic ally”. 

A status enjoyed by no other nation which will 

presumably save Israel’s aid from BCA axe. 

Last week Israeli Ambassador to Washington 

Michael Oren echoed AIPAC’s objectives and in 

what sounded like lecturing US legislators, he 

warned in the Jerusalem Post: “This is no time to 

reduce critical assistance which would only result 

in greater and graver costs”. 

While BCA across the board cuts did not spare 

more than $40bn from America’s defence budget, 

the Israeli ambassador and AIPAC want elected 

officials to preserve US taxpayers’ funding for 

Israeli military budget. 

US legislators who regularly squabble over local 

spending, never fail Israel’s appetite for taxpayer’s 

largesse. 

Now they have another opportunity to show 

their servitude when considering bill H.R. 938 

United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 

2013; a uniquely privileged status putting Israel’s 

welfare ahead of members of the US army. 

‘Golden grannies’ have 

Sir, 

belIeve that some, if not most, old bahraini 

I women were gold investors. Since the old 

days, gold in bahrain has been an attraction 

for women. 

Old bahraini women, and there are still 

bahrainis today who have the same interest, 

used to buy gold when the price went down 

and used to sell it when the price went up. 

Their incentive was not investment or 

profit but was more of exchanging their old 

jewellery for new ones to meet their utility 

function. It is true that, nowadays among 

bahraini women, diamonds have entered 

the market to become a competitor for gold; 

however, gold remains more valuable when 

it comes to investment. 

Published letters are The US central bank has 

not necessarily the gold reserves besides 

views of the Editor. cash as a store value. If 

Readers wishing to 

you visit any gold shop 

make a complaint 

in bahrain, take with 

through the GDN 

you a ring with vS2 dia- 

should provide 

full details of the monds and a 10gm 24k 

complaint together gold ring, I assure you 

with their contact that the gold ring will be 

telephone numbers. sold at a much higher 

price though the diamond 

ring was bought for a higher price. 

Since last month the price of gold has 

been dropping. Gold per gramme for 21k 

(which is the most used in the market) was 

bD16.740 on March 8, a drop of bD1 since 

early February. I believe that the best time to 

buy gold is when the price hits around bD16 

because with the current market situation 

and economy I don’t expect gold to go much 

lower than that. 

If our grand, grand, grandmothers were 

alive today I think they would have motivated 

us to buy new gold, if not for the investment 

sake for the utility sake. I think if my 

grandmother was alive she would have said: 

“Go buy something, or replace your old stuff 

with something new”. 

Fatema AlGharbi 

TODAY is Thursday, March 14, the 73rd 

day of 2013. There are 292 days left in 

the year. Highlights in history on this 

date: 

1558 - Ferdinand I assumes title of 

Holy Roman emperor without being 

crowned by the Pope. 

1647 - France and Sweden sign Treaty 

of Ulm with elector of bavaria. 

1689 - Convention Parliament meets 

in Scotland, and William and Mary are 

proclaimed King and Queen of england. 

1757 - british Admiral John byng is executed 

for neglect of duty resulting in 

loss of Menorca. 

1840 - Constitution in Rome is promulgated 

by Pope Pius IX. 

1844 - Carlos Antonio lopez sworn 

in as first constitutional president of 

Paraguay. 

1917 - China severs diplomatic relations 

with Germany in First World War. 

1973 - The US relaxes embargo on 

arms shipments to Pakistan and India. 

1976 - egypt’s President Anwar Sadat 

asks parliament to cancel treaty with 

Soviet Union, charging that Moscow 

failed to provide arms that had been 

promised. 

1978 - Israeli troops invade lebanon 

on mission that Israel says is designed 

to “root out” terrorist bases. 

1987 - At least 12 people are killed 

in escalated Communist insurgency 

in the Philippines with congressional 

elections almost two months away. 

1988 - Iran and Iraq unleash missiles 

on each other’s capitals as so-called 

n Ahmadinejad visiting 

the Natanz nuclear 

enrichment facility in 

2008 ... defiant 

We must be heard! 

We are an ever-growing number of outgoing 

clients of noise-free lounges. 

Often we seem to think we’ve surveyed the 

situation, ie, usually Saturdays and Sundays 

being safe-to-go-out evenings, when bands 

“war of the cities” erupts. 

1990 - Fire causes extensive damage to 

plant in Rabta, libya, which US charges 

was producing chemical weapons. 

1992 - The warring parties in Croatia 

pledge to co-operate to end the civil 

war ahead of the deployment of a UN 

peacekeeping force. 

1993 - A UN relief convoy for the bosnian 

enclave of Srebrenica is stranded 

at the Serbian border, while the UN 

commander tries to obtain Serb approval 

for its journey. 

1994 - In a setback to longtime ruler 

Gnassingbe eyadema, the opposition 

is declared victorious in Togo’s first 

democratic parliamentary election. 

1995 - Nasa astronaut Norman 

Thagard blasts off from baikonur, Kazakhstan, 

the first American to ride a 

Russian rocket into space. 

1996 - A Congressional committee approves 

a resolution urging the US to 

defend Taiwan. Clinton administration 

officials said they have received assurances 

from China that it has no plans 

to invade. 

1997 - While rebels advance rapidly in 

eastern Zaire, President Mobutu Sese 

Seko is admitted to a Monaco hospital 

with complications from earlier prostate 

surgery. 

1998 - India’s Congress party appoints 

as its president Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born 

widow of assassinated prime 

minister Rajiv Gandhi. 

1999 - Afghanistan’s Taliban Islamic 

group and opposition factions agree in 

principle to create a coalition govern- 

ment and end the war that has claimed 

as many as a million lives in two decades 

of fighting. 

2000 - earth Charter, a collection 

of ethical guidelines, is launched in 

France. Former Soviet leader Mikhail 

Gorbachev is among the backers of 

the charter that touches on subjects as 

diverse as democracy, recycling, environmental 

degradation and education. 

2001 - Yoweri Museveni is re-elected 

as Uganda’s president. 

2002 - Serbia and Montenegro, the 

two republics that comprise the Yugoslav 

federation, sign an accord to 

restructure their ties and formally drop 

the name Yugoslavia. 

2003 - South Korea urges North Korea 

to defuse its nuclear standoff through 

multilateral talks. The US warns the 

Communist country is just months 

away from enriching uranium to make 

atomic bombs. 

2004 - brushing off US criticism of a 

one-sided election campaign, Russian 

President vladimir Putin claims victory 

after voters hand him an expected 

landslide 71 per cent win for a second 

four-year term. 

2007 - A team from the International 

Atomic energy Agency visits North 

Korea for the first time since the country 

kicked inspectors out in 2002, a 

significant first step toward renewed 

relations. IAeA officials say North Korea 

is committed to nuclear disarmament. 

2008 - Protests by buddhist monks in 

Tibet turn violent. Shops and vehicles 

are set on fire and gunshots are heard 

are given the night off, are safe for people 

who want to talk business or simply chat 

unimpeded, usually at the five and four-star 

hotels. 

We show up, and are confronted by very 

professional, but over-the-top loud bands 

meant to drown out conversation, period! 

in the streets of the capital, lhasa. The 

Dalai lama calls on China to stop using 

force against protesters. 

2009 - Three foreign aid workers 

abducted in Sudan’s lawless Darfur 

region are released unharmed three 

days after their abduction at gunpoint 

led international groups to question 

how they can continue to work in the 

area. 

2010 - French voters scarred by economic 

crisis deal President Nicolas 

Sarkozy and his conservative leadership 

a stern blow by strongly favouring 

leftist candidates in regional elections. 

2011 - The US embassy in Tel Aviv says 

it is “deeply concerned” by Israel’s plans 

to build hundreds of new homes in 

the West bank following a deadly attack 

on a settler family, calling Israeli 

settlements “illegitimate” and an obstacle 

to peacemaking. 

2012 - President barack Obama and 

british Premier David Cameron say for 

the first time that Nato forces will hand 

over the lead combat role to Afghan 

forces next year as the US and its allies 

aim to get out by the end of 2014. 

THE basic tenet of black consciousness 

is that the black man 

must reject all value systems 

that seek to make him a foreigner 

in the country of his birth and 

reduce his basic dignity – Steve 

Biko, South African anti-apartheid 

activist (1946-1977)

something to teach us 

This by hotels who decide at will, when not to 

let people relax, Bahrain-style. 

Could the five-star hotels association please 

publish a conversation-possible list of which 

evenings to visit lounges when causeway 

customers are back at work in their noise-free 

countries, and we can go out and enjoy noisepain 

relief again? 

Head-ache and hoarse-voice customer 

victims of Bahrain 

Time running out 

IrAN’S rulers maintain the country’s nuclear 

programme is intended for purely 

peaceful purposes. Were the subject 

less serious, the dissimulation would be 

laughable. 

John Kerry, on his first overseas trip 

as US Secretary of State, rightly spoke 

of the “finite time” available for international 

negotiations to resolve the issue. 

But there is a serious danger of underreacting 

to Iran’s nuclear programme. It is 

crucial that governments maintain a unified 

diplomatic stance and persist with 

sanctions. 

The alternative to defusing this emerging 

threat now, through peaceful pressure, 

will be to risk contending in the long 

term with a regime pursuing its goals 

through nuclear blackmail. 

The emptiness of Tehran’s protestations 

can be succinctly stated. To generate 

electricity, it is not necessary for Iran 

to have its own uranium enrichment facilities; 

all that a peaceful country needs 

is to buy uranium more cheaply on the 

open market. 

Yet Iran demands access to the full fuel 

cycle and lies about what it has. As long 

as a decade ago, Tehran stood exposed 

for building illicit and clandestine facilities, 

specifically a uranium enrichment 

More patrols? 

THIS refers to the many reports 

of schools and car dealerships 

being vandalised over the past 

couple of years. 

Also of youths cutting down 

lampposts to use as road blocks, 

and other criminal acts that 

have gone undetected until they have been 

Cult of the banal 

JUSTIN Bieber’s UK meltdown is a sign that he 

has become a shameless victim of his own 

idolatrous popularity and degenerate music. 

Bieber’s pop-rock-rap music is aimed at the 

phenomenon of the masses, is industrially 

produced, and ultimately has to be described 

as the cult of the banal. rock music in general 

is the expression of elemental passions, and 

at rock festivals it assumes a cultic character, a 

form of worship in fact. 

People are, so to speak, released from themselves 

by the experience of being part of a 

crowd and by the emotional shock of rhythm, 

noise, and special lighting effects. However, in 

the ecstasy of having all their defences torn 

down, the participants sink, as it were, beneath 

the elemental force of the universe. 

rap and hip-hop music in particular are 

condescending in nature, projecting rhythmic 

elements of braggadocio and ritualised insult. 

They were both largely influenced by rock 

music (slang for sex). Bieber’s music ultimately 

degrades morals, sexualises young girls and is 

disrespectful to women. 

Whatever happened to the once clean cut 

boy from Ontario, Canada? 

Paul Kokoski 

n Bieber performing at a concert 

facility at Natanz and a heavy water plant 

at Arak. 

These are not necessary for a civil nuclear 

programme but make sense for a 

military one. 

revealing the regime’s duplicity had 

an effect. Iran adopted a more pragmatic 

approach, sensitive to the costs of failing 

to adhere to its obligations under the 

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 

It suspended enrichment and signed an 

Additional Protocol to the NPT’s safeguards. 

But in more recent years, such pragmatism 

has been scarce. Since President 

Ahmadinejad took office in 2005, and 

retained it by electoral fraud in 2009, a 

controlling faction in Iranian diplomacy 

has operated by evasion, bellicosity and 

xenophobia. 

No one disputes Iran’s right to a civil 

nuclear programme. The problem comes 

with its lack of transparency. Iran is not 

South Africa or Brazil – states that threaten 

no one and that have voluntarily forsworn 

a nuclear weapons capability. 

It is ruled by a theocratic, extremist 

regime whose nuclear ambitions are a 

threat to the peace and stability of the 

Middle East. 

H G 

carried out. 

I remember the old days when we had 

something in Bahrain called 

Public Security patrols. 

There was hardly a built-up 

area in which one would not see 

a patrol vehicle doing just that: 

“patrolling”. 

Today’s police action here 

seems to be limited to providing 

a response after a crime has 

been committed. 

There is little or no visible 

patrolling with the intention of 

deterring crime. 

Why is that? 

In the UK and most other 

countries, there are police on patrol 

almost everywhere, in cars 

and on foot. 

Surely our American police 

consultant has experience to 

offer on how to set this up and 

make it effective? 

Stanley 

Events in rome 

EvEnTS in Rome remind me 

of a famous 1970s advertisement 

for the small business 

investment company ICFC. The 

headline ran: ‘I resign.’ Smaller 

headline: ‘You can’t. You’re the 

boss’. 

Alexander Field 

Gulf Daily News Thursday, 14th March 2013 9 

Pisces February 20th - March 20th 

The focus on your sign suggests you’re going into the 

unknown. You may be moving into territory that changes 

daily – the landscapes of the mind and heart are never 

the same. Use creative thought to encourage success 

through improvisation. Don’t follow a path, leave a trail. 

Meanwhile, Mars may encourage you to spend, spend, 

spend. Will you? 

Aries March 21st - April 20th 

Lots of optimism and a cheerful belief in the power of 

change may guide your actions today. Your dreams are 

still important, but now you can have the get-up-andgo 

to make them happen. You may make better use of 

your energy if you pick and focus on one until it’s completed. 

Your creative side is fuelled by a powerful imagination. 

Ideas may be worth money. 

Taurus April 21st - May 21st 

The Moon glides into your sign later on, bringing a sensual 

and easy-going quality to the day ahead. Shopping 

may seem very appealing, and especially if you are looking 

for party clothes or thinking of changing your look. 

Although your social life is buzzing, you may prefer to 

tend to a private matter rather than get involved in a 

boisterous group event. 

Gemini May 22nd - June 21st 

If you want to make headway you’ll need to have a plan. 

It may be tempting to go with the flow, but wasted time 

and resources or a frayed temper could be the upshot. 

Hoping for the best won’t cut the mustard today. You’ll 

have much more fun socialising as the ball’s in your 

court, and today those you mix with can have as much 

style and savvy as you. 

Cancer June 22nd - July 23rd 

Good news from far away may raise your spirits and 

put a smile on your face. A very in-tune friend may have 

information for you that makes an impossible situation 

seem more than possible. Career-wise, it’s a good time 

to share your ideas with colleagues or fellow professionals. 

There’s every chance that someone may respond to 

your input. 

Leo July 24th - August 23rd 

The Aries Moon encourages adventurous thoughts 

and big dreams – never mind the obstacles involved. 

Pursue interests and see where they lead, but don’t exhaust 

yourself in a mad dash to nowhere. Have a plan. 

Socially, the irons are in the fire and you are in one of 

the best periods for creating a lively support structure 

of good friends. 

Virgo August 24th - September 23rd 

It may be easier to deal with a work situation than your 

partner, especially if they’re making a lot of demands or 

need attention. Opt for some quality time together or 

even a date night, and things may improve considerably. 

A chance to chat may resolve many issues. Yet if you 

need to sign a contract today, do make sure you read 

the small print. 

Libra September 24th - October 23rd 

Plans for today could be disrupted if someone pulls 

out or makes an excuse. Mars, newly in Aries, may give 

certain people reasons to put their own needs first and 

ignore everyone else’s. If this is the case, you need to 

be equally firm – so time to stand your ground. Energy 

wise, if you feel more tired than usual try to reduce your 

schedule and chores. 

Scorpio October 24th - November 22nd 

The people you’re having fun with right now seem to 

be very sensitive and possibly psychic too. Don’t be 

surprised if one senses your mood and has exactly the 

right antidote to help you feel better. If you’re dissatisfied 

with any aspect of your job, the presence of Mars 

may encourage you to do something about it. The next 

few weeks may see you be impulsive. 

Sagittarius November 23rd - December 21st 

You may be in a competitive mood, but so might others. 

If you get tired of clashing egos or the need to win 

exhausts you, relax – as treasures may be found in your 

imagination. An idea may need time before it is accepted. 

If you have a creative brainwave, talk to people who 

understand where you’re coming from for an agreeable 

response. 

Capricorn December 22nd - January 20th 

A creative force may be encouraging you to explore 

ideas that you may have given little attention to previously. 

It may seem as though you’re picking them up 

out of the ether, and it’s up to you to make something 

of them. If you have artistic or literary talents, this is the 

time when you may be motivated to take them more 

seriously. Don’t dismiss any option. 

Aquarius January 21st - February 19th 

You may do best by consulting with others and responding 

to the feedback you receive from them. The 

cosmos is encouraging communication and greater interaction. 

Current sparkling influences may be helpful 

for dating and finding love – perhaps online. However, 

that special someone will more likely emerge when you 

don’t expect it, and feel relaxed.

10 

FRED BASSET 

GARFIELD 

UP AND RUNNING 

Gulf Daily News Thursday, 14th March 2013 

what’s 

in Bahrain 

on 

wEEKEND EVENtS 

Bab Market at Bab Al Bahrain - Dhaffer The 

Magician, 5pm-7pm; Mo Zowayed and 

Friends musical performance, 8pm-10pm. 

To register for workshops, e-mail babworkshops@moc.gov.bh 

with your name, 

phone number and desired workshop. 

Visit www.springofculture.org, www.moc. 

gov.bh or e-mail babmarket.bh@gmail. 

com for more information. 

Chuckle Club, InterContinental Regency 

Hotel, 8pm. E-mail sales@punchlineme. 

com or call 36663509. 

Diamond jubilee recital with the Manama 

String Quartet and guest Paul Bagley, St 

Christopher’s Cathedral, Manama, 6pm. 

Call 17253866. 

play Sneezing Firas by Khayal art and 

Education, Cultural Hall, next to 

Bahrain National Museum, 5pm. Visit 

www.springofculture.org or 39900630. 

Erth’s Dinosaur Petting Zoo, adjacent to 

Bahrain Fort Museum, Qal’at Al Bahrain 

Avenue, Road 3617, 4pm. (For four years 

and above only). Visit www.springofculture.org 

or 39900630. 

photo exhibition on nuclear non-proliferation, 

Seef Mall (west Exhibition area), 

10am-10pm. Call 39423421. 

Two contemporary art exhibitions and one 

design-based exhibition, ABCAD/Albareh 

art gallery, Adliya, 10am-1pm, 4pm-8pm. 

Visit www.albareh.com for more information. 

art gallery exhibition by artist lena 

Dajani – ‘Karibu tanzania’, world Beat 

Fitness Centre and Café, Janabiya, 

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

17612576. 

Solo exhibition by Himat Mohammed 

Ali, Al Riwaq Art Space, Adliya, 10am- 

9pm.Visit www.springofculture.org 

or www.alriwaqart- space.com 

Exhibition ‘within 

the Shadows’ by Bahraini 

p h o t o g r a p h e r G h a d a 

Khunji, Bin Matar H o u s e , 

Muharraq, 9am- 

1pm and 4pm- 

7pm. Visit www. 

shaikhebrahimcenter.org 

or call 

17322549. 

Solo exhibition, Reflections, by 

artist Shahnaz Fayaz, World B e a t 

Fitness Centre and Café, Janabiya, 8am- 

1pm and 4pm-8pm. Call 36673954. 

Karaoke Night, Kicks, Hotel Diva, Juffair, 

8pm. Visit www.kicksbahrain.com or 

Tourist and Leisure Attractions 

wahooo! water park, ladies Night, 5pm-10pm, Bahrain City Centre, Seef. Entry to 

general public 11am-5pm. Entry BD10 for people over 1.2m tall, BD6 for others, 

BD3 for children under three-years old. Call 17173000. 

Lost Paradise of Dilmun (LPOD) Water Park, next to Al Areen, 10am-5pm. BD16 for guests 

over 1.2 meters in height, and BD7 for guests under 1.2 meters in height. Call 

17845100. 

Full and half day sightseeing tours of Bahrain, Farhat International tours and 

travels, Manama, 9am-5pm. Call 36313142, 17216411. 

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

17704600. 

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

gmail.com or call 17234417 or 36788001. 

Sightseeing tours of Bahrain in different languages, Bahraini German International 

Services, 8am-8pm. Call 17742282 or 36361010 for location. 

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

arad Fort, Muharraq, 8am-2pm. Call 17672278. 

Al Areen Wildlife Park and Reserve, 9am-4pm. Call 17845444. 

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

Al Kurar House for traditional handicrafts Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Call 

17320955 or 17322549. 

Iqra’a Children’s library, Muharraq, 8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Call 17320955 or 

17322549. 

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. 

al Jasra Handicrafts Centre, al Jasra, 8am-2pm. Call 17611900. 

call 39922583. 

DaNCE 

Pilates,Ballare School of Performing 

Arts, Saar, 8.30am-9.30am; zumba, 

9.30am-10.30am; IDTA ballet primary, 

twinkle toes, 3.30pm-4.15pm; 

Pointe (13+ years), tap grade 1/2, 

4.30pm-5.30pm; IDTA 

ballet 3/4, higher 

level tap, 5.30pm- 

6.30pm. Piano lessons. 

Call 

17300021. 

Classes for all ages, 

Victoria Dance, Hamala 

and Um al Hassam – ballet, tap, 

modern jazz, hip hop, break 

dance, contemporary, stretch, combat, 

bokwa, river dance, singing, guitar, 

piano, musical theatre, dance fusion. Call 

39876215. 

Bahrain Ballet Centre classes held at Marina Club, 

mom and tots, 3pm-3.30pm, beginners ballet 

3.30pm-4.15pm, grade three ballet 4.15pm- 

5.15pm, grade five ballet 5.15pm-6pm. Piano 

classes held at Budaiya and Marina Club. Call 

17693232. 

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. 

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 – LAMDA speech 

and drama, exploring instruments, 

junior percussion, drum circle, 

twinkle toes and musical mayhem. 

Visit http://www.facebook.com/ 

AcademyOfPerformingArtsBSB or 

call 17610943 or 17610973. 

art of Sita painting classes and 

workshop. Call artist Sita 

Dotinga on 39163879. 

Origami for children aged seven 

and over, 9am-1pm and 4pm- 

6pm. Call 38321523 for location 

in Hoora. 

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

17717707. 

Children’s scrapbooking and paper craft, 

Celebrations for Art, Budaiya, 4pm-6pm. Call 

17595791. 

Drawing and painting classes for adults and 

children, l’atelier art lounge, Country 

Mall, Budaiya, 9am-1pm. 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- 

12.30pm and 3pm-7pm. Call 17292815 or 

39073299. 

The Craft Industries Development Centre, Isa Al 

Kabeer Avenue, opposite the Manama Police 

Fort, 7am-2pm. Call 17254688. 

permanent stamps exhibition, postal 

Directorate, transportation Ministry, 7am- 

2pm. Call 17523403. 

National Industries exhibition on Bahrain, 

Industry and Commerce Ministry building, 

Seef, 7.30am-1.30pm. Call 17564170 or 

17564171. 

Shaikh Isa bin ali’s house, Muharraq, 9am- 

6pm. Call 17334945. 

Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa 

Centre for Culture and Research, Muharraq, 

8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Call 17322549. 

Mohammed Bin Faris Music House, Muharraq, 

8am-1pm and 4pm-7pm. Call 17322549 or 

36619038. 

Saar Islamic Centre Mosque, by prior appointment 

only. Call 17727773 or fax 17729695. 

Beit al Jasra (al Jasra House), al Jasra Village, 

towards Saudi Causeway, 9am-6pm. Call 

17611454. 

Group and individual art and design classes for 

Quick 

Quiz 

1 Which furry television 

characters spent their 

days picking up and 

recycling litter found 

on Wimbledon 

Common? 

2 Sugar is mainly 

extracted from sugar 

cane and what other 

type of plant? 

3 Who won British 

Breakthrough Act and 

Best Act at Brit 

4 

Awards? 

Which 1967 Donovan 

hit begins ‘I’m just 

5 

mad about Saffron’? 

Which English indie 

band’s 2012 debut 

album was called An 

Awesome Wave? 

ANSWERS 

5 Alt-J 

4 Mellow Yellow 

3 Ben Howard 

2 Sugar beet 

1 The Wombles 

adults at artist Marianne Pasman’s 

private gallery, Saar. Call 39922642 for 

appointments. 

Learn Hindustani classical and light music from 

qualified singer. Call 36401744. 

SpoRtS, FItNESS aND wEll-BEING 

Thalassotherapy treatments, Thalassa Sea and 

Spa at Sofitel Bahrain, Zallaq, pressotherapy 

and aqua bike. Call 17636391 for reservations. 

Kombatt predator, latin Dance Studio, 

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

33889821 or e-mail latin.dance.studio@ 

hotmail.com 

tribal Fitness, group and personal training. 

Bahrain-wide. Call Craig on 39473710. 

Royal Country Club fitness classes, Riffa Views, 

spinning (mixed) 6pm; boot camp outdoors 

(mixed) 7pm. Personal training and private 

swimming lessons are available by prior 

appointment. Call 17751264 to register for a 

class. 

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 39533130. 

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. 

Fitness classes, Oxygen Gym, Budaiya, hour of 

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! 

"I have tried saying hello but he just ignores me" 

LEvEL: MODERATE 

power (mixed), 6.30am-7.30am; 

body balance (women) 9am-10am; kombatt 

(women) 10am-11am;military fitness 12noon- 

1pm; Taekwondo (children) 4pm-5pm; hatha/ 

power yoga (mixed) 5pm-6pm; pilates 

(women) 6pm-7pm; 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. 

Tennis training, 5.30pm.E-mail tennisinbahrain@ 

gmail.com for location. 

Races around awali organised by Bahrain 

Road Runners, 4.30pm. Call 36876876. 

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. 

Herbal massage,Yas Body Care, Riffa, 9am-11pm. 

Call 17491958 or 39776882. 

pilates private classes for women, Saar, 9am 

to 6pm. all classes are scheduled by 

appointment only. Call 39611396. 

Pilates, La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art, 

9am-6.30pm. Visit www.lafontaineartcentre. 

net, e-mail info@lafontaineartcentre.net or 

call 17230123. 

life and motivational coach, offering 

psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy plus 

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

36488688. 

Co-active coaching for organisations, transition, 

parenting, stress, study and work ethics, re-

anding yourself and networking. 

Psychometric profiling and university applications 

(interviews/selection/personal statements/essays) 

available in addition to presentation 

and networking skills and academic 

writing workshops. Call 38442727 or 

17590137. 

Personality and ability assessments to help 

identify and measure critical skills needed 

for success in work and life. Call 39407129 

between 6pm and 9pm. 

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. 

asian traditional massages and beauty treatment, 

specialising in couples treatment, 

sherry spa, Beauty and Massage Centre, al 

Mabrukah Building, Juffair, 10am-10pm. 

Call 17824070. 

Therapeutic massage, hand and foot reflexology. 

Call 39015776 for location in East Riffa. 

yoga, Telugu Kala samithi, adliya, 10am- 

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

Aqua aerobics, yoga, step, sculpt, spinning, 

pilates, bums and tums, belly dance classes, 

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

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. 

Power yoga classes, Studio RCT, Orchid’s Dream, 

Sanabis, 8.45am, pilates on equipment with 

Stott Pilates instructor trainer and yoga teacher 

Roberta Trzebinski, 11am, antennal yoga, 

6pm. Call 39445816. 

Pool and snooker coaching with european 

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. 

Fitness classes, World Beat Fitness Centre, 

Janabiya, Nia and zumba fitness, 8.30am, fundamental 

yoga and pilates 9.30am, karate kids 

(beginners) 4.30pm, karate kids (advanced) 

5.30pm, Capoeira 6.30pm. Call 17612576 to 

register. 

indoor cycling, Pineapple spa, Manama, 

8.30am and 3.30pm, aerobics, 4.30pm and 

5.30pm, circuit training, 1.15pm. Call 

Cryptic aCross 

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9 A fat insect? (9) 

13 Revolted, had left one’s seat (5) 

14 Move the teeniest bit (5) 

15 Best satisfied when they fall sharply (7) 

16 Suppress the anti - anti is wrong (7) 

17 A quarrel when you take the new car for a drive 

(3-2) 

18 Something you wear because you’ve always 

worn it? (5) 

20 Not happy about, we gave the chop to (5) 

22 Off one rushed, to the police (6) 

23 The language could be French (6) 

25 Drawing a box with a hole in it (7) 

27 Play the part of the harbourman (7) 

30 He’s on the watch for the Second Coming (6) 

31 Show a film about partition? (6) 

32 Has Dante heartlessly put into the inferno (5) 

35 Could be Mr Right (5) 

36 Declaim, though having nothing to complain 

about (5) 

37 Why we don’t remember the men who struggled 

in Asia? (7) 

39 A fight in the car ahead (7) 

41 Tea at home, or one of the many restaurants? (5) 

42 A well-known name in textile (5) 

43 Plan that makes a surprise start to a rough game 

(9) 

44 Reading through “America At Large” (7) 

doWn 

1 Period in which the main issue appears (6) 

use this area for your thoughts, doodles, and to 

work out the crossword clues 

Clubs and Societies 

Mah Jong, British Club, Umm Al Hassam, 10am (for members 

and guests), Taekwondo for juniors and adults 6.30pm- 

9.30pm (for members and guests), football 6.30pm-8.30pm 

(for members and guests), library 12noon-7pm (for members). 

Call 17728245. 

The american Women’s association (aWa) is a non-profitable 

organisation with an active member base consisting of a 

variety of nationalities. Visit www.awabahrain.org for 

more information on becoming a member. 

The Association Francophone de Bahrain (AFBH) is a non-profitable 

organisation consisting of members of all nationalities, 

whose common interest is use and practice of the French language 

through a large number of morning and evening 

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

Playgroup for children aged two to four years old, amwaj 

islands, 9am-12noon. e-mail annemostafa@live.com. 

Cooking and culinary classes in all cuisines for students, housewives 

and housemaids, Bahrain Institute of Hospitality and 

17712000. 

Squash coaching by Hussain Al Thawadi. Call 

36309124. 

Sharon’s fitness boot camp classes, The Studio, 

Hamala, morning classes (women), evening 

classes (women and mixed). Private group 

training also offered. Call 66385537 for more 

information. 

aerobics, ezfit sports Complex, Budaiya, 

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

6.30pm-7.30pm. Call or 17692378. 

Soccer tots indoor football coaching for three 

and four-year-olds with coach Adil, Ezfit 

Sports Complex, Budaiya, 3pm-4pm. 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. 

Corniche beach class, Bahrain Tai Chi and 

Wushu Centre, Juffair, 8.30am, little kung 

fu 4.30pm, kung fu kids 5.30pm, junior 

kung fu 6.30pm, wushu 8pm. Call 

17825667. 

Therapeutic and relaxation massage, Indian 

Ayurvedic Medical Centre, Mahooz, 8am- 

11pm. Call 17722060. 

Today's best guide to leisure, 

activities, clubs and events... 

Free meditation classes, 

Bahrain 

Meditation 

Centre, adliya, 

7pm-7.30pm. 

Call 17712545. 

Women and mixed 

yoga classes, 

Bahrain Wellness 

Centre, 7pm- 

8.30pm. Call 

17795961 for details. 

2 Level with the post (8) 

3 Where you had a trying time while shopping? 

(7,4) 

4 It’s true the aunt passed away at ninety-nine 

(9) 

5 It’s wrong to hang on to someone’s pay (7) 

6 Emphasised that it had been published (7,3) 

7 For “15”, the top of the tree (4) 

10 Jokes that create rifts (6) 

11 For the present, having electricity (7) 

12 Try to get the rent together, but it’s a pain! (6) 

19 He robs from the ship as well (7) 

21 Won’t bother about the hat stand with shelves 

(7) 

24 Does it spray ink all over the place? (8,3) 

26 Averted one’s gaze from, when refused admittance 

(6,4) 

28 When the cars crashed, got bad chest abrasions 

(9) 

29 Leaves out the R in “divers” (7) 

30 Leave the TV unplugged (3,3) 

32 Distributes about a thousand (5,3) 

33 Has been worried, you know, and agitated (6) 

34 Gosh! A mug for the drink! (7) 

38 Yell “Be off!” grabbing the key (6) 

40 Spoil a table (4) 

yesTerday’s CryPTiC soluTion 

aCross: 4, Deb-ate 7, Portable 8, Corset 10, Salem 

13, M-Op.-e 14, H-ill 15, Part 16, Boy 17, Goal 19, 

I-be-X 21, Cautioned 23, Car-”T” 24, Gaga 26, Tap 

(on the head) 27, Sent 29, S-how 32, Tens 33, Stage 

34, Quoits 35, Umpiring 36, Gen-tle. 

doWn: 1, Apish 2, Drill 3, W-arm 4, D-e-cor 5, Bore 

6, The box 9, Opting 11, Aim 12, Elgar 13, Maligns 

15, Pat 16, Be-d 18, Out-set 20, Be-a-st 21, Cap 22, 

Oat 23, Ca-nute 25, Do-G 28, EN-Sue 30, 

Habit 31, Weigh 32, Tilt 33, Skip. 

yesTerday’s QuiCK soluTion 

aCross: 4, Chance 7, Oriental 8, Arrive 10, 

Addle 13, Dies 14, So-so 15, Arms 16, Yap 

17, Sate 19, User 21, Telesales 23, Purl 24, 

Site 26, Nab 27, Bled 29, Roof 32, Rues 33, 

Aside 34, Peseta 35, Saboteur 36, Stroke. 

doWn: 1, Sofas 2, Birds 3, Knee 4, Claim 5, 

Airs 6, Caviar 9, Result 11, Dot 12, Loser 13, 

Dresses 15, Ate 16, Yes 18, All but 20, Seers 

21, Tub 22, Aid 23, Parent 25, Pod 28, Lease 

30, Oiled 31, Fears 32, Reno 33, Atom. 

Retail, Barbar, 8am-1pm and 3pm-6pm. 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. 

Mothers and babies group, Dilmun Club, Saar, 9.30am-11.30am, 

library 2pm-5.45pm. Call 17690926. 

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

39246544. 

Jewellery-making workshops, 8 Mansions, Country Mall, Budaiya, 

10.30am-11.30am and 4.30pm-5.30pm. Call 39040056 or 

17594575. 

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. 

Training and treatment in yoga, 

reiki and pranic healing, Bayoga, 

Juffair, 6am-10am and 4pm-8pm. Call 

17725027. 

Co-active executive, leadership and organisational 

coaching as well as career and transition 

coaching evoking powerful and sustained 

transformation, 9am-8pm. Call 

36199980 for timings. 

Punchbag boxing class, Profile Fitness Centre, 

8.30am, yoga 5pm-6.20pm. Call 17727766. 

Kundalini yoga class with Fateh Pree Kaur, 

studio rCT, orchids dream, sanabis, 

8.30pm. Call 39445816. 

Professionally qualified and experienced personal 

life training for children, teens and 

adults, Life-Fit Personal Training, Budaiya, 6am 

onwards. Call 33001261. 

Personal performance coaching, special techniques 

to guide you in the right direction 

to co-create the life you desire. Call 

email: gdnnews@batelco.com.bh 

rescued animals will be accepted 24-hours-a-day. 

Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, American Mission Hospital, 

7.30pm–9pm. Call 17530020 or 39434200. 

Tiny Tykes, My gym Children’s Fitness Centre, seef, 10am- 

10.45am, play date 11.15am-12.15pm, birthday party 

4pm-6pm. Call 17566566. 

Toddler art class, Art Toddies Free Play, Saar, 9am-12noon. Call 

39789878 or 39965338 for reservation. 

Tony the dogfather and CsBPa relocated animal rescue centre 

in saar. Call 39629889 or 33363352 for more information 

on rescuing, sponsoring, adopting, walking, volunteering 

or donations. 

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

Graham.Nugent@MANDEV.co. 

Chess classes, group and personal training, by international 

chess master. Call 33266677. 

36696666 for directions 

Life and executive 

coaching – 

enhance your personal 

and professionaleffectiveness; 

increase 

your productivity 

and life fulfilment. 

Call 38889796. 

ladies and mixed 

yoga classes, and yoga 

therapy by trained indian 

instructor, near Bahrain 

school, old Juffair. Call 36139134 or 

38804369. 

Iyengar Yoga training with a qualified, experienced 

teacher. Call 39596026 or e-mail 

patricia.a.moss@gmail.com 

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. 

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. 

dragon Kung-Fu training, the old indian 

physical academy, Manama, 7.30pm-10pm. 

Call 39756307. 

Therapeutic, relaxation and rejuvenation massages, 

herbal facial, panchakarma procedures, 

consultation with Ayurveda physicians, 

Vaidyaratnam Ayurvedic Health Centre, 

Gufool, 9am-1.30pm and 4pm-9pm. Call 

17268080 or 39912777. 

instant stress reduction techniques to overcome 

work pressure from home or office at 

a rapid speed, gudaibiya, 6pm to 10pm. 

Call 33520620. 

The physiotherapy centre offers home services 

and physio centre, with latest techniques 

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

17722012. 

self-hypnotism sessions for positive thinking 

and improving creativity. Call 33206641. 

Courses 

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. 

english language courses for juniors, Bait al 

Taleem english language institute, a’ali, 

4pm-6pm, seniors, 6pm-8pm. Call 

17643199 or 17643197. 

Learn Arabic in 48 hours with a private tutor. Call 

34186689 or visit www.ispeakarabictoo.com 

Morning and evening spanish classes, intensive 

courses, workshops, shaikh ebrahim 

Quick 

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together (7) , 16 Eat (7) , 17 Oily fruit (5) , 18 Allude (5) , 20 Unit of weight (5) , 22 Very dirty (6) 

, 23 Pang (6) , 25 Scorn (7) , 27 Worship (7) , 30 Monarch’s son (6) , 31 Academy Awards (6) , 32 

Musical drama (5) , 35 Inexpensive (5) , 36 Weak (5) , 37 Planet (7) , 39 Small bet (7) , 41 Big (5) 

, 42 Playground item (5) , 43 Relevant (9) , 44 Issue (7) 

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1 Big gun (6) , 2 Derision (8) , 3 Forgery (11) , 4 Two weeks (9) , 5 Spikes of ice (7) , 6 Orderly 

retreat (10) , 7 Pavement edge (4) , 10 Young birds (6) , 11 Base (7) , 12 Deprive of food (6) , 19 

Adroitness (7) , 21 Opening (7) , 24 Miscellaneous items (4,3,4) , 26 Behead (10) , 28 Attacker (9) 

, 29 Duck (7) , 30 Appease (6) , 32 Reverse (8) , 33 Requite (6) , 34 Insult (7) , 38 Concord (6) , 40 

Second-hand (4) 


Bin Mohammed al Khalifa Centre for 

Culture and research, Muharraq. Call 

38396273. 

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. Call 39667623. 

english, arabic, French, spanish, italian, 

german, Farsi, Japanese and Chinese 

classes, Berlitz language Centre, adliya, 

8am-8pm. Call 17827847. 

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, 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 Tuition, Budaiya. 

Call 33771234. 

General English language courses, TOEFL, 

SAT, GRE, GMAT preparation, young learners 

and adults language classes, American 

Cultural and Educational Centre, Juffair, 

8am-9pm. Call 17729997. 

French courses, Alliance Française de Bahrein, 

9am-1pm and 3pm-9pm. Call 17342682. 

British Council, Khamis, 8.30am- 7.30pm. 

Call 17261555. 

Private tutoring psychology and sociology 

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

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. 

Study Excellence programme for school children. 

Powerful motivational and individual 

sessions, teaching skills and tools needed 

for school studies. Call DS Dev on 

33520620. 

French tutor for all levels and TCF, TeF, and 

delF. Call 38329388. 

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. 

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) 

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Good 13 ; very good 19 ; excellent 

25 (or more). Solution 

tomorrow. 

yesTerday’s soluTion 

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fare fared fear feud figure figured 

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frier fudge furred grief rife 

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Bahrain 

CINECO (CITY): 

20 SCREENS 

1) Jack The Giant Slayer (15) 

(Action/ Adventure) 

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley 

Tucci and Ewan McGregor 

Shows at 11.30am, 2pm, 4.30pm, 

7pm, 9.30pm and midnight 

Shows at (3D) 10.30am, 1pm, 

3.30pm, 6pm, 8.30pm, 11pm and 

1.15am 

Shows at (VIP I) noon, 2.30pm, 

5pm, 7.30pm, 10pm and 12.30pm 

2) Side Effects (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing 

Tatum and Jude Law 

Shows at 10.30am, 12.45pm, 

3pm, 5.15pm, 7.30pm, 9.45pm 

and midnight 

3) Hunt To Kill (15) (Action/ 

Thriller/ Adventure) 

Starring: Eric Roberts, Steve 

Austin and Gary Daniels 

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

8pm, 10pm, midnight and 1am 

4) Hitchcock (15) (Drama) 

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen 

Mirren and Scarlett Johansson 

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

7pm, 9pm and 11pm 

5) The Butterfly’s Dreams (15) 

(Drama/ Romantic) 

Starring: Yilmaz Erdogan, Mert 

Firat and Kivanc Tatlitug 

Shows at 11.15am, 4pm and 

8.45pm 

6) Cottage Country (15+) 

(Comedy/ Horror) 

Starring: Jim Annan, Benjamin 

Ayres and Sabrina Grdevich 


3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm 

and 11.30pm 

7) Beast Of The Southern Wild 

(15+) (Drama) 

Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, 

Dwight Henry and Levy Easterly 

Shows at 1.30pm, 5.30pm and 

9.30pm 

8) Oz: The Great And Powerful 

(PG 13) (Adventure) 

Starring: James Franco, Michelle 

Williams and Rachel Weisz 

Shows at 12.15pm, 3pm, 5.45pm, 

8.30pm and 11.15pm 

Shows at (3D) 11.15am, 2pm, 

4.45pm, 7.30pm and 10.15pm 

9) Parker (15) (Action/ Thriller) 

Starring: Jason Statham, Jennifer 

Lopez and Michael Chiklis 

Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, 

6.30pm, 9pm, 11.30pm and 

12.45am 

Shows at (VIP II) 12.30pm, 3pm, 

5.30pm, 8pm, 10.30pm and 

12.45am 

10) Identity Thief (15+) (Comedy) 

Starring: Jason Bateman, Melissa 

McCarthy and John Cho 

Shows at 12.15pm, 2.30pm, 

4.45pm, 7pm, 9.15pm, 11.30pm 

and 12.30am 

11) A Good Day To Die Hard (15) 


Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney 

and Mary Elizabeth Winstead 


2.45pm, 4.45pm, 6.45pm, 8.45pm 

and 10.45pm 

12) Ala Gosety (PG 13) (Comedy) 

Starring: Ahmed Helmi, Ghada 

Adel and Hassan Hosni 

Shows at :11.15am, 1.45pm, 

4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and 

11.45pm 

13) Vehicle 19 (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Paul Walker, Naima 

McLean and Gys De Villiers 


Daily 

recipe 

Easy to prepare and delicious. 

Serves four. 

Ingredients 

250gm/ 9oz basmati rice 

3 heaped tablespoons mild curry 

paste, such as korma 

1 onion, thinly sliced 

400gm can reduced-fat coconut 

milk 

1 chicken stock cube 

140gm/ 5oz frozen fine green 

beans 

400gm/ 14oz frozen coley, or 

other white fish, defrosted and 

chopped into fairly large chunks 

1/2 bunch spring onions, 

sliced 

AT THE CINEMA 

3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm 

and 11.45pm 

14) Snitch (15) (Action/ Thriller) 

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan 

Sarandon and Jon Bernthal 

Shows at 12.30pm, 2.45pm, 5pm, 

7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm 

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

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj 

Coster-Waldau 

Charpentier 

and Megan 


7.15pm, 9.30pm and 11.45pm 

16) Playback (18) (Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Christian Slater, Ambyr 

Childers and Toby Hemingway 


7.30pm and 11.30pm 

17) Al Haflah (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Ahmed Ezz, Jumana 

Murad, Mohammad Rajab and 

Ruby 

Shows at 2pm, 6.45pm and 

11.30pm 

SEEF (II) (EAST SIDE): 

10 Screens 





Shows at (3D) 12.45pm, 3.15pm, 

5.45pm, 8.15pm, 10.45pm and 

1am 




Show at 1am 


4) 





3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm 

and 11.45pm 

Hitchcock (15) (Drama) 




3.30pm, 5.30pm, 7.30pm, 9.30pm 

and 11.30pm 

5) The Butterfly’s Dreams (15) 

(Drama/ Romantic) 

Starring: Yilmaz Erdogan, Mert 

Firat and Kivanc Tatlitug 


8.45pm and 11.30pm 

6) Cottage Country (15+) 

7) 

(Comedy/ Horror) 

Starring: Jim Annan, Benjamin 

Ayres and Sabrina Grdevich 


3.45pm, 5.45pm, 7.45pm, 9.45pm 

and 11.45pm 

Oz: The Great And Powerful 





6.15pm, 9pm and 11.45pm 

Shows at (3D) 11.45am, 2.30pm, 

5.15pm, 8pm and 10.45pm 






3.15pm, 5.15pm, 7.15pm, 9.15pm 

and 11.15pm 

9) Ala Gosety (PG 13) (Comedy) 

Starring: Ahmed Helmi, Ghada 

Adel and Hassan Hosni 

Shows at :11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm, 

Method 

1) Cook the rice following pack 

instructions. Meanwhile, heat the 

curry paste with a splash of 

water in a frying pan with a lid. 

Add the onion and gently cook 

until soft. Pour in the coconut 

milk and crumble on the stock 

cube. Simmer to make a smooth 

sauce, adding a splash of water if 

it’s too thick. 

2) Stir in the beans, then top with 

the fish. Cover and simmer for 10 

to 12 minutes until the fish is just 

cooked through. Drain the rice, 

sprinkle the curry with the 

spring onions and serve. 

n A scene from the horror thriller Mama … now showing 

6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm 

10) Jolly LLB (PG 13) (Hindi/ 

Comedy) 

Starring: Bomman Irani, Amrita 

Rao and Arshad Warsi 

Shows at 12.15pm, 3pm, 5.45pm, 

8.30pm and 11.15pm 

SEEF (I) (WEST SIDE): 

6 Screens 






4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm and 

11.45pm 





4.45pm, 

11.30pm 

7pm, 9.15pm and 

3) Parker (15) (Action/ Thriller) 




4.15pm, 6.45pm, 9.15pm, 

4) 

11.45pm and 1am 

Identity Thief (15+) (Comedy) 



Shows at noon, 2.15pm, 4.30pm, 

6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm 

5) Mere Dad Ki Maruti (Hindi/ 

Comedy) 

Starring: Saqib Saleem, Rhea 

Chakraborty, Prabal Punjabi and 

Ram Kapoor 

Shows at 2pm, 6.30pm and 11pm 

6) 3G (Hindi/ Thriller) 

Starring: Neil Nitin Mukesh and 

Sonal Chauhan 

Shows at 11.30am, 4pm and 

8.30pm 

7) Paradesi (Tamil) 

Starring: Adharva, Vedhika, 

Dhansika and Uma Riyazkhan 

Shows at 11am, 1.30pm, 4pm, 

6.30pm, 9pm and 11.30pm 

SAAR CINEPLEX 

4 Screens 



Creamy fish curry 




4.45pm, 

11.30pm 

7pm, 9.15pm and 

2) Oz: The Great And Powerful 





3) 

6.15pm, 8.45pm and 11.15pm 

Parker (15) (Action/ Thriller) 




6.45pm, 9pm and 11.15pm 




Shows at 11.45am, 2pm, 4.15pm, 

6.30pm, 8.45pm and 11pm 

AL JAZEERA CINEPLEX 

2 Screens 

1) Jack The Giant Slayer 

(15) (Action/ 

Adventure) 

Starring: Nicholas 

Hoult, Stanley Tucci 

and Ewan McGregor 

Shows at 3pm, 

5.15pm, 7.30pm, 

9.45pm and midnight 

2) Oz: The Great And 

Powerful (PG 13) 

(Adventure) 



Shows at 4.30pm, 7pm, 9.30pm 

and midnight 

hotlines 

For enquiries 

about 

Bahrain Cinema 

Company’s theatres 

17864666 

Dana Complex: 

17558558 

AWAL CINEMA 


Comedy) 


Rao and Arshad Warsi 

Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm 

and midnight 

AL HAMRA CINEMA 

1) Celluloid (Malayalam) 

Starring: Prithviraj, Mamtha 

Mohandas and Sreenivasan 

Shows at noon, 3pm, 6pm, 9pm 

and midnight 

• For Bahrain Cinema online booking 

tickets: cinema.o.com.bh 

DANA CINEPLEX 

12 Screens 

• All shows after midnight only on 

Thursdays, Fridays and holidays 






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

10.30pm and 12.30am 

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 


Comedy) 


Rao and Arshad Warsi. Shows at 

1pm, 5.15pm and 9.30pm 

5) Hitchcock (15) (Drama) 




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 

8) T h e 

Butterfly’s Dreams (15) 

(Turkish/ Drama/ Romantic) 

Starring: Yilmaz Erdogan, 

Mert Firat and Kivanc Tatlitug 

Shows at 10.30am, 1.15pm, 4pm, 

6.45pm, 9.30pm and midnight 

9) Vehicle 19 (15) (Thriller) 

Starring: Paul Walker, Naima 

McLean and Gys De Villiers 


6.30pm and 10.30pm 

9) Silent Hill: Revelation - 3D 

(15+) (Horror/ Thriller) 

Starring: Sean Bean, Radha 

Mitchell and Carrie-Anne Moss 


8.30pm and 12.30am 




Shows at 10.30am, 2.45pm, 7pm 

and 11.15pm 

10) Mama (Horror/ Mystery/ 

Thriller) 

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj 

Coster-Waldau and Megan 

Charpentier. Shows at 12.45pm, 

5pm and 9.15pm 





Shows at 10.45am, 3pm, 7.15pm 

and 11.30pm 

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

Starring: Michelle Williams, Seth 

Rogen and Sarah Silverman 

Shows at 12.45pm, 5pm and 

9.15pm 

12) Beast Of The Southern Wild 

(15+) (Drama) 

Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis, 

Dwight Henry and Levy Easterly 


8.30pm, 10.30pm and 12.30am 

12) Hotel Transylvania (Animation/ 

Comedy/ Family) 

Starring: Ahmed Sandler, Kevin 

James, Andy Samberg and Selena 

Gomez 

Shows at 10.30am, 2.30pm and 

6.30pm 

Weather report 

TODAY: Fine with some cloud at 

times 

Warning: Nil 

Wind: Northwesterly to northerly 5 to 

10kt reaching 10 to 15kt at times 

Warning: Nil 

Sea State: 1 to 3ft 

Sunrise: 5.49am Sunset: 5.44pm 

Moonrise: 7.07am Moonset: 7.23pm 

Temperature: Max 27˚C Min 19˚C 

Humidity: Max 70% Min 30% 

Mina Salman tides: High at 6.56am 

and low at 1.19pm 

Actual values recorded yesterday: 

Temperature: Max 26˚C Min 19˚C 

Humidity: Max 62% Min 29% 

Gulf temperatures: Kuwait 32˚C 

Riyadh 30˚C Doha 29˚C Abu Dhabi 

25˚C Muscat 26˚C 

*Met. Office: 17321175/74, 17323073 

Weatherline: 17236236 or visit www. 

bahrainweather.gov.bh 

Min Max 

Amsterdam -5 1 C 

Athens 13 20 Cl 

Atlanta 4 14 R 

Auckland 15 26 C 

Bangkok 28 35 Cl 

Barcelona 11 16 C 

Beijing 3 8 R 

Beirut 16 31 Cl 

Belgrade 6 15 R 

Berlin -6 -2 S 

Boston 4 12 R 

Brisbane 18 26 R 

Brussels -8 -1 S 

Buenos Aires 15 21 C 

Cairo 22 34 C 

Chicago -3 3 S 

Colombo 25 32 C 

Copenhagen -9 2 C 

Dhaka 30 30 C 

Dublin -2 4 S 

Frankfurt -4 -3 S 

Geneva 3 12 R 

Guatemala 16 27 Cl 

Hanoi 21 23 R 

Harare 14 21 Cl 

Helsinki -19 -2 S 

Hong Kong 18 25 R 

Honolulu 20 26 Cl 

Islamabad 15 27 Cl 

Istanbul 11 17 R 

Jakarta 24 32 C 

Johannesburg 11 23 C 

Kabul 6 13 R 

Kiev -5 -1 S 

Kuala Lumpur 24 33 R 

Lima 20 27 Cl 

Lisbon 9 14 R 

London -2 5 S 

Los Angeles 9 24 C 

Madrid 4 12 C 

Managua 23 36 C 

Manila 24 33 C 

Melbourne 23 36 C 

Mexico City 9 27 Cl 

Miami 21 28 Cl 

Montevideo 14 20 Cl 

Montreal 2 7 R 

Moscow -19 -4 C 

Nairobi 15 29 Cl 

New Delhi 17 31 C 

New York 6 14 R 

Osaka -1 16 C 

Oslo -9 4 S 

Panama 25 33 Cl 

Paris -4 0 S 

Perth 11 25 C 

Prague -5 -2 S 

Rome 6 14 R 

San Francisco 8 19 Cl 

Seoul -3 12 R 

Singapore 24 32 Cl 

Sofia 4 13 R 

Stockholm -8 1 S 

Sydney 21 27 R 

Taipei 17 20 Cl 

Tegucigalpa 19 30 R 

Tokyo 5 15 C 

Toronto 1 5 S 

Tunis 9 20 Cl 

Vienna 0 7 Cl 

Warsaw -5 -3 S 

Washington 6 16 R 

Zurich 0 10 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: 

Building 233, Avenue 57, Muharraq 203. 

Tel: 17331168. Al Hilal Pharmacy: Shop 

No. 649B, Road 1511, Muharraq. Tel: 

17341700. 

Vet Services 24-hours 39481208. 

Prayer times 

Noon (Dhohr) 11.47am, Afternoon (Asr) 

3.12pm, Sunset (Maghrib) 

5.46pm, Nightfall (Ishaa) 7.16pm and 

Dawn (Fajr) 4.31am tomorrow. 

Today is the 2 day of Jumada, 1434, in the 

Islamic calendar. 

*Provided by the Islamic Affairs Ministry.


Crown Prince’s 

visit to bolster 

By Ahmed Al OmAri 

EDUCATIONAL development, 

petroleum exploration 

and trade opportunities 

between Manama and 

Tokyo will be highlights 

next week during a highlevel 

visit to Japan. 

His Royal Highness Prince 

Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, 

Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Japan ties 

Commander and First Deputy 

Premier, will meet Japan’s Emperor 

among other things, but those details 

Akihito to boost business ties and 

strengthen bilateral relations. 

The Crown Prince will arrive in 

n Mr Sumi 

at the Press 

conference. 

will come out later.” 

Mr Sumi also hopes the visit would 

attract more small and medium enter- 

Japan’s culture capital Kyoto on 

prises to the Bahraini market, saying 

Tuesday, where he will visit several 

there are more than 200 Japanese 

monuments. 

businessmen here working in 20 

He will travel to Tokyo the follow- 

Japanese-run companies. 

ing day to increase trade ties between 

“We hope the visit will increase 

the two countries, before meeting 

business relations and strengthen 

Emperor Akihito and government 

exports of more small to medium 

officials on Thursday. 

businesses in Bahrain,” he added. 

Details of the trip were revealed by 

“In Japan 90 per cent of the coun- 

Japanese Ambassador Shigeki Sumi 

try’s businesses are small to medi- 

during a Press conference yesterday 

um and for Bahrain to have a full 

at the embassy in Salmaniya. 

representation of Japan’s potential 

“Following the visit of His Majesty 

King Hamad to Japan in April last 

year, the Bahrain-Japan relationship 

has developed rapidly,” said 

Mr Sumi. 

“The most important purpose 

of this visit is to increase relations 

between Bahrain and Japan’s royal 

families, because following the 

visit of Bahrain’s His Majesty King 

Hamad we are moving into a new 

era.” 

Mr Sumi said three intergovernmental 

memorandums of understanding 

(MoU) and nine private 

business agreements will be signed 

during the visit. “Two of the MoUs 

are educational – to be signed 

between the Education Ministries in 

both countries. The first is about the 

export of Japan’s libraries and the 

associated technologies that have 

been developed by the country,” he 

explained. 

“The second is to introduce a platform 

where universities will be able 

to teach students about Japan’s technological 

developments. 

“(The oil and gas exploration) is 

a very interesting one as Bahrain 

has already had large companies that 

have come to explore the potential 

for oil and gas, but Japan has developed 

a new technology that has found 

viable oil and gas in places where 

large companies have found nothing. 

“This MoU will allow a company 

to explore the area, looking for more 

untapped resources that will utilise 

newer technologies to reach the oil 

and gas. 

“As for the other nine MoUs there 

will be some arrangements between 

pharmaceutical companies and universities 

in Bahrain to test newly 

developed pharmaceutical agents 

contribution it needs to attract those 

markets.” 

Co-operation in political, security 

and defence issues will also be up 

for talks as the Crown Prince will 

meet Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito, 

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Foreign 

Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida, 

and Economy, Trade and Industry 

Minister Toshimitsu Motegi. 

Mr Sumi also said Japan fully 

supported the National Dialogue 

designed to find a solution to the 

country’s two-year political stalemate. 

ahmed@gdn.com.bh 

Bahrainis conquer Iron Man 

challenge in New Zealand 

n Mr Janahi at the finish line 

TWO Bahrainis, who took part 

in the gruelling Iron Man challenge 

in New Zealand, have 

completed the race in 14 hours. 

Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad 

Al Khalifa and Ali Janahi completed 

the challenge under the 

17-hour cut off time. 

Around 1,400 people took 

part in the event, which was 

held in Taupo in the North 

Island, and comprised a 3.8km 

swim followed by a 180km 

cycling and a 42.2km run. 

“We were committed to 

make it happen,” said Shaikh 

Khalid. 

“We decided to take part and 

registered for the event last 

summer. 

“We had a feel of the event 

when we participated in the 

half Iron Man which was held 

in Miami on October. 

“Since then, we increased 

our hours of preparation while 

also trying to balance our other 

commitments.” 

The men, who both work 

at King Hamad University 

Hospital’s Information 

Communications Technology 

(ICT) department, hope to 

encourage more youths to be 

involved in sports. 

“We are planning to share 

our experience with people to 

encourage them to be involved 

in sports,” added Shaikh 

Khalid. 

“We want more youth to be 

involved and perhaps take part 

in the Iron Man among other 

events.” 

Meanwhile, Mr Janahi said 

he would jump at the chance 

of taking part in the competition 

again. 

“This is just the beginning 

for me,” said the 26-year-old. 

“I would like to take part 

again and continue training.” 

n Shaikh Khalid raising the Bahraini flag at the finish 

line 



By the way... 

REEM ANTOON 

The lost art 

of proper 

behaviour... 

Please’, ‘thank you’ and 

‘welcome’…somehow these 

simple three words among 

many others have been lost 

somewhere down the years. 

Good manners in general seem to 

have become a lost art. 

We all encounter bad behaviour in 

our lives. But lately it seems the 

lack of manners has become a 

growing phenomenon. 

Indeed, common courtesy doesn’t 

seem to be so common anymore. 

Manners don’t just occur. They are 

taught. Children learn how to 

behave just like they learn to talk 

and walk. 

“Any parent can start teaching 

manners to children as young as two 

and three,” says Lyudmila Bloch, 

an etiquette consultant for the New 

York City Department of Education 

and former etiquette coach at the 

Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. 

“Young mothers can take a toddler 

on a shopping trip and teach them 

boundaries, that they can’t just 

grab things off the shelves.” 

One of the easiest lessons to teach 

children is to be kind to others. 

My mother always said to me ‘you 

should talk to people the way you 

want to be talked to and treat them 

the way you want to be treated’. 

I have tried to go along with that 

throughout my life and have been 

teaching my children the same too. 

Yes we get upset and angry at times 

and say things we shouldn’t. 

Maybe while in a traffic rage, or 

when someone decides to cut in 

line when you have been queuing 

up for ages. 

But it is the good old fashioned 

simple manners is what I am 

talking about. 

The way children are being raised 

in today’s households is different 

than how it once was. 

It feels that youngsters today are not 

how they were in yesteryear. 

They are less able to say the magic 

words of please and thank you and 

instead have to be reminded to do 

so all the time. 

It used to be common practice to 

physically discipline a child that 

misbehaved. 

Today parents are losing their 

authority over children and children 

are losing respect for their parents. 

But, apparently, women appear to 

be at the receiving end of more 

rudeness and bad manners 

than men, according to a Daily 

Telegraph online survey. 

Almost 2,000 readers answered 

questions about manners in 

today’s society, and significantly 

more women than men believe 

good manners are on the decline. 

A greater proportion of women 

(68 per cent) also think general 

standards of honesty are heading 

south. 

The exclusive Daily Telegraph survey 

also found that most people think 

standards of honesty and decency 

are on the decline. 

Being rude is not always intentional. 

Sometimes children just don’t 

realise it is impolite to interrupt, 

or comment on someone on their 

large size, or pick their nose. 

And in the hustle and bustle of daily 

life, the busy parent may not 

always have the time to focus on 

etiquette. 

But I do believe that there needs to 

be a continuous reinforcement 

of the common do’s and don’ts 

of being polite, kind and having 

simple manners. 

Manners used to be a very important 

part of daily life for all people, but 

lately, people seem to be shifting 

away from ‘proper behaviour’.

14 



n The King in talks with Prince Saud in the presence of the Premier and the Crown Prince 

n IT strategy 

is discussed 

DePuTY Premier shaikh Mohammed 

bin Mubarak Al Khalifa yesterday chaired 

the 37th meeting of the High Committee 

for iT and Telecommunications. Deputy 

Premiers shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al 

Khalifa and shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al 

Khalifa attended. The panel approved a 

strategy of electronic participation through 

social networking websites to consolidate 

the use of such networks as a means of 

communication between government 

departments and society to promote 

transparency. 

n Peace role hailed 

Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin 

Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday received 

executive director for peace affairs 

at Soka gakkai international (Sgi) 

Hirotsugu Terasaki. He hailed the 

key role played by Sgi in promoting 

a culture of peace and took pride in 

Manama being chosen as the first 

city in the Middle east to host “From 

a Culture of Violence to a Culture 

of Peace –Towards a World Free of 

nuclear Weapons” exhibition, which 

began at the Bahrain national Museum 

on Tuesday. 

n Payout agreement 

THe Bahrain Air Workers’ Association 

has agreed to a proposal submitted by 

the liquidators of Bahrain Air Company 

regarding a mechanism for disbursement 

of labour dues. under the deal the 

company will pay part of arrears to 

employees who have lost their jobs as a 

result of the airline’s voluntary liquidation 

last month, Labour Ministry undersecretary 

sabah Al Dosary said yesterday. 

He said the liquidator will remit part 

of these dues into the bank accounts of 

beneficiaries provided that the remaining 

dues will be paid after dispensing with the 

company’s material assets in accordance 

with its written undertaking brokered by 

the Labour Ministry. 

n Teachers honoured 

eduCATion Minister dr Majid Al 

nuaimi yesterday inspected a class of 

students with special needs at Al Khaleej 

Al Arabi intermediate School for girls. 

He honoured outstanding teachers and 

was updated on equipment and projects 

to promote learning strategies and 

improve the school environment. 

n Aquaculture deal signed 

MuniCiPALiTies and urban Planning 

Affairs Minister Dr Juma Al Ka’abi 

yesterday stressed the ministry’s keenness 

to boost fish reserves. He was speaking 

at the signing of an investment agreement 

between the ministry and Fish Company 

to set up and operate an aquaculture 

project. The deal was signed by ministry 

under-secretary for agriculture and marine 

resources shaikh Khalifa bin isa Al Khalifa 

and company chairman saqr shahin. 

n Drivers rewarded 

LAW-ABiding drivers were yesterday 

honoured marking gulf Traffic Week. 

interior Ministry under-Secretary 

Major-general Khalid Al Absi 

presented drivers with gifts. deputy 

general director of Traffic Colonel 

Mohamed rashid Al nuaimi, traffic 

officials and gCC delegations attended. 

n Co-operation talks 

MinisTeR of state for Human Rights 

Affairs Dr salah Ali yesterday received 

us Ambassador Thomas Krajeski and 

Deputy Assistant secretary of state for 

Human Rights, Democracy and Labour 

Thomas Melia and discussed co-operation. 

Strong Russia trade ties pledged 

His Royal Highness Prime Minister 

Prince Khalifa bin salman Al 

Khalifa yesterday issued directives 

to guarantee more openness to 

Russian trade and investments. 

He was speaking as he received 

Bahraini-Russian Business Council 

deputy president Alexander 

Aksenyonok. 

The Premier said the kingdom is 

looking forward to bolstering economic 

and trade ties with Russia, 

in light of the steady growth of 

historical relations and co-ordination 

and shared stances on regional and 

global issues. 

He added Russia’s significant 

economic role, huge technological 

and industrial potential and scientific 

progress and Bahrain’s position 

as a regional financial and banking 

hub and a prestigious centre for the 

exhibitions and conferences industry 

pave the way for building trade and 

investment partnerships and holding 

Russian exhibitions in Bahrain. 

n The Premier yesterday stressed the government’s resolve to 

spare no effort to promote human rights and support watchdogs 

in Bahrain. This came as he received National Institution for 

Human Rights members led by president Dr Abdulaziz Abul and 

deputy president Dr Abdulla Al Deerazi. 

n His Majesty yesterday received an invitation from the Amir of 

Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to attend the 24th Arab 

Summit in Doha, on March 26 and 27. The letter was handed over 

by Qatari Ambassador Shaikh Abdullah bin Thamer Al Thani to 

Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. The Foreign 

Minister separately received US Ambassador Thomas Krajeski 

and non-resident Irish Ambassador Niall Holohan and discussed 

co-operation. 

n Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi yesterday received at 

the National Charter Monument the UAE’s Al Ain Zoo directorgeneral 

Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajiri and his delegation. They 

toured the edifice and were briefed on its components, goals and 

role in bringing up youngsters on national values and principles 

emanating from the National Action Charter. They also visited the 

King Hamad Digital Library. 

n Supreme Council for Youth and Sport president Shaikh 

Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa last night attended a ceremony 

hosted by the British Embassy marking the visit of UK 

Minister for Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt. He 

welcomed Mr Burt’s visit which symbolises historic bilateral 

friendship and co-operation between the two countries over 

past decades, which has reaped mutual benefits. 

Historic Saudi relations praised 

His Majesty King Hamad yesterday 

received at Al Rawdha 

Palace eastern Province 

Governor Prince saud bin 

nayef bin Abdulaziz Al saud, 

who conveyed greetings from 

Custodian of the Two Holy 

Mosques King Abdullah bin 

Abdulaziz Al saud and Crown 

Prince, Deputy Premier and 

Defence Minister Prince salman 

bin Abdulaziz Al saud. 

His Royal Highness Prime 

Minister Prince Khalifa 

bin salman Al Khalifa 

and His Royal Highness 

Prince salman bin Hamad 

Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, 

Deputy supreme Commander 

and First Deputy Premier 

The Premier called on Russian 

businessmen to invest in Bahrain 

to avail of its distinguished positive 

investment atmosphere, based 

on openness and economic freedom, 

praising the role played by the private 

sector and businessmen in the 

two countries in strengthening cooperation. 

Mr Aksenyonok hailed Bahrain’s 

development boom and expressed 

keenness to consolidate co-operation. 

Iran terror link slammed 

inTeRioR Minister shaikh Rashid 

bin Abdulla Al Khalifa yesterday condemned 

iran for supporting terror cells 

trying to jeopardise Bahrain’s security 

and stability. 

This came as he addressed the 30th 

session of the Arab interior Ministers’ 

Council in Riyadh. 

it was chaired by saudi interior 

Minister Prince Mohammed bin naif 

bin Abdulaziz Al saud. 

“Bahrain has witnessed acts of vandalism, 

blocking of roads and attacks on 

policemen. These acts went beyond rioting 

and violence and turned to complete 

terror crimes. Police forces are dealing 

with armed groups and not peaceful rallies,” 

shaikh Rashid said. 

He said security forces have succeeded 

in uncovering a terror cell after 

investigating its members, their movement 

and training locations. Through 

their confessions and other evidences, 

the involvement of iran’s Revolutionary 

Guards was revealed. This, he said, 

reflects Tehran’s interference in the 

internal security affairs of Bahrain. 

“This requires an Arab stance that 

is more than condemnation, to take 

were present. 

The King hailed historic relations 

bonding the two countries 

and steadily-growing cooperation 

in all fields. He paid 

tribute to saudi Arabia for its 

honourable stance in support of 

the GCC march and keenness 

in advocating Arab and islamic 

causes. 

n The Premier receives Mr Aksenyonok 

n The Interior Minister arrives in Riyadh for the meeting 

active measures to protect Arab security 

through the protection of the security of 

member countries,” shaikh Rashid said. 

“More efforts are needed to enhance 

community awareness giving priority to 

security. Today priority for Arab countries 

is to stop bloodshed and close doors 

on threats,” he said. 

in a statement, ministers rejected foreign 

attempts to disrupt the security 

of any Arab country and condemned 

iranian support for terror operations 

in Bahrain and Yemen. They backed 

efforts by Bahrain and Yemen to fight 

terrorism and the role that security forces 

are playing in uncovering criminal 

plots. 

The council renewed its condemnation 

of all forms of terrorism and 

stressed its commitment to reinforce 

Arab co-ordination and co-operation in 

combating terror plots and organised 

crime. 

it also called upon all member states 

to support the efforts of saudi Arabia in 

fighting extremism. 

The council welcomed an invitation 

from iraq to hold a conference on fighting 

terrorism in the Arab world in May. 

n A pedestrian died last night after being hit by a car near the Country Mall in 

Budaiya. Bangladeshi Ram Barsar, 44, was crossing the road when the car driven by 

a Bahraini woman hit him at around 8.20pm. Above, Mr Barsar body at the crash site.




l No injuries after Hamad Town and Nuwaidrat alerts 

n A screen shot from the video footage of Nuwaidrat blast and, right, the cylinder used for the blast 

Police probing two 

‘blasts’ 

TWO explosions 

rocked Bahrain 

yesterday morning, 

alarming 

residents of two 

areas. 

The first blast 

took place at 

the entrance of 

Nuwaidrat when 

police were 

patrolling the area 

at around 3am, while the second happened 

near Hamad Town’s roundabout 21 at around 

By ANiqA HAiDer 

5am. 

cleared the area after checking it. 

An investigation has been launched. 

“Clashes (with rioters) started following the 

Well-placed sources said masked youths blast and continued for two hours. 

placed two cylinders, wrapped in a plastic “Masked youth hurled Molotov cocktails 

bag, inside a cardboard box at the entrance of and iron rods at the policemen, who fired tear 

Nuwaidrat. 

gas to control them.” 

No injuries were reported when the explo- The blast in Hamad Town was believed 

sion happened. 

to have been caused by an explosive device, 

They said the blast was a direct attack on which damaged public and private property. 

policemen who were patrolling the area. “The blast took place at around 5am,” said 

Video footage of the incident that was the sources. 

released later shows a group of thugs carrying “The operations room received a call from 

the box and cylinders, and placing it on the an anonymous caller after the blast. 

pavement near the entrance. 

“The explosive was suspected to be of high 

“Police were patrolling the area as usual density, as it caused major damage to the road 

when they saw flames from a box,” added the and public property. 

sources. 

“The road heading to and from Hamad Town 

“Five jeeps were called to the scene, but was closed for four hours and a team was 

were asked not to go near the burning box. deployed to secure the area.” 

“The bomb squad and CID arrived and 

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Dispute over letterheads 

A DEBATE about official council letterheads 

led to a heated discussion between councillors 

and municipality officials yesterday. 

Councillors requested they include the crest of 

Bahrain, Muharraq Municipal Council official 

logo as well as the name of the councillor sending 

the letter. 

But municipality officials said it would contravene 

council laws. 

“We have the right to request letters the way 

we would like them to represent this council,” 

said councillor Ghazi Al Murbati during the 

council’s bi-weekly meeting in its Muharraq 

headquarters. 

“It is the least of our rights and it should not 

be taken lightly.” 

Municipality human resources department 

representative Ahmed Janahi tried to explain 

the situation, but was cut off when councillors 

refused to agree to the terms. 

“If this is the situation then what is the point of 

us carrying official cards with our names and the 

Muharraq Municipal Council logo on it,” said 

councillor Mohammed Al Mutawa. 

“Northern Municipal councillors have done 

this and did not face such complications or were 

stopped by laws.” 

Council chairman Abdulnasser Al Mahmeed 

urged councillors to forward the issue to 

Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs 

Minister Dr Juma Al Ka’abi for a final decision, 

which was unanimously approved.

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Protect youth before Hizbollah destroys them 

Hizbollah has murdered its way 

into power in Lebanon and has 

successfully infiltrated Bahrain. 

Hassan Nasrallah, born on August 31, 1960, 

travelled to Najaf in 1976. He defected 

from Amal Movement and was one of the 

major founders of Hizbollah in 1982. 

Upon his self-appointed position as 

secretary general in 1992, he explicitly 

announced: “We do not say we are part of 

Iran. We say we are Iran in Lebanon”. 

Is this the plan for Bahrain? 

As if dates are a coincidence with Hizbollah; 

the Cedar Revolution was a chain of 

demonstrations that took place after the 

assassination of Hariri on February 14, 

2005, and the anti-Syria-regime coalition 

of political parties named 14th March 

alliance was founded. 

“Peaceful protesters” destroy fond 

memories through violence and brutality. 

The plan to celebrate the 10th anniversary 

of Hariri’s death on February 14, 2015 

with anarchy to overthrow the Bahrain 

government fortunately failed due to their 

haste caused by the Arab Spring. 

Human Rights groups continue to refer 

to protesters in Bahrain as a “peaceful 

movement” against a “suppressive and 

dictatorial Al Khalifa regime”. 

The government to this day tolerates the 

violence in hope that the youth will see 

the light. 

This sadly is not the case and no one should 

become complacent just because the 

GCC (Pearl) roundabout no longer exists 

and there is no physical occupation in any 

BSPCA set to 

host charity 

dog walk... 

CANINE owners have been 

urged to come out in force 

tomorrow for a charity dog 

walk. 

It is being hosted by the 

Bahrain Society for the 

Prevention of Cruelty to 

Animals (BSPCA) and will 

feature a 4km walk for the 

more energetic animals, 

and a 2km walk for smaller 

pets. 

It will be held around the 

BSPCA’s Animal Welfare 

Centre (AWC) in Askar. 

The route will be marked out 

with water stops to ensure the 

canine participants can quench 

their thirst. 

Also, Purina – the BSPCA 

Cat House sponsor – will 

provide umbrellas as well as 

free Purina treats for each 

entrant. 

Prizes will be given out to 

participants that raise the most 

money through sponsorships 

including a Nokia phone, a 

Kodak digital camera, a funky 

watch, six months’ supply of 

Purina dog food, and a day of 

dog pampering at the Delmon 

Boarding Kennels among 

others. 

Registration fees cost BD10, 

and it will open at 9am, while 

the walk itself begins at 

10.30am. 

People who do not have 

dogs, can take a shelter dog for 

a walk. To book animals from 

the BSPCA, call 17591231. 

part of the country. 

The minds of these Bahraini youth is 

occupied and it is imperative that steps 

are taken to de-radicalise them before the 

very people they trust (Hizbollah), destroy 

them. 

Hizbollah has been instrumental in 

controlling media presence – appearing 

as victims of a “brutal regime” to the 

world, whilst suspiciously financed NGOs 

highlight the plights of the “tortured, 

beaten and abused youth”. 

Nasrallah owns Al Manar TV channel, Iran 

owns over 40 news channels including 

Press TV, and if that is 

not enough, Hizbollah 

loyals are placed in 

international media to 

feed the world such 

as Reem Khalifa in 

AP, Nazih Saeed on 

France 24 and George 

Galloway on satellite 

channels. 

Under the tyrannical leadership of Nasrallah 

with support from despotic Khamenei of 

Iran, Hizbollah has effectively eliminated 

all their opponents including those 

fighting the same enemy to achieve 

complete supremacy in the terrorist world. 

Today Hizbollah has an army that the 

Lebanese army pussyfoots around and 

their lethal grip goes beyond Lebanon into 

Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 

and has infiltrated Bahrain. 

Human Rights Watch has urged for the 

release of “innocent prisoners”, but they 

By SALLY FROM SAAR 

n Mr Alauddin, standing, second from right, with the executive committee 

members of Tamil Manram in 1986 and, right, Mr Alauddin 

n AVIS and JAC Motors has become the emerald sponsor of 

the American Mission Hospital’s (AMH) 16th Island Classic 

Charity Golf Tournament. It has donated a car for the hospital’s 

community outreach programmes for a year. It will also 

present a luxury sedan JAC J5 to the first golfer scoring a holein-one. 

The three-day tournament will be held later this year. 

Above, at the presentation are, from left, AMH community and 

marketing fundraising senior manager Bahnaz Abbas, Avis and 

JAC Motors general manager Gowtham Sharma and deputy 

general manager Ruzbeh Engineer. 

US exam chance for medics 

AMA International University Bahrain 

College of Medicine has just recently been 

added to the list of medical schools under 

the International Medical Education Directory, 

through the Foundation for the Advancement of 

International Medical Education in Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania, USA. 

This recent development in the College of 

Medicine will now enable its students and graduates 

to apply for the United States Medical 

licensing Examination (USMlE). 

Passing the USMlE is a requirement for 

foreign medical graduates to pursue clinical 

residency training programme and/or fellowship 

programmes in most medical institutions in the 

US. 

must explain why Hassan Mushaima, 

Nabeel Rajab, Maryam Al Khawaja, 

Abdulhadi Al Khawaja, Matar Matar, Ali 

Salman and Said Shehabi regularly visit 

the Hizbollah base in south Lebanon. 

These NGOs should question why Isa 

Qassim, the spiritual leader of Al Wefaq, 

was appointed by Khamenei. 

Hizbollah is not an opponent that can be 

effortlessly quashed. 

Some have become relaxed with the current 

situation, but 14 Feb militia is becoming 

more entrenched, with a dangerous 

strategic plan. 

It is time for the world 

and people living locally 

to sit up and take notice 

of an obvious threat that 

can only be eradicated 

by the removal of the 

masterminds and the 

violent youth from the 

streets of Bahrain. 

Hizbollah, for 

decades, has trained youth in guerilla 

methodology of blocking roads with 

burning tyres and use of weapons and 

home-made bombs. 

The very same tactics are used in Bahrain 

by “peaceful protesters”. 

The 14th Feb Coalition, the militia arm of 

political party Al Wefaq, wears a uniform 

that includes a balaclava with Molotov 

cocktails as weapons. 

Their sole purpose is to follow instructions 

from their leaders to disable the economy, 

transport and communication, to target 

A CElEBRATIoN was held to mark the sixth 

anniversary of My Gym Children’s Fitness 

Centre in Seef. 

Founder and director Farah Faraj thanked 

members for their support and a series of activi- 

loNG-TIME Bahrain resident 

and a popular member 

of the Tamil community, 

Haja Alauddin, who died on 

Monday, was buried in the 

Kanoo Garden cemetery yesterday. 

The 57-year-old was in 

coma for three months at 

Salmaniya Medical Complex, 

following a heart attack. 

“He came to Bahrain 

in 1981 and was actively 

involved in various social and 

religious activities. He was 

also a Tamil literary enthusi- 


non-Shia residents and citizens to cause 

an imbalance in power. 

When they carry out parades in the villages, 

this local army first blocks access and 

turns off power in the vicinity of the 

villages making it a difficult task for the 

police force to enter. 

Police are continuously attacked and they 

fire tear gas to disperse rioters – but 

through Hizbollah-loyal international 

media representatives, protester 

brutality is reported as a “peaceful 

demonstration”. 

The recent funeral of a young protester saw 

the 14th Feb Coalition escort a coffin in a 

military style parade followed by violence. 

These same youth militia demand freedom 

but are suppressed by their Shia leaders 

within the hierarchy and will remain on the 

streets for the rest of their lives. 

Within the structure there are intellectuals, 

planners and academics who publish 

reports and analysis papers in support of 

Iran’s Greater Bahrain movement. 

All are financed to create legitimacy and 

infiltrate in a skilful and discreet manner. 

Youth are trained not only for the streets but 

to manage media and ensure that at all 

times protesters are depicted as peaceful 

and if the international community will not 

support Bahrain it is evident that this once 

tranquil island will become a war-torn 

country like Lebanon and Iraq. 

Bahrain must make unified political 

decisions to remove this perilous threat 

for the sake of future peace and stability, 

sooner rather than later. 

Long-time Bahrain 

resident mourned 

Fitness centre marks anniversary 

n Children and parents at the gym 

ast,” a friend said. 

“He played a vital role in the 

formation of Tamil Manram 

in 1984, which later became 

the Tamil Social and Cultural 

Association (TASCA). 

“Mr Alauddin will be 

remembered by the Tamil 

community in Bahrain for his 

contributions,” he said. 

Mr Alauddin, from 

Thiruvaroor in Tamil 

Nadu, is survived by wife 

Shamsunnisa, sons Haja 

Quthubudeen, 32, and Haja 

Shahul Hameed, 20. 

ties were laid on for youngsters. 

The gym is available to children aged from 

three months to 13 years and aims to develop 

their confidence and self-esteem under the guidance 

of professionally trained teachers.




Man recounts 

Two officers 

acquitted 

in riot case 

By NooR ZAhRA 

assault ordeal 

TWO policemen have been 

acquitted of assaulting a rioter. 

They were cleared by the 

Lower Criminal Court yesterday 

due to lack of evidence. 

They were accused of beating 

the Bahraini and pushing 

him to the ground as he resisted 

arrest in September 2011 in Al 

Koorah. 

“He (Bahraini) was rioting in 

Al Koorah amongst a mob of 

30 men, who 

placed debris 

A LEGAL expert who was alleged- 

By noor ZAHrA 

we should go back to his place in Zayed room and took me outside, where offic- on the roads 

ly attacked by seven men, including 

Town, due to the loud noise at the cofers were waiting and they arrested me.” to block them 

a police captain, a BDF officer and who allegedly took part in the attack fee shop. 

He claimed the police captain and and hurled 

a lawyer, spoke of his ordeal for the have been charged with assault. 

“We went in his car with one of his lawyer ordered the attack on him stones and 

first time in court yesterday. 

Meanwhile, the BDF officer is stand- friends. When we reached his home, he because he refused to be their partner. metal rods 

The 36-year-old Egyptian testified at ing trial in a military court. 

told me to wait in a room until he cleans “The lawyer and I were in a partner- at the officer 

the High Criminal Court and told judges According to court documents, the the majlis. 

ship where I get 40 per cent of the prof- as they were 

that he was lured to a house in Zayed victim had advertised his services as “Suddenly the bedroom door was its,” he added. 

ordered to 

Town, where he was kicked, punched a law tutor and the 24-year-old BDF slammed open, and I looked to my right “He then told me that he wanted disperse,” 

and hit with a bowling ball. 

officer allegedly lured him into a trap by thinking it was someone I should greet. the police captain to join us as a third argued law- 

However, his alleged attackers then posing as a client last January. 

“Four men then jumped on me and partner, but I refused. That’s why they yer Younis 

called police and reported him for enter- “He (BDF officer) called me and started beating me violently. 

planned the attack.” 

Zakariya in 

ing the house without permission. pretended to be a student who had a “I screamed ‘what did I do?’ but they Two of the assailants earlier told court. 

n Mr Zakariya 

The Bahraini police captain and his law exam and wanted me to give him told me to stay quiet after tying me up prosecutors they were promised money “He then attempted to flee 

lawyer accomplice, both 37, have been tuitions,” said the Egyptian man in to a chair and blindfolding me. and jobs for their relatives if they car- by climbing a steel gate and 

charged with inciting others to kidnap court. 

“I then heard a woman shouting ried out the assault. 

suffered a small bruise as he 

and assault the victim, as well as filing “We agreed on meeting up in Costa ‘that’s enough, don’t kill him in my The trial was adjourned until April 8 resisted arrest. 

a false complaint. 

Coffee in Juffair, and after we sat down house’. 

to summon defence witnesses. 

“He then falsely claimed that 

Four others, aged 17, 18, 20 and 21, and ordered juice, he quickly decided “He (BDF officer) then came into the 

noorz@gdn.com.bh my clients had thrown him off 

the gate and beat him up. 

“There are no prosecution 

LMRA officials 

witnesses or any evidence to 

Photo contest prove his claims; therefore I 

request my client’s acquittal. 

sentenced for 

“A medical examiner’s 

for racing report proved he had a bruise 

on his chest, not head and legs 

taking bribes 

as he had claimed earlier. 

enthusiasts “The report showed the 

bruise occurred due to friction 

with a solid object.” 

Meanwhile, in another case 

the same court acquitted two 

officers of assaulting an alleged 

rioter, who tried to resist arrest. 

The policemen were cleared 

due to lack of evidence. 

They were accused of beating 

the victim when he resisted 

arrest in May 2011 in the 

Central Governorate. 

AN official at the Labour 

Market Regulatory Authority 

(LMRA) has received a suspended 

jail sentence of three 

years for bribery. 

He was convicted of bribery 

abusing his power to commit 

a crime by the High Criminal 

Court yesterday. 

Another LMRA official was 

convicted of fraud and she 

received a suspended jail sentence 

of 12 months by the same 

court. 

They were both on trial for 

accepting cash from expatriates, 

who wanted to change 

companies without informing 

their employers. 

The man’s brother, an 

accomplice in the case, was 

also given a 12-month suspended 

jail term. 

The racket was uncovered in 

a police sting operation after a 

Bahraini employer complained 

to authorities. 

If the defendants commit a 

crime during the period of their 

sentence, then they will serve 

double the time behind bars. 

Existing laws in Bahrain 

allow foreign employees to 

transfer between jobs for free, 

but their employer should be 

informed. 

Thais warned against abusing visa system 

THAIS have been warned not to abuse 

Bahrain’s visa system. 

Diplomats say they often struggle to 

help community members in difficulty 

as they have no legal documents. 

“The Bahraini government gives on 

arrival visa to Thais, which is valid 

for 15 days,” said a Thai Embassy 

spokeswoman. 

“Within these 15 days, they can 

n Shaikh Mohammed, seated, left, and Shaikh Salman sign the agreement in presence of 

Batelco and BIC officials 

Batelco launches F1 ticket sales 

ALL Batelco shops, including those located 

within BBK branches, have begun selling 

tickets for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix, 

taking place on April 19-21 in Sakhir. 

Batelco Group chief executive officer 

Shaikh Mohamed bin Isa Al Khalifa and 

Bahrain International Circuit chief executive 

By AniqA HAider 

change to work visa or get an extension 

later. 

“For the extension, they have to go 

to immigration, pay BD5 and get it for 

50 days. 

“After that, they have to go out of the 

country and come back again. 

“But most of them don’t follow the 

Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa signed an 

agreement to formalise tickets sales. 

Batelco’s retail shops at the main shopping 

malls open daily from 10am to 10pm. For 

locations, visit www.batelco.com. Tickets can 

also be purchased online at bahraingp.com or 

by calling the BIC Hotline on 17450000. 

rule and prefer staying here after their 

first arrival. 

“Their visa expires as they overstay 

and they don’t even have identity 

cards, so it’s difficult to track 

them down.” 

Her comments come after a Thai living 

in Bahrain illegally died in hospital 

from HIV. 

The woman, only identified as 

AN Instagram contest has 

been launched by the Bahrain 

International Circuit (BIC) to 

give people a chance to win 

tickets to the Gulf Air Bahrain 

Grand Prix. 

“As part of the contest, fans 

are being invited to ‘Imagine 

Your Moment’, capture it with 

your camera and e-mail the 

photo to BIC,” said a spokesman. 

Pictures will then be posted 

on BIC’s Instagram account @ 

bah_int_circuit. 

The photo with the most 

“likes” at the end of each week 

will win two free tickets to the 

Grand Prix, which will be held 

on April 19, 20 and 21. 

“All photos must be taken at 

BIC’s ticket outlets at Bahrain 

City Centre and Seef Mall, 

where props will be available 

to all fans,” he added. 

“These props must be used 

when taking the photograph 

and fans are free to choose 

whether to use an Instagram 

filter or not when taking their 

photo.” 

Pictures should be e-mailed 

to instagram@bic.com.bh with 

the contestant’s full name and 

contact details before March 31. 

Michelle, was admitted to Salmaniya 

Medical Complex on March 2 when her 

condition deteriorated. 

The 25-year-old came to Bahrain on 

a visit visa, but overstayed and had no 

legal documentation, said sources. 

The spokeswoman said the embassy 

was in contact with the Health Ministry 

and other authorities to repatriate her 

body. 

hunt begins 

for best Arab 

comedian... 

THE search is on for the funniest 

comedian in the Arab 

world. 

It is being organised by Kit 

Kat Arabia and the contest 

is open to residents of 

Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, 

Yemen, Iraq, Kuwait, 

Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, 

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria 

and the UAE. 

Participants should upload a 

three-minute or less video 

of their comedy performance 

on www.kitkatcomedybreak.com 

before April 

6. 

The footage will be judged 

by a panel of Arab comedians, 

including Tony Abou 

Jaoude, Ali Al Sayed, 

Shaima Al Sayed and 

Fahad Albutairi. 

Ten entries will be chosen 

and they will go head to 

head for the overall title. 

The winner will receive a 

prize money of $15,000, 

while the runners-up will 

receive $10,000 and $5,000.

18 




n A reception was hosted by British Ambassador Iain Lindsay and wife Bridget at the embassy premises last night to celebrate the diamond jubilee of St Christopher’s Cathedral. Mr Lindsay and 

St Christopher’s Cathedral dean Reverend Christopher Butt spoke on the occasion. Present were Bishop of Cyprus and the Gulf the Right Reverend Michael Lewis, diplomats and dignitaries 

as well as members of the cathedral congregation. Above, at the event are Mr Lindsay, third from right, Mrs Lindsay, centre, Bishop Michael, second from right, Rev Butt, third from left, French 

Ambassador Christian Testot, left, and US Ambassador Thomas Krajeski. Right, some of the guests. 

Jobs programme 

for Malaysians 

Malaysians living in 

Bahrain and saudi arabia were 

last night briefed on a special 

initiative to find jobs for those 

returning home. 

The Malyasian Embassy in 

Bahrain in co-operation with 

TalentCorp Malaysia organised 

a dinner at the sheraton Hotel 

Bahrain. 

During the event, Malaysian 

expatriates were briefed about 

the Returning Expatriates 

Programme (REP) initiative 

run by TalentsCorp Malaysia. 

it was launched to help 

Malaysian professionals 

returning from overseas with 

the objective of overcoming 

the shortage of professional 

and technical expertise in the 

country. 

it would help them work 

in Malaysia as part of the 

Economic Transformation 

Programme (ETP) that aims 

to achieve a high income and 

develop nation status by 2020. 

Present during the gathering 

was Malaysian ambassador 

ahmad shahizan abdul samad 

and representatives from 

Malaysian companies such as 

Petrofac Malaysia, Petrofac 

Ecom and RnZ Engineering 

services. 

n Malaysian community members at the event last night and, inset, Mr Samad 

n A gathering of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) employees was held at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa. It was held under the theme, Bringing Banking to Life, and was attended by chairman 

Yaqoob Majed, board member Mohammed Shaikh Ishaq, and managing director and chief executive Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat. It featured presentations on the bank’s progress and awards were 

given to 89 long-serving employees, working in the bank for five to 10 years. Three outstanding recognition awards were also presented. Above, the honoured employees.

WORLD 

New Pope 

is elected 

VATICAN CITY: Jorge 

Bergoglio of Argentina was 

elected Pope yesterday and 

chose the name Francis, 

becoming the first pontiff 

from the Americas and the 

first from outside Europe in 

more than a millennium. 

Looking stunned, the Pope 

shyly waved to the crowd of 

tens of thousands of people who 

gathered in St Peter’s Square, 

marvelling that the cardinals 

needed to look to “the end of the 

earth” to find a bishop of Rome. 

In choosing a 76-year-old 

Pope, the cardinals clearly 

decided that they didn’t need 

a vigorous, young Pope who 

would reign for decades but 

rather a seasoned, popular pastor 

who would draw followers 

to the faith. 

The cardinal electors overcame 

deep divisions to select 

l Argentine to lead 

Catholic Church 

the 266th pontiff in a remarkably 

fast, five-ballot conclave. 

The Pope asked for prayers 

for himself, and for retired Pope 

Benedict XVI, whose surprising 

resignation paved the way for 

the conclave that brought the 

first Jesuit to the papacy. 

“Brothers and sisters, good 

evening,” the Pope said to wild 

cheers in his first public remarks 

as pontiff. “You know that the 

work of the conclave is to give 

a bishop to Rome. It seems as 

if my brother cardinals went to 

find him from the end of the 

earth. Thank you for the welcome.” 

He had reportedly finished 

second in the 2005 conclave that 

produced Pope Benedict — who 

last month became the first pope 

to resign in 600 years. 

After announcing “Habemus 

Papam” — “We have a pope!” 

— a cardinal standing on the 

balcony of St Peter’s Basilica 

yesterday revealed the identity 

of the new pontiff, using his 

Latin name. 

n Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of 

St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican 

The longtime archbishop of 

Buenos Aires has spent nearly 

his entire career at home in 

Argentina, overseeing churches 

and shoe-leather priests. 

In a lifetime of teaching 

and leading priests in Latin 

America, which has the largest 

share of the world’s Catholics, 

the Pope has shown a keen 

political sensibility as well as 

the kind of self-effacing humility 

that fellow cardinals value 

highly, according to his official 

biographer, Sergio Rubin. 

He showed that humility yesterday, 

saying that before he 

blessed the crowd he wanted 


their prayers for him and bowed 

his head. “Good night, and have 

a good rest,” he said before 

going back into the palace. 

Tens of thousands of people 

who braved cold rain to watch 

the smokestack atop the Sistine 

Chapel jumped in joy when 

white smoke poured out a few 

minutes past 7 pm. 

Meanwhile, the Vatican yesterday 

divulged the secret recipe 

used: potassium perchlorate, 

anthracene, a derivative of coal 

tar, and sulfur for the black 

smoke; potassium chlorate, lactose 

and a pine resin for the 

white smoke. 

Muscat airport 

workers end 

safety strike 

MUSCAT: Thousands of South 

Asian labourers working on the 

expansion of Muscat airport 

resumed work yesterday after 

authorities agreed to improve 

safety conditions at the site, 

workers said. 

Thousands of labourers 

had downed tools on Tuesday 

demanding better safety conditions 

after a colleague was 

killed in an accident. But the 

company said the workers were 

given the day off to mourn for 

the deceased colleague. 

“We are assured by the company 

that an investigation is 

being conducted and safety 

issues will be improved at the 

airport,” Mohan Raman, a BEB 

worker said. “That is the reason 

we are back to work today.” 

Seven are executed 

for armed robbery 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday 

executed seven men for 

an armed robbery committed 

before they were 18, the 

Interior Ministry said. 

The seven, sentenced to 

death in 2009 for a crime committed 

in 2006, had been due to 

die last week but were granted 

a stay of execution while 

authorities reviewed their case. 

The men, from Asir province 

in the south, were convicted of 

robbing a jewellery store.

20 Gulf Daily News Thursday, 14th March 2013 Advertising feature by APPLE SHARMA 

IT’S THE WEEKEND 

New band to 

rock visitors 

at Warbler 

A brand 

new resident 

band, Fire and Rain, 

is set to rock music 

lovers at The Warbler, in the 

Baisan International Hotel off 

Exhibition Avenue. 

Fire and Rain – formed in 

the Philippines – features a 

group of passionate and versatile 

musicians, who are a combination 

of vibrant, energetic, 

classy and contemporary musical 

talents, coming together to 

keep crowds truly entertained. 

The band is an exciting journey of sight and 

sound that will keep all captivated. 

The musical talents of Fire and Rain include 

Dan, Yuri, Zol, Marise and Migs on vocals and 

Rodel, Roydon, JP and Mark on the rhythm section. 

They produce a sophisticated blend of vocals 

with an extensive and diverse repertoire of the 

top dance music, pop, R&B, hip hop, rock and 

the hottest and most popular classic hits and 

party songs around. 

n The new resident band ... Fire and Rain 

“Enhance your fun, look for the many cool 

summer offers, including Ladies Night from 

Saturday to Tuesday, with unlimited complimentary 

house drinks,” said officials. 

“So sit back and get ready to be entertained by 

the energetic sounds of Fire and Rain.” 

The venue also introduces DJ Thotallisto to 

spin the best numbers. Guests can also experience 

the spirit of sport on large screens, HD 

plasma TV, surround speaker system and is 

known to be the best venue to unwind and 

socialise. 

It is the home of live sport 

coverage and the best live 

bands and DJs that Bahrain has 

to offer. 

The Warbler is a British 

style concept, with real London 

street paving. 

The dedication to sport – 

through three large projector 

screens and many other screens 

– is truly impressive. 

So get passionate about 

sports – be it football or the 

roaring of F1 machines. 

Its unique décor, delectable 

delicacies and a fun-filled environment 

can mean only one 

thing – Warbler Friday Frunch, 

the fun-filled Friday brunch. 

The Warbler proudly launches 

its Friday brunch with a 

spread of exotic tasty gourmet 

delicacies and unlimited drinks 

from noon to 4pm. 

“With live entertainment 

from the resident Filipino 

band, The Warbler brunch 

now gets bigger and better and 

more over, you can have it 

your way every Friday,” said 

officials. 

“The Warbler brunch is not 

for the faint-hearted as the 

spread is one of its kind,” they 

added. 

Visit the Facebook page 

Warbler Ramee Baisan or call 

Amar on 38381631 for reservations 

or more information. 

Ramee lines u 

St Patrick’s Da 

It’s that time of year again where 

everyone’s Irish and green is glorious 

as Ramee Group of Hotels 

puts a great line up of events for the 

upcoming St Patrick’s Day. 

Club Buffalo at the Ramee California 

Hotel in Juffair is going green and doing 

it big this year with a three-day celebration 

starting this Friday rolling into St 

Patrick’s Day on Sunday. 

“We kick off the party with an all you 

can drink package that’s too good to 

pass up, with Irish draught on promotion 

and a three-course dinner that you don’t 

want to miss,” say officials. 

“Saturday we bring on our new resident 

rockers Remix sided up with VDJ 

Paul Rees for an unmatched entertainment 

combination. 

“This is all just a warm up for Sunday 

the big day, St Patrick’s Day. We welcome 

all down to Club Buffalo from 4pm 

to 2am, where the West is still wild.” 

Call 33731000 for more information. 

Exotic Indian 

dishes from 

Lanterns... 

stablished 27 years ago, 

Lanterns Restaurant enjoys a Ereputation 

in Bahrain for the 

finest fusion of Indian cuisine and 

ambience. 

The restaurant has now opened its 

new branch, Lanterns Lounge and 

Restaurant, in the heart of Adliya. 

The outdoor lounge offers a 

warm and romantic atmosphere to 

enjoy nibbles and drinks, with its 

perfectly manicured lawn and green 

surroundings. 

Mood lighting, music, a water 

feature, outdoor heaters and a tavern 

adds to the calming atmosphere, 

making this the perfect spot for a 

romantic evening out or a relaxed 

gathering of family and friends. 

“My vision was to create a place 

that had all the old elements of 

Lanterns that people have come to 

love, but at the same time give them 

something different that will appeal 

to everyone,” said Lanterns managing 

director Lalit Kapur. 

“It gives me great pleasure to 

open Lanterns’ doors to the public 

and introduce them to the new and 

improved concept, with not only the 

design, but also its fusion cuisine.” 

Inside, the restaurant opens into a 

cosy smoking lounge with a tavern, 

Effective treatment for c 

Millions of people wake up and 

experience pain in the neck 

from sleeping awkwardly. 

Individuals who experience neck or 

back pain only after sleeping probably 

have chronic problems with their posture 

or sleep environments. 

Causes of pain in the back, shoulders 

and neck may include stress and 

anxiety that create muscle tension and 

encourage a tightly curled sleeping 

position. 

Spinal degeneration and various 

other cervical problems can induce 

neck and back pain. 

A timely assessment by a physician 

and physiotherapist will guide the 

symptoms for the right treatment. 

Come 

and share 

the joy of 

St Patrick’s 

Day with 

green attire 

at Rockys 

Café, 

Ramee 

Internation- 

al Hotel, 

Juffair. 

There will be special St Patrick songs 

from All In band, with DJ Dan and fabulous 

drinks and snacks packages. Call 

Edward on 39516882 for information. 

Dublin at the Ramee Palace Hotel in 

Juffair offers a non-stop four day celebration 

starting today, building up for 

the grand finale on Sunday. 

Resident band Evolver have been 

rehearsing their Irish back catalogue 

and will be playing nightly over the four 

days, including Sunday. 

Many people use mattresses that sag 

and throw the spine, neck and head out 

of alignment while many others have a 

mattress that is too firm. 

Either extreme can cause chronic 

neck and back pain. Correct sleep 

posture depends upon a pillow that 

supports the natural cervical curve of 

the spine. 

Pillows that are thinner in the centre 

and thicker on the ends are designed 

for cervical support of both back and 

side sleepers. 

Physiotherapists at Benan 

Physiotherapy can guide people with 

the right kind of pillow and proper 

sleeping habits. 

“Make sure your workstation is 

n Dublin’s resident band … Evolve 

remixes with an 

A three-course 

will be available 

a drink. 

On Saturday N 

Patrick’s Jam, an 

the weekly Jam 

to shine on stage 

member. 

The Six Natio 

this weekend wi 

to Wales in the c 

n Lanterns introduces Maharaja feast buffet every Thursday 

and Friday 

decorated with old paraphernalia, 

memorabilia and original newspaper 

cuttings on the walls. 

The different corners of the restaurant 

like the matka house, pan 

bhandar and the truck tavern make 

the entire décor unique, with all the 

furniture, ornaments and art pieces 

imported from India. An upstairs 

open air lounge is due to open 

shortly. 

Mr Kapur’s wife, Jayne Kapur, 

added the final artistic touches to 

bring out the exoticness and authenticity 

of Lanterns. 

Although the cuisine is quintessentially 

Indian, the new menu has 

innovative fusion dishes like risotto 

balls, coriander calamari, rosemary 

naan, with healthy options like quinoa 

salad and burghul biryani. 

DJ Denzel provides the entertain- 

ment by playing a varied mix of 

music. 

Lanterns is also introducing 

a buffet lunch every Friday and 

Saturday, from noon to 3pm, for 

BD7.900++, to include a wide array 

of salads, four to five hot starters, 

two soups, 10 main courses, mixed 

grills on the table and a dessert 

trolley. 

The main course will feature fish, 

prawn, chicken and vegetable dishes, 

while Thursday and Friday nights 

will serve a Maharajah feast, which 

will be laid out as a buffet, along 

with the a la carte menu, from 7pm. 

Enjoy drinks at reduced prices 

with happy hours from 3pm to 7pm. 

Visit or call Lanterns Lounge and 

Restaurant in Adliya on 17250999 

or the Budaiya branch on 17590591 

for reservations. 

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DJ 

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joins them 

behind 

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spinning 

all the latest 

dance 

floor fillers 

and 

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all weekend including 

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Irish themed version of 

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cure infertility 

Royal Bahrain Hospital’s 

(RBH) Urology department 

is offering treatment 

for male infertility as 

caused by a varicocele. 

Approximately 15 per cent 

of couples attempting their 

first pregnancy fail within the 

first year, while the other 85pc 

who don’t use contraceptive 

measures get pregnant within 12 

months. 

This is why Royal Bahrain 

Hospital specialist urologist Dr 

Ravisankar Pillai urges couples 

to see a doctor if they are not 

successful. 

“Infertility 

is a 

couple 

problem 

and in the 

evaluation 

and treatment 

of 

infertility it 

is important 

to consider 

the couple 

n Dr Pillai 

as a unit,” 

he says. 

“Many 

couples experience significant 

apprehension and anxiety after 

only a few months of failure to 

conceive. 

“I recommend that they have 

a workup as soon as one year 

of unprotected sexual contact is 

over without success or in cases 

where the female partner is 

above 35 years. 

“I also suggest having the 

evaluation done after a waiting 

period of six months rather than 

one year. 

“Initial screening of the man 

should be considered whenever 

the patient presents the chief 

complaint of infertility. 

“This initial evaluation shall 

be a simple semen analysis.” 

According to Dr Pillai, a 

common treatable cause of 

infertility in men is varicocele. 

Varicocele is a mass of 

enlarged and swollen veins that 

develops in the spermatic cord 

within the scrotal sac, causing 

a progressive time-dependent 

decline in semen quality. 

About 35pc of men with primary 

infertility and up to 80pc 

of men with secondary infertility 

suffer from it. 

There is no medical treatment 

for this condition and surgical 

treatment is the only option. 

“Royal Bahrain Hospital is 

the only centre in Bahrain providing 

microscopic varicocelec- 

hronic pain from Benan 

ct,” say officials. 

hours at a desk 

work environment 

ally relaxing. 

is to sit with your 

ight angle (use a 

ecessary). 

not be crossed and 

lat on the floor. 

ture regularly and 

ve minute break if 

ound.” 

e a back support 

urve of the back. 

at the same level 

ps. 

se to the steering 

curve of the back 

kick off at 8pm. Check out Dublin Club 

Bahrain on Facebook or call Neal on 

39736547 for details. 

The Warbler, at the Baisan 

International Hotel off Exhibition 

Avenue, is geared for an enthusiastic St 

Patrick’s weekend with a new band. Fire 

and Rain, formed in the Philippines, features 

a bunch of passionate and versatile 

musicians. 

The musical talents of Fire and Rain 

include Dan, Yuri, Zol, Marise and Migs 

on vocals and Rodel, Roydon, JP and 

Mark on the rhythm section. 

“To enhance your fun, look for the 

many cool summer offers, including 

Ladies Night from Saturday to Tuesday, 

with unlimited complimentary house 

drinks,” say officials. 

The Warbler also introduces DJ 

Thotallis to spin the best numbers. Visit 

the Facebook page Warbler Ramee 

Baisan or call Amar on 38381631 for 

reservations or more information. 

Samajam to honour 

Indian technocrat 

he Bahrain Keraleeya 

Samajam under the patron- Tage 

of the Indian Embassy, 

and in association with CETAB 

and NEXSA, is to honour India’s 

acclaimed technocrat Padma 

Vibhushan Dr E Sreedharan. 

He will be presented the 

coveted BKS CETAB NEXSA 

Technocrat Award today at the 

BKS Diamond Jubilee Hall in 

Segaiya at 7.30 pm by Indian 

Ambassador Dr Mohan Kumar. 

Dr Sreedharan is Kerala’s 

Kochi Metro Project principal 

advisor. He came into 

spotlight when he restored 

the 126 spans of Pamban 

Railway Bridge, which 

got washed away by tidal 

waves, in a record time of 

46 days as against the tar- 

get of six months. 

He was then specially 

chosen after his retirement 

to head the 760km long prestigious 

Konkan Railway Project 

from Mumbai to Mangalore, 

which he completed within an 

incredibly short period of seven 

years, despite a severe resource 

crunch and difficult terrain conditions. 

That incredible achievement 

got the Indian government to 

appoint him to head the prestigious 

Delhi Metro Project. The 

first phase of Delhi Metro covering 

65km costing Rs10,500 crores 

(BD750 million) was completed 

two years and nine months ahead 

of schedule. This was followed by 

the second phase covering 124km 

at a cost of Rs24,000 crores 

(BD1.71 billion), which was completed 

in four and a half years, a 

world record. 

Following the success of Delhi 

Metro, Dr Sreedharan has been 

spearheading the spread 

of metro systems and 

has earned the nickname 

‘Metro Man’. An interactive 

session is also planned 

for tomorrow at BKS 

Diamond Jubilee Hall in 

Segaiya at 10.30am. At the 

same function, Padma 

n Dr Sreedharan 

Shri G Shankar will be 

a keynote speaker on 

affordable housing. 

Thiruvananthapuram Habitat 

Technology Group founder, Mr 

Shankar’s concept of green architecture 

gained statewide popularity 

with buildings. His Habitat 

School of Housing has trained 

over 15,000 artisans. Call Mr B 

Harikrishnan on 36691405 for 

more details. 

and the seat should be close enough to 

allow the knees to bend and the feet to 

reach the pedals. 

Remove physical and emotional 

stress from your life. Emotional stress 

can have a strange effect on your 

physical health, and some even say that 

it can cause physical pain. 

Benan offers yoga therapy and 

meditation techniques. Try to stretch 

and strengthen those weak muscles 

by some yoga therapy and do some 

meditation by focusing attention away 

from the hectic, busy life and toward 

an inner state. 

Neck pain may be caused by emotional 

stress, but exercises can be followed, 

which only takes three minutes 

and can be done by anyone. 

“Focus your awareness on what is 

happening to you at this very moment; 

look at your thoughts and emotions, 

inspecting them,” say Benan experts. 

“Then collect your attention and 

focus it on breathing. Notice what part 

of your body is most aware of your 

breathing. 

“For the final minute, spend your 

time expanding your awareness outside 

of your immediate consciousness, from 

your head to your fingers, toes, hairs 

and eventually outside your body, if 

possible.” 

Visit Benan Physiotherapy on the 

Budaiya Highway or call 13666444 for 

more information. 

tomy,” says Dr Pillai. 

“About 50pc of men who 

undergo varicocelectomy to correct 

infertility father children 

within the first year, therefore 

we urge couples to maintain 

hope and see a doctor if they 

are facing trouble.” 

Call 17246800 or the toll-free 

number 80001090 for more 

information. 

FRIDAY & 

SATURDAY 

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Major energy 

forum ends 

on high note 

MANAMA: The 18th edition 

of the Society of Petroleum 

Engineers Middle East Oil & 

Gas Show and Conference 

(MEOS 2013) concluded 

at the Bahrain International 

Exhibition and Convention 

Centre yesterday after four 

action-packed days that saw 

participation from 2,400 

industry professionals and 

more than 7,000 visitors. 

Finance Minister and 

Minister in Charge of Oil and 

Gas Affairs Shaikh Ahmed 

bin Mohammed Al Khalifa 

said over the years MEOS has 

evolved into the largest and 

best attended technical event 

of its kind in the region. 

Thanking His Royal 

Highness Prime Minister 

Prince Khalifa bin Salman 

Al Khalifa for his continued 

patronage and Deputy Prime 

Minister Shaikh Ali bin 

Khalifa Al Khalifa for inaugurating 

the exhibition this year, 

the minister stressed that the 

success of the conference in 

Bahrain was reflected directly 

in the development and modernisation 

of the oil and gas 

sector and the higher efficiency 

of the employees working 

in the industry. 

The minister praised 

the educational events that 

accompanied the conference 

including a special session 

yesterday, which was attended 

by more than 250 high school 

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students from both public and 

private schools in Bahrain. 

There was a practical workshop 

for science teachers. 

More than 200 technical and 

poster presentations designed 

to share the knowledge and 

experience of managing, operating 

and supplying companies 

the three days of the conference 

were very well received. 

Topics ranged from exploration 

and appraisal; drilling and 

completions; reservoir engineering; 

production and facilities; 

and health, safety, security 

and environment. 

MEOS 2013 also offered 

five panel sessions led by 

presidents, vice-presidents, 

chief executives, deputy managing 

directors, and chairmen 

of key players in the industry 

such as Baker Hughes, Bapco, 

ExxonMobil, Halliburton, 

Petroleum Development Oman, 

Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger, 

Shell, Total and Weatherford 

In association with www.tradearabia.com 

n Shaikh Ali tours the expo along with Shaikh Ahmed, Minister of State for Electricity and 

Water Affairs Dr Abdulhussain Mirza and other officials 

amongst others. 

Discussion topics included 

the gas challenge; talent development 

and knowledge sharing; 

technologies required to 

unlock unconventional resources; 

greener petroleum; and 

developing local content. 

The exhibition of oil and gas 

products and services spanned 

14,800 square metres of 

space and showcased 300 

exhibiting companies from 30 

countries. 

The event organiser, Arabian 

Exhibition Management chief 

executive Stephen Key told the 

GDN that participant and visitor 

numbers were up and the 

event seemed bigger and better 

than earlier editions. 

“By providing high quality 

presentations focussed on 

Middle East issues, we ensure 

that the quality of delegates 

is exceptional and unique,” he 

said. 

ION Geophysical’s adviser 

for strategic initiatives Paul 

Brettwood said they would 

definitely be back for the 

next edition. 

According to him, MEOS 

traditionally used to be a 

downstream event with 

Middle East Geosciences 

Exhibition and Conference 

(GEO) being the upstream 

event having more relevance 

for them. 

However, it had of late 

moved closer to GEO with 

some sort of convergence 

underway. 

China National Petroleum 

Corporation marketing coordinator 

Yongqin Ma said 

MEOS continued to be a 

convenient place to meet and 

explore business prospects. 

Concurring with Ms Ma, 

Veolia Water marketing 

manager Lynda Amari the 

event was a success in both 

qualitative and quantitative 

terms. 

ZTE technology reviewed 

MANAMA: Minister of State for 

Communications Shaikh Fawaz 

bin Mohammed Al Khalifa 

yesterday received a high-level 

delegation from ZTE Corporation, 

one of the top telecom and ICT 

vendors in the world. The minister 

reviewed the latest IT, mobile 

and broadband technologies and 

services 

provided 

by the 

Chinese 

company. 

Discussions also focused on 

4G development, enhancing LTE 

standards and other initiatives led 

by the ministry. 

n Shaikh Fawaz with the ZTE delegation 

n Energy role hailed 

MANAMA: Minister of State for Electricity and 

Water Affairs Dr Abdulhussain Mirza received 

former CNBC reporter and media company head 

Athna Treanor, who was in Bahrain to attend the 

Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference. 

He praised Ms Treanor’s positive efforts to promote 

development in the energy sector. 

n Spain trade boost 

MANAMA: Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry acting chief executive Nabil Abdurrahman 

Al Mahmoud yesterday received at Bait Al Tijjar 

Riyadh-based Spanish adviser for trade and economic 

relations Juan Bordaille and discussed cooperation. 

n Islamic banking assets rise 

MANAMA: Assets of Islamic banks in Bahrain have 

increased 13 per cent at the end of last year – up 

from 4pc in 2003, said Islamic Banks and Financial 

Institutions general council secretary general Dr 

Omar Al Hafiz. 

The figures were released by the Central Bank of 

Bahrain.



n Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Hassan Fakhro yesterday stressed the importance of co-ordination and follow-up for joint projects with Russia. This came 

during a meeting with Russian Direct Investment Fund adviser Victor Lysechko, Aksenenok Alexander and Babloyan Kamo from Vneshconom Bank and members of 

the Bahrain-Russian Joint Businessmen Council. Russian Ambassador Victor Smirnov and Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry chairman Dr Essam Fakhro 

were present. The minister stressed the government’s keenness to utilise the scientific expertise of other countries to boost Bahrain’s economic growth. 

Inflation to remain under 

1.5pc says CBB Governor 

By Arthur MAcdonAld 

MANAMA: Inflation in 

Bahrain is set to remain under 

1.5 per cent this year, Central 

Bank of Bahrain (CBB) 

Governor Rasheed Al Maraj 

predicted yesterday. 

He was speaking on the sidelines 

of a meeting of GCC 

central bank governors at the 

Ritz-Carlton Bahrain, Hotel 

and Spa, which he is chairing. 

He said he expected economic 

growth which reached 

3.9pc last year to be around 4pc 

for this year. 

“Inflation in Bahrain has 

always been moderate and is 

only really driven by external 

prices and in particular food 

prices as the kingdom has to 

import most of its food. 

“Inflation is always a concern 

for central banks but at present we 

see no reason to believe it will be more 

than 1pc to 1.5pc this year.” 

He said that at present the banking 

sector was looking more healthy. 

“Bank earnings were largely up last 

year and I would expect that will continue 

when the financial institutions 

report first quarter results. There are no 

major concerns in the sector.” 

He added that there were no plans to 

change the dinar’s peg to the US dollar. 

“Our current exchange rate policy has 

served us well and we have no intention 

of doing anything else,” he said. 

He said the GCC cental banks had 

identified key systemic banks and will 

engage with them to safeguard ownership, 

complexity and competitiveness. 

Commenting on the need for con- 

n Central bank governors at the meeting 

solidation in the financial industry in the 

region to create scale, he said: “We are 

aware of some early discussions about 

further consolidation in the banking 

industry. At this time there is no lack of 

liquidity in the banking system to meet 

the Basle III challenge. 

“We need to be more careful with 

Islamic banks as the number of sukuk 

issues is not yet as abundant as required 

but this is a work in progress,” he said. 

“As far as we are concerned, we are 

promoters of Islamic finance and have 

worked with many countries to develop 

this industry in both Europe and the UK 

and it is good to see they have a commitment 

to get on board. 

“We want to see Islamic finance to 

become part of the global financial 

architecture.” 

n Steelmark Mideast has received the ISO 9001:2008 certification from GIC, a UK-based certifying body. The company engaged Mars Consultants to train staff 

in implementing systems in line with the standard. Above, at the certificate handover ceremony are, Mars Consultants chief executive M Sreenivasan, Steelmark 

managing director Vinod Das, fourth from left, and other staff of the company. 

Major honour 

for Al Baraka 

vice-president 

MANAMA: Al Baraka 

Banking Group vice-president 

Ali Adnan Ibrahim has 

been named as one of the 

World Economic Forum’s 

200 Young Global Leaders 

(YGL) Class of 2013. 

Drawn from a pool of several 

thousand candidates, the 

2013 YGLs were chosen by 

a committee, 

chaired 

by Queen 

Rania of 

Jordan. The 

selection 

was based 

on the proven 

track 

record of 

the individ- 

ual, his or 

her leadershipexpe- 

n Mr Ibrahim 

rience, ability to overcome 

diversity and commitment to 

society. 

Becoming part of the YGL 

community is described by its 

members as being a transformational 

experience. YGLs 

join as individuals, who are 

successful in their own field 

of expertise, but become part 

of a broader collective community 

that works to tackle a 

range of world issues 

“The Forum of Young 

Global Leaders provides a 

unique opportunity to engage 

the younger generation into 

the management of global 

affairs, working together 

and being integrated into the 

larger forum community,” 

said World Economic Forum 

founder and executive chairman 

Klaus Schwab. 

UAE discount 

window plan 

on right track 

MANAMA: The UAE central 

bank said yesterday that 

preparations to introduce a 

discount window were proceeding. 

Last September, the bank 

announced it would develop 

its monetary policy framework 

by launching a discount 

window to enable banks to 

borrow intra-day and overnight 

funds. 

Central bank governor 

Sultan Nasser Al Suweidi 

said, “It takes time of course 

to make studies and put systems. 

We are on track.” 

Asked whether the window 

might open this year, he said, 

“I cannot give you any date. 

It is not only regulations, it is 

computer systems. So you have 

to develop the right computer 

systems...that take different 

currencies into consideration.” 

In January last year, the 

UAE signed a three-year 

currency swap agreement 

with China worth 20 billion 

dirhams ($5.5 bn) to 

boost two-way trade and 

investment.


$1bn sukuk launched 

DUBAI: Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest 

Sharia-compliant lender in the UAE by assets, 

launched a $1 billion hybrid sukuk yesterday. 

The perpetual sukuk, which is aimed at shoring 

up its core or Tier 1 capital, launched at a 

profit rate of 6.25 per cent, in line with final 

guidance released earlier in the day. 

The final guidance was substantially tighter 

than initial price talk of 7pc, after arranging 

banks said order books totalled $14bn, indicating 

massive demand for the deal. 

HSBC Holdings, Standard Chartered, National 

Bank of Abu Dhabi, Emirates NBD and DIB 

itself are mandated lead arrangers for the deal. 

DIB is the second Gulf bank to issue a hybrid 

perpetual sukuk, after Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank 

sold $1bn in a similar structure in November, 

attracting $15bn in orders. 

DIB had a Tier 1 capital ratio of 13.9pc at the 

end of 2012, compared to 12.6pc in 2007. 

The sukuk will be classified as deeply subordinated 

and is callable at year six. It will carry a 

fixed profit rate of six-year midswaps over the 

initial margin until first call. 


n Merz Automotive Stores, a division of Down Town 

Construction Group, yesterday started operations from a 

showroom in Salmabad. The company has dealerships of 

tyres, batteries, oil and lubricants, spare parts for trucks and 

used trucks from Europe. Above, at the inauguration are, 

Down Town promoter Shaikh Ali bin Isa Al Khalifa and Merz 

general manager Joseph Paradesi with guests. 

Middle East 

‘attractive 

for capital’ 

MANAMA: The Middle East 

region’s demographics continue 

to make it an attractive 

destination for capital, according 

to a leading independent 

specialist investor in global private 

markets. 

In an exclusive interview 

with the GDN, Hermes GPE’s 

chief executive Alan Mackay 

said the relative strength of 

many of the regional economies 

is also key to 

the region’s attractiveness. 

“Favourable 

demographics coupled 

with a young 

and growing population 

and the fact that 

domestic economies 

are tied to oil prices, 

(which have been 

increasing and creating 

huge liquidity in 

the region) represent 

key strengths. 

“Population growth creates 

opportunities for private equity 

and this, together with the forecasted 

level of GDP growth, 

makes for an exciting investment 

proposition,” he added. 

Hermes GPE is currently 

invested in approximately 200 

funds and 60 co-investments 

across the globe as well as 

a portfolio of infrastructure 

assets. It manages $10.1 billion 

for major institutional investors 

and pension funds worldwide. 

“While there is no dedicated 

fund for the Middle East, 

we have the region covered 

under eight different Middle 

East and North Africa (Mena) 

and emerging market funds… 

We also have three direct coinvestments 

in the region, “ 

said Mr Mackay. 

Reviewing private equity 

(PE) developments over the 

last few years, the chief executive 

said the ME region has 

bucked the trend in that average 

deal sizes have gone up 

from $21m in 2008 to $42m in 

2012, whereas world-wide the 

deal sizes have gone down. 

“The Mena region was 

punching above its weight in 

emerging markets 

PE deal share before 

2009, when the trend 

reversed. Since 

2012, growth seems 

to be coming back... 

I’m confident about 

long-term growth 

prospects of the 

Mena private equity 

industry, “ he added. 

When asked what 

n Mr Mackay he saw as the major 

challenges to growth, 

he said the region is currently 

very volatile which raises some 

concerns for investors. “There 

is also a need for greater consistency 

of regulations across 

the region. Deals are country 

specific which makes it more 

difficult for private equity 

funds. The hit ratio of volumes 

versus transactions is still low 

in the region indicating a shortage 

of true investment opportunities. 

When asked why one would 

choose private equity over 

other kinds of funding, Mr 

Mackay said, “There are two 

main differentiators that private 

equity (as an asset class) brings 

into companies – one, a degree 

of institutionalisation and two, 

less emotional money compared 

with other asset classes.

MANAMA: National Finance House 

(NFH) has announced the distribution 

of a cash dividend of five per cent of 

the company’s paid-up share capital, 

amounting to BD375,000 at its annual 

general meeting. 

“I am pleased to report that NFH 

posted a strong overall financial and 

operational performance in 2012, with 

total operating income increasing by 

11pc to BD2.51 million compared with 

BD2.26m the previous year,” said chairman 

Farouk Almoayyed. 

“During 2012, the company took the 

prudent step of booking very conserva- 

tive provisions 

of BD550,600 

against impairment 

on loans to 

customers. 

“This resulted 

in a reduction 

of net profit 

from BD801,000 

in 2011 to 

BD722,000 in 

2012.” 

For the fourth 

quarter of last year, NFH reported a 

net profit of BD148,000 compared to 

BD189,000 for 

the same period 

of previous year. 

Total assets 

had risen to 

BD40.29m 

compared with 

BD33.42m in 

2011. 

Shareholders’ 

equity grew to 

BD11.36m from 

BD10.63m. 

During 2012, NFH focused on vehicle 

financing and further built on the posi- 



National Finance House 

announces 5pc dividend 

n Mr Almoayyed n Mr Venkat 

n Bahrain-Japan Business and Friendship Society (BJBFS) president Mubarak Kanoo hosted a dinner reception at Kanoo 

Guest House, Mahooz for the Japanese community of Bahrain. BJBFS deputy president Nasser Al Arayedh, events and culture 

committee head Nabeel Ajoor and board and committee members attended. Members of the Japanese community were also 

present. The society strives to strengthen Bahrain-Japan business relations. 

Banking sector clean-up urged 

WASHINGTON: Global economic conditions 

remain subdued despite a rally in 

financial markets and policymakers need 

to act to address underlying risks, including 

dealing with damaged banks, a top IMF 

official said. 

International Monetary Fund’s first 

deputy managing director David Lipton, 

said further improvements in the economic 

outlook will require repairing bank balance 

sheets and in some cases banks may need 

to be closed. 

“Banks will need to remove the dead 

wood and address asset quality problems, 

with some having to increase provisioning 

for bad loans and add fresh capital,” 

Mr Lipton said in prepared remarks to the 

Chartered Financial Analyst Society. 

“Some banks will prove to be non-viable 

and will need to be wound down in an 

orderly manner,” he added. 

Mr Lipton said one of the lessons from 

China bank vows reforms 

BEIJING: China must stabilise 

inflation expectations, the 

head of the People’s Bank of 

China (PBOC) said yesterday, 

vowing to vigilantly manage 

the risks of rising prices as 

the central bank’s first priority 

while also pledging further 

capital market reforms. 

Governor Zhou Xiaochuan 

said the central bank’s stance 

had shifted to neutral from 

loose and that policy was now 

prudently set to rein in the risk 

of rising prices. 

“The central bank has been 

paying high attention to inflation 

figures and we will stabilise 

inflation expectations 

via monetary policies,” Zhou 

told a news conference on the 

sidelines of China’s annual 

meeting of parliament. 

“February Consumer Price 

Inflation (CPI) was slightly 

higher than expectations, suggesting 

that we need to keep 

vigilant on inflation,” Zhou 

said when asked about an 

increase in annual CPI to a 

10-month high of 3.2 per cent 

in February. 

The PBOC chief pledged to 

maintain a drive for reforms 

to the country’s financial markets 

and the capital account, 

which remain tightly controlled, 

and would respond 

to market demand for freer 

access to the tightly managed 

yuan currency. 

“The rising demand for 

yuan’s broader use in trade 

and investment will help push 

forward yuan capital account 

reform,” Zhou said. 

Investors expect China to 

make its currency basically 

convertible by 2015, or 2020 

at the latest, and have anticipated 

that monetary authorities 

would do so according 

to a series of time-tabled 

steps. The new approach adds 

more uncertainty to the route 

Beijing may take to full currency 

flexibility. 

tive relationship with all the car dealers 

which resulted in highest amount of 

financing since the inception of the 

company. 

The company also managed to keep 

its liquidity and funding positions at 

very comfortable levels. 

“Despite the stiff competition, I am 

pleased to report that NFH achieved 

a strong overall performance in 2012, 

highlighted by improved top line financial 

results, record vehicle purchase 

loans and major new business achievements,” 

said general manager P S 

Venkat. 

the global financial crisis was that banks 

needed to improve the way they manage 

risks so they do not wreck the economy. 

This means that banks and other financial 

institutions will need to reassess their 

involvement in complex and opaque activities, 

he added. 

Propping up and bailing out damaged 

banks has cost governments hundreds of 

billions of dollars and pushed some coun- 

tries’ debts to dangerous levels that has left 

them vulnerable to debt market 

shocks. 

The IMF has warned that 

unfinished financial reforms are 

holding back a recovery in key 

parts of the global economy. 

The financial crisis prompted a 

new order of financial regulation 

in every part of the global 

financial system from overthe-counter 

derivatives to bank 

capital requirements. 

Mr Lipton said G20-led regulatory 

reforms helped to boost 

market confidence in recent 

months but he urged policymakers 

to maintain the reform 

momentum. 

“The process of agreeing and 

implementing the global regulatory 

reform agenda has been 

viewed as gradual,” he said, 

adding that banking systems 

in some countries remained 

weak and reforms needed to 

be adjusted so they regain their 

strength. 

“NFH is continuing to work 

towards realising the board’s 

vision of becoming the firstchoice 

provider of finance 

solutions. 

“In line with this a number 

of strategic initiatives were 

implemented throughout 2012 

which contributed in strengthening 

NFH’s relationship with 

its customers and enabled it to 

achieve excellent results. 

“Those new initiatives 

included the launch of a call 

centre to service customers 

both during and after office 

hours, initiation of expansion 

of head office and main 

branch in order to provide better 

facilities to customers and 

to improve brand image of the 

company. 

“The company also finalised 

a new core banking system, 

replacing the legacy system 

in order to enhance customer 

service and improve internal 

control and efficiency,” he said. 

EU legislators 

reject $1.3trn 

budget plan 

BRUSSELS: European 

Parliament overwhelmingly 

rejected a proposal for the 

European Union’s €960 billion 

euros ($1.3 trillion) budget yesterday. 

The seven-year plan didn’t 

address parliament’s main 

demands that more be spent on 

economic growth and that there 

be flexibility to move money 

within the budget. For that 

reason, European Parliament 

President Martin Schulz said, 

it had to be rejected. The leaders’ 

proposal involved spending 

cuts for the first time in the 

EU’s history and would cement 

the bloc’s budget through 

2020.“We are now ready to 

negotiate a fair multi-annual 

budget,” he added. 

Parliament and government 

representatives must now try to 

hammer out a compromise. The 

European parliament has started 

to flex its muscle under Schulz. 

And the EU’s 27 governments 

have already started to see a 

shift in the balance of power. 

Earlier this month, in arduous 

negotiations, parliament 

forced the member governments 

to accept a cap on bankers’ 

bonuses to the amount of 

their base salaries, or twice 

that if shareholders agree. 

Legislators added the bonus 

caps to an important package 

of legislation strengthening the 

EU’s banking system. 

Eager to pass the package 

without further delay, the governments 

grudgingly accepted 

the Parliament’s proposal, 

despite strenuous opposition 

from Britain. 

Many observers had 

long criticised the European 

Parliament as just a multi-lingual 

talking shop. 

Chevron targets 

growth of 25pc 

NEW YORK: Chevron Corporation, the second-largest US oil 

company, said yesterday it had already started nearly all the 

projects that would deliver 25 per cent growth in oil and gas 

output over the next half a decade. 

At its annual meeting with analysts, Chevron said 98pc of its 

targeted production by 2017 was already in design, construction 

or production. 

Chevron reaffirmed the target of 3.3 million barrels per day 

of oil equivalent, up from an estimated 2.65m bpd this year. 

Looking beyond that, the company highlighted expansion in 

Kazakhstan, steam-flooded oil production in the Middle East, 

and even more liquefied natural gas from Canada and Australia. 

“We feel very good about our 2017 target, and we anticipate 

continuing to grow beyond 3.3m barrels per day,” said George 

Kirkland, Chevron’s head of exploration and production. 

Increasing production has been a challenge for the world’s 

big oil companies, a trend underlined by last week’s prediction 

of a 1pc decline this year by Exxon Mobil despite its budget of 

$41 billion. 

In 2013, Chevron expects to drill about 440 wells in the 

Permian basin, located in the west part of Texas and New 

Mexico. The company bought assets in the area from Chesapeake 

Energy Corporation in September, and Kirkland said that acreage 

appeared more productive than the initial estimates. 

Asked about potential asset sales of its own, chief executive 

John Watson noted the Permian represented an area where the 

company had a legacy position which became attractive again 

because of the improvements in shale drilling technology.


Exchange Rates 

Gulf Interbank Rates 

1 US$ 1 UK Stg 1 SFR 100 Yen 

BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5614 0.3985 0.3948 

KUWAIT 0.2855 27.2653 0.3018 0.2990 

OMAN 0.3849 0.3641 0.4069 0.4030 

QATAR 3.6420 3.4453 3.8499 3.8136 

UAE 3.6730 3.4747 3.8827 3.8461 

SAUDI 3.7500 3.5475 3.9641 3.9267 

Dollar 

CURRENCIES 

COUNTRY SELL CASH SELL DRAFT 

AUSTRALIA (Dollar) 0.3963 0.3933 

BANGLADESH (Taka) 0.00502 0.00479 

CANADA (Dollar) 0.3752 0.3712 

CHINA (Yuan) 0.061100 0.0611 

DENMARK 0.0690 - 

EGYPT (Pound) 0.0557 0.0563 

EUROPEAN UNION (Euro) 0.4990 0.4965 

HONG KONG (Dollar) 0.04984 0.04944 

INDIA (Rupee) 0.00701 0.00707 

INDONESIA (Rupiah) 0.00004015 0.00003957 

IRAN (Tuman) 0.00021967 - 

IRAQ (Dinar) 0.000319 - 

JAPAN (Yen) 0.004090 0.004020 

JORDAN (Dinar) 0.5353 0.5350 

KOREA (Won) 0.00039371 

KUWAIT (Dinar) 1.3310 1.331 

MALAYSIA (Ringgit) 0.124000 0.1240 

NEW ZEALAND (Dollar) 0.3153 0.3143 

NORWAY (Krone) 0.0682 - 

N.Yemen - - 

NEPAL (Rupee) 0.00457 0.00441 

OMAN (Riyal) 0.98000 0.98300 

PAKISTAN (Rupee) 0.00384 0.00387 

PHILIPPINES (Peso) 0.00960 0.00931 

QATAR (Riyal) 0.10379 0.10374 

SAUDI ARABIA (Riyal) 0.10062 0.10065 

SINGAPORE 0.3057 0.3047 

SOUTH AFRICA (Rand) 0.04310 0.04300 

SRI LANKA (Rupee) 0.00336 0.00296 

SWEDEN (Krona) 0.0620 - 

SWITZERLAND (Franc) 0.4070 0.4040 

SYRIA (Pound) 0.004360 

TAIWAN (Dollar) 0.013200 - 

THAILAND (Baht) 0.012890 0.012910 

TURKEY (Lira) 0.2158 - 

UK (Sterling) 0.5710 0.5685 

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 13 Previous 

Euro $1.2962 $1.3026 

Yen 96.04 95.97 

Swiss francs 0.9522 0.9467 

Canadian dollars 1.0275 1.0260 

Pound 1.4927 1.4883 

BFX Futures 

BFX Market Statistics Report at 15:30 Hours Bahrain Time on 13 March 2013 

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

Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-troy oz. 1,592.00 1590.40 428 21.79 -0.08% 

INR-USD Futures Mar 2013 INR-USD 184.01 183.44 1,168 21.46 -0.30% 

MCX Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-10 grms 542.15 541.10 187 10.12 -0.15% 

MCX Silver Futures May 2013 USD-1 kg 1003.10 1002.50 201 6.05 -0.04% 

Silver Futures May 2013 USD-troy oz. 29.120 29.025 247 7.18 -0.57% 

USD-INR Mini Index F. Mar 2013 USD-INR 54.3700 54.5150 17,645 95.97 0.30% 

BFX Market Statistics Report for 12 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. 1,582.00 1591.70 788 40.05 0.84% 

INR-USD Futures Mar 2013 INR-USD 183.52 183.99 3,404 62.58 0.28% 

MCX Gold Futures Apr 2013 USD-10 grms 539.00 541.90 150 8.10 0.73% 

MCX Silver Futures May 2013 USD-1 kg 997.80 1002.90 21 0.63 0.59% 

Silver Futures May 2013 USD-troy oz. 28.970 29.190 91 2.65 0.88% 

USD-INR Mini Index F. Mar 2013 USD-INR 54.4825 54.3500 54,201 294.58 -0.28% 

l Courtesy Bahrain Financial Exchange 

Gold bars Selling 

Rates are in Bahrain Dinars 

8gm coin 22k 149.000 

8gm coin 21k 143.000 

1gm (24 carat) 22.500 

2.5gm 52.500 

5gm 102.000 

10gm 199.000 

20gm 394.000 

50gm 977.500 

100gm 1,948.000 

1 ounce 609.500 

1 tola 231.500 

5 tola 1,137.000 

10 tola 2,257.500 

1kg 19,273.500 

1kg silver 371.000 

1/2kg silver 187.500 

• Courtesy Bahrain Express 

Exchange Tel: 17-275-275 

Metal Prices 

London Markets 

Gold (per ounce) $1,589.25 

Silver (per ounce) $29.12 

Palladium $773.00 

Platinum 

(Three-month delivery) 

$1,595.00 

Aluminium ($ per tonne) 1,970.00 

Copper ($ per tonne) 7,785.00 

Lead (per tonne) $ 2,234.00 

Nickel (per tonne) $ 17,000.00 

Tin (per tonne) $ 23,900.00 

Zinc (per tonne) 

Bombay 

$ 1,977.00 

Gold 24K (per gram) Rs2,772.05 

Gold (10g) 26,960.15 

Silver (1kg) 55,385.00 

Oil delivery prices (in dollars per barrel) 

March 13 

(close) 

IPE Brent $ 119.65 

Nymex crude $ 92.59 

Bahrain Bourse 

PRICES at the close of trading yesterday: 

BAHRAIN ALL SHARE INDEX ......................1,115.11 ...................... +5.94 

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

BANKS SECTOR 

Ahli United Bank................................................$0.660 .................... +0.020 

Al Salam Bank (Salam)........................................0.079 .....................-0.001 

Bahrain Islamic Bank...........................................0.075 ............................... 

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

Ithmaar Bank.....................................................$0.230 .....................-0.010 

Khaleeji Commercial Bank (KHCB) .....................0.036 ............................... 

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

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

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

BANKS INVEST SECTOR 

Al Baraka Banking Group BSC .........................$0.700 ............................... 

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

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

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

Gulf Finance House...........................................$0.145 .................... +0.010 

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

Inovest BSC ......................................................$0.280 .....................-0.020 

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 ............................... 

Big blow for Indian stocks 

MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex 

posted its biggest daily fall 

this month yesterday, as interest 

rate-sensitive stocks such 

as ICICI Bank continued to 

retreat a day before key inflation 

data that could help determine 

whether the Reserve 

Bank of India (RBI) would 

ease monetary policy. 

Declines in global markets 

also weighed on shares, which 

have fallen each day this 

week, retreating from the onemonth 

high hit on Friday as a 

rally has run out of steam. 

India’s wholesale prices in 

February likely rose 6.54 per 

cent, their slowest annual pace 

in more than three years, a 

D 

I 

L 

B 

E 

R 

T 

Reuters poll showed, strengthening 

the chances of a rate cut. 

The data came ahead of the 

RBI’s policy review on March 

19. Although investors are 

hoping for a rate 

cut, data this week 

showing strongerthan-expected 

industrial output 

and accelerating 

consumer inflation 

has clouded the 

picture. 

“WPI inflation 

would be a key factor ahead of 

RBI meeting on March 19 to 

decide the near term trend,” 

said IDBI Life Insurance chief 

investment officer Aneesh 

SHIPPING 

BOMBAY 

STOCKS 

Almoayed Wilhelmsen 

Imports 

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

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

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

Maersk Wellington OOCL/NVOCC due from Europe, US, Far East March 24 

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

Grand Hero NMT due from Europe March 28 

Exports 

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

tomorrow 

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

Jolly OOCL to Far East, China, Southeast Asia, Inter Gulf March 30 

Al Sharif Group 

UASC Khorfakkan Hanjin due from Europe today 

Palena Hanjin due from Far East today 

Asir Hanjin due from US, Mediterranean today 

Hanjin Belawan Hanjin due from Inter Gulf today 

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 tomorrow 

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 

Gulf Agency Company 

Buxclife CSAV/NOR due from Europe March 16 

Hanjin Budapest CSAV/NOR due from Far East March 17 

essential guide to local and world markets 

Srivastava. 

“Until inflation falls significantly 

RBI can duck the rate 

cuts for March citing current 

account and CPI pressures,” 

said Srivastava. 

The benchmark 

BSE Sensex fell 

1.03pc, or 202.37 

points, to end at 

19,362.55, marking its 

biggest single day fall 

since February 28, and 

erasing part of a fourday 

rally seen last 

week. 

The broader Nifty fell 

1.06pc, or 62.90 points, to end 

at 5,851.20, closing below the 

psychologically important 

total number of shares traded 3,080,936 

total value of shares trades BD516,105 

SERVICES SECTOR 

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

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

Bahrain Cinema Company ..................................1.150 ............................... 

Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex ......................0.727 ............................... 

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 ....................................0.390 ............................... 

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 

5,900 level. 

ICICI Bank fell 3.3pc while 

mortgage lender Housing 

Development Finance 

Corporation ended 1.8pc 

lower, as doubts grew about 

whether the RBI will cut interest 

rates. 

Among other decliners, 

Tata Motors fell 1.2pc after 

the carmaker said global sales 

in February fell 22.4pc, the 

fourth consecutive monthly 

slide. 

Bajaj Auto fell 3.1pc, while 

Hero MotoCorp ended 0.3pc 

lower on persisting concerns 

about slowing sales. 

Dish TV fell 0.9pc after 

Reuters reported that US private 

equity firm Apollo Global 

Management is in talks to sell 

its 11pc stake in the company, 

citing two sources with direct 

knowledge of the development. 

However, among stocks that 

gained, Jet Airways India rose 

1pc, marking a fourth day of 

gains, on unconfirmed market 

talk of a potential sale of parking 

slots in Brussels to Etihad 

Airways, dealers said. 

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 

ITAL Laguna EMC due from Far East tomorrow 

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 

CMA CGM Magellan ANL due from Europe March 26 

CMA CGM Enfield ANL due from Europe March 26 

Maersk, Kanoo 

Maersk Wellington Maersk due from Jebel Ali March 17 



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 

AS Poseidon MSC due from Inter Gulf March 25 

Shabgoun MSC due from Inter Gulf March 26 

Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo 

Alliance Norfolk Hoegh, US due from Abu Dhabi today 

Hoegh Kobe Hoegh, Europe due from Doha tomorrow

essential guide to local and world markets 

European shares end flat 

LONDON: European shares recouped their earlier 

losses to end flat near four-and-half-year highs yesterday, 

with sentiment improving after robust US 

retail sales data pointed to a continued recovery in 

the world’s biggest economy. 

However, Italy’s FTSE MIB index, down 1.7 per cent to 

15,745.34 points, underperformed the market following weaker 

demand at its first bond auction since Fitch cut the country’s 

credit rating. 

Analysts said the broader stock market was 

poised to resume its recent rally in the coming 

days as the improving economic outlook could 

prompt more investors to put their money in equities 

at the expense of other asset classes. 

The FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares ended flat 

at 1,194.11 points, after hitting an intra-day low of 1,188.98. It 

recovered after data showed US retail sales rose more than expected 

in February, the largest increase since September. 

“The underlying sentiment is pretty bullish. People are neglecting 

several uncertainties and focusing on growth as hopes for a 

recovery in the global economy have improved. Equities are a 

better alternative to invest in in the current environment,” 

UniCredit strategist Christian Stocker said. 

“In the next two to four weeks, the DAX could set a new high 

above 8,200,” he said, referring to Germany’s benchmark index , 

which rose 0.1pc to 7,970.91 points. 

BANGKOK: The Stock Exchange of 

Thailand main index added 0.13pc, 

or 2.02 points, to 1,578.70. 

FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed 

up 4.79 points, or 0.06pc to 

7,970.91. 

HONG KONG: Shares erased 2013 

gains on Wednesday, with losses 

accelerating in the late afternoon 

after the Chinese central bank governor 

said monetary policy in the 

world’s second-largest economy 

was no longer loose. The Hang Seng 

Index shed 1.46pc, or 333.95 points, 

to end at 22,556.65. 

JAKARTA: Indonesian main 

Composite Index (JCI) was down 

0.39pc, or 18.87 points, at 4,835.44. 

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian shares 

lost 0.62pc, or 10.32 points, to 

1,646.22. 

LONDON: The FTSE 100 fell from 

five-year highs, retreating from a key 

technical resistance and leaving 

some investors bracing for further 

falls in the remainder of the month. 

The FTSE 100 closed down 29.12 

points, or 0.5pc, at 6,481.50 after 

failing to break above its January 

2008 high at around 6,534 the 

previous day - a level some investors 

were starting to see as a 

turning point, or “pivot”. 

MANILA: The main Philippine 

Stock Exchange Index closed 

0.15pc lower, giving up 9.86 

points to 6,776.56. 

MUMBAI: The BSE Sensex 

posted its biggest daily fall this 

month, as interest rate-sensitive 

stocks such as ICICI Bank 

continued to retreat a day 

before key inflation data that 

could help determine whether 

the Reserve Bank of India 

would ease monetary policy. 

The benchmark BSE Sensex 

fell 1.03pc, or 202.37 points, 

to end at 19,362.55. The broader 

Nifty fell 1.06pc, or 62.90 points, 

to end at 5,851.20. 

PARIS: The CAC 40 closed down 

3.93 points, or 0.10pc to 3,836.04. 

AFLAC 50.640 Down .110 

ASA Gold 18.670 Down .310 

AT&T Inc 36.600 Down .120 

AbtLab s 35.010 Up .030 

Accenture 77.930 Down .090 

Aegon 6.300 Up .040 

Aetna 51.460 Up .220 

AlcatelLuc 1.440 Down .040 

Alcoa 8.540 Down .080 

Allergan 109.660 Down .420 

Altria 33.930 Up .210 

AEP 47.440 Up .150 

AmExp 65.300 Up .010 

Anadarko 83.940 Down .320 

Apache 75.280 Up .010 

ArchDan 32.930 Up .370 

AstraZen 45.850 Down .050 

AveryD 43.010 Up .130 

Avon 20.180 Down .010 

BakrHu 46.030 Down .260 

BkofAm 12.060 Up .050 

Barclay 18.800 Up .140 

BarnesNob 16.110 Down .220 

Baxter 69.630 Up .350 

Beam Inc 61.590 Up .220 

BestBuy 20.960 Up .670 

Blackstone 20.440 Up .440 

Boeing 84.750 Up .590 

BrMySq 38.490 Up .270 

Brunswick 34.440 Down .060 

CSX 23.580 Up .200 

CampSp 41.840 Up .320 

Canon 36.010 Down .720 

Carnival 35.710 Up .370 

Caterpillar 89.280 Down .460 

Celestic g 8.490 Down .040 

ChesEng 21.400 Down .090 

Chevron 118.360 Up .110 

Chiquita 6.980 Up .150 

Cigna 62.050 Up .500 

Citigroup 46.970 Up .020 

Coach 49.670 Up .860 

CocaCola s 38.590 Down .090 

ColgPal 114.900 Down .160 

ConocPhil s 58.780 Up .050 

ConEd 58.770 Down .100 

Corning 12.640 Down .030 

CredSuiss 27.470 Down .140 

CurtisWrt 35.020 Up .630 

Deere 91.340 Up .490 

DeutschBk 43.800 Down .700 

DevonE 55.690 Up .030 

Diebold 29.050 Down .050 

Disney 57.340 Up .230 

DowChm 33.210 Down .030 

DuPont 49.590 Down .120 

Eaton 63.420 Up .580 

Entergy 63.680 Up .210 

Exelon 32.200 Up .130 

ExxonMbl 89.260 Up .100 

FMC Cp s 61.150 Down .120 

FedExCp 107.870 Up 1.440 

FootLockr 32.940 Up .180 

FordM 13.400 Up .010 

FranceTel 10.300 Down .190 

GenDynam 70.110 Up 1.340 

GenElec 23.490 Up .080 

GenMills 46.480 Up .210 

World Stocks 

LONDON FTSE - 100 

3i Group PLC 319.8 

Admiral Group PLCOrd 0.1P 1343 

Alliance Trust PLC ORD 2.5P 435.4 

Amec PLCOrd 50P 1061 

Amlin PLCOrd 28.125P 431.5 

AngloAmerican PLCOrd sh.54945 1860 

Antofagasta PLCOrd 5P 1095 

AssociatdBritFoodsPLC 5 15/22P 1889 

Astrazeneca PLC Ord USD 0.25 3066 

Autonomy Corp PLC ORD SHS 1/3P 2549 

Aviva PLCOrd 25P 324.7 

BAE Systems PLCOrd 2.5P 379.1 

Balfour Beatty PLCOrd 50P 269.7 

Barclays PLCOrd 25P 314.7 

BG Group PLCOrd 10P 1182 

BHP Billiton PLCOrd sh.50 2107 

BP PLCsh.25 449.3 

Brit Am Tobacco PLCOrd 25P 3491 

British Airways PLC ORD 25P 282.5 

British Land Co PLC ORD 25P 559 

BritSkyBroadcastngGrpPLCOrd50P 864.5 

BT Group PLCOrd 5P 265.8 

Bunzl PLCOrd 32 1/7P 1303 

Cable & WirelessWrldWide ORD5P 37.92 

Cadbury PLC 863 

Cairn Energy PLC Ord 231/169P 289.9 

AT A GLANCE 

Exchange Close Change 

Bangkok 1,578.70 +2.02 

Bombay 19,362.55 -202.37 

Frankfurt 7,970.91 +4.79 

Hong Kong 22,556.65 -333.95 

Jakarta 4,835.44 -18.87 

Kuala Lumpur 1,646.22 -10.32 

London 6,481.50 -29.12 

Manila 6,776.56 +9.86 

Paris 3,836.04 -3.93 

Seoul 1,999.73 +6.39 

Shanghai 2,263.97 -22.64 

Singapore 3,288.52 -14.50 

Sydney 5,092.4 -25.5 

Taipei 7,995.51 +0.80 

Tokyo 12,239.66 -75.15 

Wellington 4,341.15 -37.62 

SEOUL: The Korea Composite 

Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 

0.32pc, or 6.39 points, to 1,999.73. 

POPULAR WALL STREET CLOSING PRICES 

GlaxoSKln 44.620 Down .030 

Hallibrtn 41.840 Down .120 

HarleyD 54.790 Up .240 

HartfdFn 25.750 Up .100 

Heinz 72.540 Up .040 

Hershey 84.360 Up .070 

Hess 71.690 Up 1.410 

HewlettP 21.320 Down .080 

HomeDp 70.760 Up .010 

Honda 39.100 Up .480 

HonwllIntl 73.950 Up .360 

ING 8.300 Down .140 

ITT Corp 27.690 Up .140 

ITW 61.320 Up .060 

IBM 212.060 Up 1.510 

IntFlav 75.410 Up .620 

IntPap 45.740 Down .490 

JPMorgCh 50.160 Down .120 

JohnJn 78.550 Down .010 

Kellogg 62.000 Up .270 

KimbClk 93.400 Down .680 

KoreaFd 39.905 Down .375 

Kroger 31.310 Up .500 

LVSands 53.170 Up .430 

LennarA 41.180 Up .190 

Lexmark 24.170 Down .200 

LillyEli 55.060 Down .020 

LockhdM 92.300 Up 1.930 

Luxottica 49.340 Up .770 

MGM Rsts 12.410 Up .060 

Macys 42.110 Up .340 

MarathnO 34.370 Up .300 

MarIntA 40.180 Up .200 

The euro zone’s blue chip Euro STOXX 50 index fell 0.3pc to 

2,704.73. 

However, charts suggested the index could resume its uptrend. 

“The index is consolidating after last week’s rally but the downside 

potential is very limited,” ING Commercial Banking senior 

technical analyst Roelof-Jan van den Akker said. 

“This short-term consolidation will take place above its 50-day 

moving average of 2,675 and a horizontal support of 2,666, from 

where the recent rally should resume.” 

The index could test the strong horizontal resistance 

at 2,885 on the weekly chart in a couple of 

weeks, he said. 

At a time when several European stock indexes 

are hovering near their multi-year highs, Italy’s FTSE MIB index 

has been strongly underperforming, down about 12pc since late 

January as the country’s political crisis has spooked investors. 

Charts showed the index was stuck in a six-week downward 

channel, testing a key support level at 15,812 points, representing 

the 38.2pc Fibonacci retracement of the index’s sharp rally 

sparked last July by European Central Bank President Mario 

Draghi’s commitment to safeguard the euro. 

Although, overall outlook for the European stock market 

remained positive, the situation in Italy and slow growth in 

Europe prompted some analysts to advise caution in investing 

further money in equities in the near term. 

Capita PLC Ord 2.066666P 885 

Carnival PLCOrd .66 2485 

Centrica PLC Ord 6 14/81P 355.5 

Cobham PLC Ord 2.5P 235.6 

Compass Group PLC Ord 10P 837 

Diageo PLC Ord 28 101/108P 1988 

Drax Group PLC Ord 11 16/29P 610 

EurasnNatResCorpPLCOrd USD0.20 342.8 

Experian PLCOrd sh.10 1177 

Firstgroup PLC Ord 5P 200.1 

Friends Prov Ord 5p 81.6 

G4S PLC Ord 25P 299.9 

Glaxosmithkline PLC Ord 25P 1491.5 

Hammerson PLC ORD 25P 507 

Home Retail Group PLC ORD 10P 132.9 

Hsbc HldgsPLC ORD sh.50 UK REG 726.6 

Icap PLC 328.1 

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC 2393 

Inmarsat PLC 683 

InterconHtlGrpPLCORD14 194/329 2001 

International Power PLC 417.5 

Invensys PLC 363.9 

Johnson Matthey Ord 104 16/21p 2313 

Kazakhmys PLC ORD 20P 533.5 

Kingfisher PLC Ord 15 5/7P 290 

Land Securities Group PLC 818 

Legal & Gen Grp PLC Ord 2 1/2P 169 

Liberty International PLC 451.7 

Lloyds Bk Grp PLC Ord 10P 51.37 

London Stock Ex Grp PLC Ord 1400 

Man Grp PLC Ord USD0.03428571 102.2 

MarksAndSpencer Grp PLC Ord25P 359 

Morrison Suprmrkts PLC ORD 10P 271.6 

National Grid PLC Ord11 17/43P 743.5 

Next PLC Ord 10P 4110 

Old Mutual PLC Ord 11 3/7P 208.7 

Pearson PLC Ord 25P 1199 

Pennon Group PLC Ord 40.7P 640 

SHANGHAI: The CSI300 of the 

leading Shanghai and Shenzhen 

A-share listings closed down 1.1pc, 

while the Shanghai Composite Index 

fell 0.99pc, or 22.64 points, to 

2,263.97. Both ended at their lowest 

since mid-January. 

SINGAPORE: The Straits Times 

Index dropped 0.44pc, or 14.50 

points, to 3,288.52. 

SYDNEY: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 

slipped 0.5pc, or 25.5 points, to 

5,092.4. 

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s TAIEX ended flat, 

MasterCrd 527.480 Up 4.320 

McDrmInt 11.110 Up .080 

McDnlds 99.380 Up .620 

McGrwH 49.350 Up .900 

Medtrnic 45.870 Down .130 

Merck 44.590 Down .020 

MetLife 39.980 Up .490 

Monsanto 103.640 Up .260 

Moodys 51.700 Up .630 

NL Inds 12.910 Up .010 

NewmtM 38.990 Down .670 

NokiaCp 3.450 Down .130 

NorflkSo 74.300 Down .180 

Novartis 68.600 Down .930 

OcciPet 83.280 Down .310 

OfficeMax 11.930 Up .080 

Olin 24.390 Up .080 

PG&E Cp 43.300 Up .260 

Panasonic 7.150 Down .120 

PeabdyE 21.370 Down .330 

Penney 15.650 unch 

PepsiCo 76.950 Up .060 

Petrobras 17.200 Down .180 

Pfizer 28.020 Up .080 

PhilipMor 90.550 Down .340 

PhilipsEl 29.690 Down .010 

ProctGam 76.800 Down .370 

QstDiag 55.990 Down .210 

RadioShk 3.340 Down .030 

Raytheon 57.180 Up 1.050 

Revlon 22.820 Up .010 

RockwlAut 88.910 Up .370 

Schlmbrg 77.390 Down .050 

Index 

6,481.50 

Prudential PLC Ord 5P 1125 

Randgold Res LD Ord sh.05 5510 

RBS Group PLC Ord 100P 300.1 

Reckitt BenckiserGrp PLCOrd10P 4661 

Reed Elsevier PLC 14 51/116P 745 

Rexam Ord 71 3/7p 519.5 

Rio Tinto PLC Ord 10P 3377 

Rolls Royce Hldgs PLC Ord 20P 1063 

RoyalDutchShell PLCAOrdEUR0.07 2211.5 

RoyalDutchShell PLCBOrdEUR0.07 2262 

RSA Insurance Grp PLC Ord27.5P 118.3 

SABMiller PLC Ord sh.10 3481.5 

Sage Group PLC Ord 1P 342.2 

Sainsbury(J) PLC Ord 28 4/7P 358 

Schroders PLC Non Vtg Shs 1 1719 

Schroders PLC VTG SHS 1 2134 

Serco Group PLC Ord 2P 620 

Severn Trent PLC Ord 97 17/19P 1646 

Shire PLC Ord 5P 2047 

Smith & Nephew PLC Ord USD0.20 740.5 

Smiths Group PLC Ord 37.5P 1311 

SSE PLC Ord 50P 1456 

Standard Life PLC Ord 10P 383 

StandardCharteredPLCOrdUSD0.50 1721 

Tate & Lyle PLC Ord 25P 829 

Tesco PLC Ord 5P 375.6 

Thomas Cook Grp PLC OrdEUR0.10 100.75 

Thomson Reuters Ord 25p 1860 

Tui Travel Ord 10p 315.4 

Tullow Oil Ord 10p 1256 

Unilever PLC ORD 3 1/9P 2741 

United Utilities Grp PLC ORD5P 714.5 

VedantaResourcesPLCORD USD0.10 1169 

Vodafone Grp. Ord Usd0.11 3/7 182.25 

Whitbread PLC ORD 76 122/153P 2597 

Wolseley PLC Ord 10 5/11P 3230 

WPP PLC Ord 10P 1086 

Xstrata Ord Usd0.50 1161 

edging up 0.80 points to 7,995.51. 

TOKYO: The Nikkei share average 

slipped for a second day as investors 

took a firmer yen as a cue to pocket 

profits in exporters like Panasonic 

Corp after an eight-session market 

rally. The Nikkei closed down 0.61pc, 

or 75.15 points to 12,239.66, after 

seesawing in and out of positive territory 

through the day. The broader 

Topix shed 0.4pc to 1,031.42. 

WELLINGTON: The benchmark 

NZX 50 Index fell 0.86pc, or 37.62 

points, to 4,341.15. 

Siemens 107.890 Up .340 

SonocoP 33.740 Up .220 

SonyCp 15.730 Up .180 

Sothebys 38.640 Down .100 

SouthnCo 45.290 Up .090 

Supvalu 4.390 Up .230 

Sysco 33.760 Up .160 

TalismE g 12.090 Down .150 

Target 67.430 Up .320 

Teradyn 16.930 Up .060 

Textron 30.760 Up .120 

3M Co 105.090 Down .040 

Tiffany 68.840 Up .380 

TimeWarn 56.630 Up .210 

Transocn 52.820 Down .460 

UBS AG 15.860 Down .090 

USG 28.210 Up .220 

UnionPac 139.560 Up .560 

Unisys 24.150 Up 1.190 

USSteel 20.040 Down .650 

UtdTech 93.080 Down .060 

ValeantPh 69.930 Down .670 

ValeroE 43.420 Down 2.130 

VerizonCm 47.940 Down .420 

ViadCorp 27.040 Up .150 

WalMart 73.650 Up .050 

Walgrn 42.780 Up 1.740 

WsteMInc 37.260 Up .300 

WellsFargo 36.770 Up .110 

Weyerhsr 30.340 Up .140 

Whrlpl 118.130 Down .730 

WolvWW 43.950 Up 1.000 

Xerox 8.590 unch 


1 AM LATEST ... 

Dow climbs to 

a new record 

NEW YORK: US stocks 

edged up yesterday, with 

the Dow rising for the 

ninth straight session to 

another record, buoyed 

by surprisingly strong 

retail sales that suggested 

the economy is gaining 

momentum. 

The Dow Jones industrial 

average’s nine-day 

winning streak is the 

longest consecutive run 

since November 1996. 

But trading volume 

was light. Moves have 

been muted in recent 

days as investors consolidate 

positions after a 

strong run-up in the first 

three months of the year. 

Still, weakness in stocks 

has been met with buying, 

which helped propel 

the market’s advance. 

The broader S&P 500 is 

within striking distance 

of its all-time closing 

high of 1,565.15 and 

about one per cent away 

from all-time intraday 

high of 1,576.09 – both 

set in 2007. 

“I think we will soon 

see the S&P at all-time 

high levels. I don’t think 

the market has topped 

yet, and there is still 

strength to move the 

market higher,” said 

C&Co/PrinceRidge technical 

strategist Ari Wald. 

“Will we see a correction 

of 10pc or so soon? 

Not imminently. We have 

not seen a divergence of 

behaviour yet where participants 

become more 

selective on which 

stocks to buy.” 

International Business 

Machine and Boeing 

were the Dow’s top two 

gainers. IBM shot up 

0.7pc to $212.06. Boeing 

also jumped 0.7pc – to 

$84.75 at the close. 

The Dow Jones industrial 

average gained 5.22 

points, or 0.04pc, to 

14,455.28, another record 

closing high. The 

Standard & Poor’s 500 

Index advanced 2.04 

points, or 0.13pc, to 

1,554.52. The Nasdaq 

Composite Index gained 

2.80 points, or 0.09pc, to 

end at 3,245.12. 

Signs of strength in the 

economy and the Federal 

Reserve’s easy monetary 

policy have helped US 

equities accelerate their 

advance. The blue-chip 

Dow is up 10.3pc for the 

year and the benchmark 

S&P 500 index has 

gained 9pc. 

Yesterday’s retail sales 

report reinforced the 

view that the US economy 

has momentum, even 

with the obstacles the 

recovery is facing. Sales 

increased 1.1pc in 

February, the largest 

increase since 

September. 

Investors had been 

looking for signs of any 

impact on spending from 

stubbornly high unemployment 

and a higher 

payroll tax that went into 

effect at the start of the 

year. 

The Morgan Stanley 

retail index gained 0.7pc. 

Coach shares rose 

1.8pc to $49.67 after 

Citigroup raised its rating 

on the luxury leather 

goods company’s stock 

to “buy” from “neutral.” 

Earlier, the stock had 

risen as high as $50.09 – 

up 2.6pc from Tuesday’s 

close. 

Walgreen jumped 4.2pc 

to $42.78 after UBS 

raised its rating to a 

“buy” from “neutral”, 

and lifted its price target 

to $48 from $41 on the 

stock of the largest US 

drugstore chain. 

But Express shares 

slid 3.2pc to $18.25 after 

the apparel retailer posted 

fourth-quarter earnings 

and said it was off to 

a slow start in the first 

quarter. 

S p e c t r u m 

Pharmaceuticals shares 

lost 37.3pc to $7.79 after 

the biotechnology company 

forecast full-year 

sales well below analysts’ 

estimates. 

Volume was below 

average, with roughly 5.5 

billion shares trading on 

the New York Stock 

Exchange, the Nasdaq 

and the NYSE MKT, compared 

with the 2012 average 

daily closing volume 

of about 6.45bn. 

Advancers outnumbered 

decliners on the 

New York Stock 

Exchange by a ratio of 17 

to 13. On the Nasdaq, the 

positive breadth was 

slightly wider, with about 

seven stocks rising for 

every five that fell. 

lThe Dow Jones industrial average gained 5.22 points, or 

0.04pc, to 14,455.28 lThe Nasdaq Composite Index gained 

2.80 points, or 0.09pc, to end at 3,245.12.

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02.00 World’s Deadliest 

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09.55 Zeke & Luther 

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10.45 I’m In The Band 

11.10 Pokemon: BW Rival 

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11.35 Rated A For Awesome 

12.00 Mr. Young 

12.25 American Dragon 


13.20 Pair Of Kings 


14.10 Kid vs Kat 



15.25 Almost Naked Animals 

15.50 Rekkit Rabbit 

16.15 Pair Of Kings 


17.05 Lab Rats 






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13307070, 36022624. 

DATA RECOVERY Specialists 

for Laptops, desktops, 

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TECHNOSERV 39609876 

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Fax: 17293400 

Display B&W: 

BD7/- per single 

column 

(Minimum 3cms) 

GRAPHIC DESIGNING, 

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3DMax, MAYA @ GLOBAL 

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33909404, irfan@global 

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STUDY COMPUTER Hardware, 

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INSTITUTE- 33909404 

AL-FAROUQ UMRAH, 

Weekly campaign. Special 

buses and planes. Contact: 

17243490, 39334788, 

39303935. 

I, ABDUL MOIN s/o, Abdul 

Hameed holding Indian 

Passport No. A7509729 

dated 17/05/1999 issued at 

Bahrain, having permanent 

residence at House# 19-4- 

8/678/A/1 Al Jubial Colony, 

Falaknuma Railway Bridge, 

Chandrangutta, Hyderabad 

500005, Andhra Pradesh, 

India presently residing at 

House# 3610, Road# 455, 

Block#1204, Hamad Town, 

will hence forth be known as 

Abdul Moin Baig. Objection(s), 

if any, may be forwarded 

to Embassy of India, 

P.O. Box. 26106, Adliya, 

Kingdom of Bahrain. 

MOON’S DREAM PRO- 

DUCTIONS. Bahrain’s leading 

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company for live concerts, 

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theatre, sports. 4 professional 

sound & lighing Technicians 

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Tel. 39460009, email: 

music535@batelco.com.bh 

, www.moonstores.net 

Display Colour: 

BD13/- per single 

column centimetre 

(Minimum 30cms) 

Motoring News 

Car-Hire 

ELITE CAR RENTAL. Exhibition 

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17728202, Airport Tel. 

17329299. Riffa 17770147, 

www.elitehiring.com 

TOORANCO RENT-A- 

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WE RENT-A-CAR: Available 

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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 

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DINARCAR RENTAL 

offers daily, monthly and 

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Tel. 36044344, 39421637. 

Cars 

AUDI A6 2.4 2008, 

105,000kms, BD6500/- Tel. 

36999928 

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BMW 740LI 2006, excellent 

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153000kms, full insurance, 

BD7500/- Tel. 33514655 

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BD7400/- Tel. 32233555 

CAMARO SS 2010, manual, 

28,000kms, full body kit, 

under warranty, BD11800/- 

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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 

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agent maintained, accident 

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ONO. Tel: 36022270 

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2008, six-cylinder, pearl 

white, 75500kms, immaculate 

condition, expat 

owned. Call 36777009 

LAND ROVER LR2 2010, 

25,000kms, BD10900/- Tel. 

36999928 

MERCEDES R350 2009, 

74,000kms, BD10900/- Tel. 

36999928 

MERCEDES SL-500, 

1998, excellent condition, 

80,000kms, BD3500/-. Call 

36663203 

MITSUBISHI CANTER 

2001. Hyundai Bus 2007, 

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33214456 

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maintained, accident free, mint 

conditions, BD4,700/- ONO. 

Tel: 36022270 

PORSCHE 911 C4S 2013 

white 2,000kms BD49900 

Call Porsche 17459911 

Series discount: 

Four for the price 

of Three, consecutive 

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PORSCHE 911 GT3 2010 

12,000kms BD34900/- 

Porsche 17459911 

PORSCHE BOXSTER 2013, 

yellow 2,000kms BD23900/- 


PORSCHE CARRERA 

Turbo 2008, 47000kms, 

BD26900/- Tel. 36999928 

PORSCHE CAYENNE S 2013 

white 1,000kms BD34400/- 


PORSCHE CAYMAN R 

2012 BD25400/- Call 

Porsche 17459911 

PORSCHE GT3, 2004, 

75000kms, BD15900/- Tel. 

36999928 

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 

RANGE ROVER Sports 

S/C, 2009, 48,000kms, 

BD18400/- Tel. 36999928 

TOYOTA COROLLA XLi 1.8 

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195980kms, good condition. 

CALL; 17720222, 39566628 

TOYOTA FJ Cruiser 2008, 

immaculate condition, 

expat owned, 54,000kms. 

Call 39231203 

TOYOTA, NISSAN used 

cars - lowest price, Sale/ 

exchange, call now Tel. 

17245674, 38329414, 

www.gulfseacarswll.com 

ANY BRAND Used Cars 

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17596626, 39457995 www. 

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GOOD CONDITION used 

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39156482, 39333107. 

Deadlines: 

Lineage 11am 

Display 9am 

Cancellations 1pm 

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SCHOOL FURNITURE, 

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beds, cupboards & chairs. 

MANAMA AUCTIONS Tel. 

17274067, 17402441 

WHITE WOODEN door + 

frame + cases, standard 

size, BD70/- & cement 

board. Tel: 33386314 

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 

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Call 36688484 

OFFICE & HOME furniture, 

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etc, GULF AUCTIONS 

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gulfauctions@gmail.com 

WELL MAINTAINED Sofas 

and tea tables, 3 seater 

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

table (1no.). Expected price 

BD200/-. Contact: 33448090 

Business 

Opportunities 

LADIES BEAUTY Salon 

for sale, Budaiya Road. Tel. 

34086068. Email: 

haneen_09@hotmail.com 

CARPENTRY WORSHOP, 

Salmabad, FF office for sale. 4 

shutters, 10x3mt with mezzanine 

floor with three face electricity. 

Can be used for any 

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ADVERTISING COMPA- 

NY, expat owned for sale 

with new equipment in 

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lopez.mark42@gmail.com 

Working Hours: 

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8am - 6pm 

Saturday 8am-2pm 

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Beauty & Spa Services, Juffair 

villa- 17369133, Awali- 

17756449, Dragon Resort 

Amwaj- 16031120 

Music 

BAHRAIN MUSIC INSTI- 

TUTE- Morning + Evening 

classes, all ages, attractive 

fees. Tel. 17721999. 

SALES! GUITARS, violins, 

saxophones, keyboards, 

amps, mixers, drums, congas. 

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Moon Stores. Tel. 17813942, 

www.moonstores.net 

Machinery 

EUROPEAN MACHINES 

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Roller Tel. 

17728588; 39289267 

Pets 

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Call Frieda 17792064 

DOGFATHER FOR professional 

grooming, all proceeds 

go to rescued animals. 

Tel: Tony 39629889 

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REMOVAL SERVICES: 

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packing, moving, general 

cleaning, shampooing & 

pest control. AL-JAMEEL 

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HOME CARE, General 

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AC SERVICE: Fridge, 

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17896373, 39589924, 

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VERMINEX Pest Control 

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www.verminexbahrain.com 

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cleaning services, all kinds of 

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Tel: 17830078, 36097302 

BAHRAIN PEST CON- 

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REMOVAL SERVICES 

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packing, moving & general 

cleaning. ELITE PALACE 

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24HRS CLEANING & Pest 

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Tel. 39697995, 39239098 

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BD3/-. Tel. 39601123, 

17273722, 33496112 

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specialist, tile/ marble 

polishing, maintenance, 

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33717930, 39622171 

MRC PEST CONTROL 

destroys all pests. NPCA 

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Tel. 17827128 

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Cargo 

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omar@linkworldbahrain.com 

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LUXURY APARTMENT for 

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BD140,000/- Tel. 17742800 

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34504327 Sarah 

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DREAM TOWER1 luxury 

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rooftop pool, gym, sauna, 

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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 ZAWIA-3 Brand 

new 2BR, 127sqm, balcony 

with facilities, BD90,000/-, 

negotiable Tel. 34504327 

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REEF ISLAND Luxurious 2 

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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 

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39549973, 39289239 

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Property for Rent 

ERA TOWER, 2BR furnished, 

BD725/- (owner); Saar/ Jasra 

compounds, BD450/- - 

BD1800/-. Tel. 36621818 Sally 

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33313733, www.apartments 

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JUFFAIR, BRIGHT spacious 

apartments with all 

facilities 1BR BD350/-, 2BR 

BD375/-. Beautiful 3/4BR 

villas, FF, BD1300/- inclusive. 

Tel. 39833478 

GALALI BRANDNEW semi 

furnished flat, 2/3BR, 2/3 

bathrooms, BD350-450/inclusive. 

Tel: 39332580 

UMM AL HASSAM: 2/3BR 

fully furnished flats BD380/onwards. 

Semi furnished 

BD230/- Tel. 39454968 

AMWAJ 2BR FF apartment, 

2 bathrooms, 

BD500/- - BD600, swimming 

pool. Tel: 38821400 

TALA ISLAND luxury FF 

2BR apartment with sea 

view, BD750/- all inclusive. 

Contact: Ali 39662336 

TALA ISLAND luxury FF 

3BR apartment, sea view, 

with servants quarter/ study 

room, BD900/- all inclusive. 

Contact: Ali 39662336 

JUFFAIR LUXURY Plaza, 

furnished 2/3BR apartments, 

starting BD450/-. 

Tel: 33361630, yasir@ 

edenbahrain.com 

AMWAJ LUXURY 3BR, SF 

villa in compound by the 

sea, BD1150/- inclusive. 

Tel. 39622331 

VILLA IN Isa Town opposite 

to ministry of information 

3BR, 3 bathrooms, hall, living 

room. Tel. 39931130 

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 

MUHARRAQ NEAR Last 

Chance 2BR, bathrooms, 

hall, SF, security. Tel: 

33631623 

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 

DANA AREA offices/ flats 

BD400/-. Mahooz/ Umm Al- 

Hassam FF flats BD400/- 

BD550/-; Zinj 2BR SF flats 

BD220/-, BD250/-, BD300/- 

. Tel. 39655510, 39060605.

WEST EKER brand new 

building with 6 flats, suitable 

for company. Call 

owner 39883184 

HOORA , BRANDNEW 

semi furnished flats, rent 

BD230/-; 2 rooms, bathrooms, 

hall & lift. Shops 

with mezzanine BD270/-. 

Tel. 39288637, 39941611 

JUFFAIR RESIDENCE 

1BR apartments, very modern, 

fully furnished with all 

amenities all inclusive starting 

from BD550/- inclusive. 

Contact Aftab: 17564600, 

36199289, aftabsaleemjan 

@yahoo.com 

SITRA, SALMABAD, Hidd, 

Alba warehouse & yard 

with 3 phase power, 

350sqm to 10,000sqm. Tel: 

39468339 

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 

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36504411, 17292827, 

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SAAR FAMILY good quiet 

location with easy access 

roads, 3 bedrooms villa 

renovated, garden appliances, 

pool and other facilities, 

security. BD700/-, Tel. 

39203702. 

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. 

UMM AL HASSAM clean 

spacious 2BR apartments, SF 

BD275/-, FF BD380/- BD425/- 

Tel. 39990251 Gloria. 

JUFFAIR APARTMENT, luxury 

& spacious 2BR apartment, 

fully furnished, facilities include 

roof top pool, gym, sauna & 

steam room, BD700/-, inclusive 

. Tel. 34504327 Sarah 

AMWAJ SPACIOUS private 

villa 4BR + maids room, lagoon 

facing with beach access and 

private swiimming pool, parking 

for 4 cars, BD2000/-. Tel. 

34504327 Sarah 

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 

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, Tel 

39205496, Rachel. 

For 1st Class Service Call:17299110 / 17293131 


JUFFAIR NEW luxury 2BR 

apartments, modern furniture, 

pool, gym, housekeeping 

BD450/- inclusive. 

Tel. 39640128 

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 

JANABIYA SAAR family 

compounds with 3 bedrooms, 

garden, garage 

swimming pool, tennis 

court, kids play areas, security. 

BD600/- to BD800/-. 

39203702 

MAHOOZ BREATHTAK- 

ING sea view flats, modern 

interiors, bright rooms, 

housekeeping, amenities. 

Tel. 33242525 

AMWAJ BRAND new, 

modern 2 bedroom fully furnished 

apartment with pool 

in the heart of Amwaj. 

BD550/- inclusive, Tel 

39205496, Rachel. 

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 

STAFF/ LABOUR- furnished 

accommodation upto 

500 people at Hidd, Alba. 

Tel: 33153333, 33163333 

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/- 

Tel 39205496, Rachel. 

LABOUR ACCOMMODA- 

TION, new, big, secured, for 

1000+ staff. Tel. 39690307 

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, 

Tel. 39567322 Joanne 

JUFFAIR COZY fully furnished 

2 bedrooms apartment, 

satellite, internet, 

facilities, pool, gym, security, 

BD425/- inclusive. 

39203702 

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 

BREATHTAKING VILLA in 

Hamala, Saar, & Adliya. 

Spacious & lavishly 

designed, huge private pool 

& garden. Attractive offer. 

Must see! Tel. 33552730 

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, 


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 

ADLIYA GREEN compound 

villas, modern interiors, 

spacious rooms, all 

facilities BD800/- Tel. 

33242525 

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 

JUFFAIR APARTMENT luxury 

apartment, gym, pool, 

1/2/3 bedrooms, BD753/-, 

BD873/-, BD973/- and 

above, Tel. 34135223- Anya 

AMWAJ 2BRapartments with 

facilties, balcony and lovely 

views from BD550/-, inclusive, 


AMWAJ APARTMENT fully 

furnished luxury apartment, 

sea view, 1 bedroom BD400- 

BD550/-, 2 bedrooms 

BD500- BD800/-, 3/4 bedrooms 

BD800- BD1200/-, 

Tel. 34135223 - Anya 

JUFFAIR VILLA luxury villa, 

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

BD750/- BD1600/-, 

Tel. 34135223- Anya 

HAMALA VILLA Luxury 4 

bedroom villa with superior 

quality kitchen on compound 

offering excellent 

facilities in quiet location, 

BD1700/- exclusive, Tel. 

39567322 Joanne 


TION: Zinj, Tubli, Sehla: 20- 

250 persons, Gafool: 2BR 

FF BD280/-. Tel:33040034. 

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 

SEEF- OFFICE space 

available near Al Moayyed 

tower, attractive rate. Tel. 

17580540, 33334538 

CAPITAL ESTATE- 3/4BR 

villas in Saar/ Jasra/ Diraj/ 

Janabiyah/Al-Qurayah. Tel: 

17292323/39840667 

JID ALI, 2BR, 2 bathrooms 

BD200/- inclusive electricity. 

Tel. 36394442 

AMWAJ MEENA-7 Towers 

3BR + maid’s room, 2500sq.ft, 

2 parking. Tel: 36468789 

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. 

bahrainpropertyrentals.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 

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 

JUFFAIR 3BR FF villa, private 

pool, for rent BD984/- 

DELMON ESTATE, Tel. 

36406688 Lisa 

AMWAJ ISLANDS new 

2BR spacious apartment, 

contemporary furnishing, 

BD750/- (negotiable). Tel: 

36309308. www.Amazing 

PropertiesBH.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 

UMM AL-HASSAM Shisha 

shop BD2000/-; Showroom 

BD2500/-, Office BD500/-, 

Flats BD300/- Tel. 34003252 

NEW FLAT, Salmaniya, 

1/2BR, hall, BD160-200/inclusive, 

Manama 2BR, 

hall, BD200/-. Tel. 

38365544, 33881166 

OFFICES FOR rent in Seef 

with commercial address 

starting BD120/- monthly. 

Tel. 33778788, 36685826 

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 

EXPERIENCED MALE Tailor 

looking for job, local 

transfer only. Call 39283170 

Situations Vacant 

CANADA, USA Legal Manpower, 

Managers- hotel/ construction, 

Engineers, Architects, 

Accountants, Cashiers, 

Cooks, Chefs, AC Technicians, 

Electricians, Plumbers, 

Security Guards, Drivers, 

Crane Operators, Waiters, 

Housekeeping. Free recruitment. 

Tel. 17740525, 

33132169; www.m98world. 

com, cv@m98world.com 

LANDSCAPING SUPERVI- 

SOR required urgently. 

Sponsorship available. Contact 

34140029, send CV to 

heba.agrotools@gmail.com 

ACCOUNTANT URGENT- 

LY required degree in commerce 

with minimum 2-3 

years Middle East experience. 

Awareness in food 

coast & bill payable control. 

Excellent knowledge in Tally, 

point of sales & Excel. Email 

your CV with recent photo to: 

koshyrealtaste@gmail.com 


QUALIFIED NURSE 

required for a Paediatric 

Clinic, Central Manama. 

Tel. Monica between 5- 

9pm 17246246 

EXPERIENCED AUDITOR. 

Urgently required Auditor 

with 3-4 years experience. 

Please send your resume to 

Nabeel Al Saie- Public 

Accountants, P.O. Box 

2288, Manama, Bahrain. 

nabilsai@batelco.com.bh 

MECHANICAL ENGI- 

NEER specialising in airconditioning, 

COEPP 

licensed or equivalent with 

7 years experience in 

Bahrain. Send CV to 

hrmb10@yahoo.com 

REQUIRED SALESLADY 

for a Boutique in Riffa with 

good experience in customer 

service. Email CV to: 

kabatyboutique@gmail.com 

or call on mobile: 00973- 

35579575 

REQUIRED WAITRESS- 

ES for 3 star hotel. Send 

CV to email: 

mhsaleem@hotmail.com 

HOUSEMAID NEEDED 

for Bahraini family living in 

Saar. Salary BD100/-. 

Accommodation provided. 

Call 39697976 after 4pm 

ALL ROUD Beautician 

required for ladies salon in 

Busaiteen. Excellent 

salary plus commission. 

Tel. 39663392. Email: 

beauty.station@live.com 

SALON/ DAY SPA looking 

for all-round Beautician & 

Hairdressers. Sponsorship 

available, salary negotiable. 

Email: staffbs2003 

@gmail.com 

A LEADING Trading firm 

has an urgent opening for 

an Accountant. He/ she 

have to handle basic 

accounts and assist sales 

team if require. People with 

driving license preferred. 

Email CV to: jobapply456 

@gmail.com. 

TUTOR FOR Edexcel A 

Level Economics required. 

Contact 39661767 

URGENTLY REQUIRED 

experienced Civil Engineer 

with EPP license, Pest Control 

Supervisor and experienced 

Glass Cleaners. 

Sponsorship & Accommodation 

available. Interested 

candidates can send their 

CV’s to 

hjobs312@gmail.com. 

LEADING RESTAURANT 

Group in Bahrain requires 

immediate appointment for 

the following vacancies: 

Motorcycle Deliveryman, 

Waitresses, Hostess & Indian 

cuisine Cooks. Sponsorship 

available. Email your CVs to 

Fax: 17233056, email: 

guramak@yahoo.com 

A REPUTED Engineering 

Company in Bahrain 

requires: (1) Valve Technician 

for inspection & repair 

of process valves; (2) Centrifugal 

Pump Fitter for 

maintenance & repair. Candidates 

should have at 

least 5 years hands on 

experience. The age 

should be between 28 & 48. 

Send your CV with copies 

of qualification & experience 

certificates to: 

bwpdvacancy @gmail.com 

or contact 39189389 

SALES WOMAN required 

for a Bridal Shop in 

Busaiteen, with tailoring 

experience prefered. Tel. 

36595857 

REQUIRED FOR a Reputed 

Food Retail Organization: 

Pastry Chef, Cake 

Baker and Cake Decorators. 

Candidates should 

have 3 - 4 years experience 

in the pastry industry, 

should be innovative and 

possess excellent Pastry 

skills. Team player and English 

proficiency. Positions 

are available in Bahrain and 

KSA. Send CV to email: 

hr@pagmena.com or fax 

77197719. 

DRIVER REQUIRED, fulltime. 

Call 35506483 after 

6pm 


all-round Beautician for 

ladies salon, full-time/ parttime. 

Tel: 33246611


Situations Vacant 

Urgently 

required 

for a 

4 star hotel 

Classified 

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 

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 

Private NURSE/NANNY/MIDWIFE 

live-in position Required for VIP family in 

Bahrain to care for baby 

Salary BD200/- plus accommodation, 

food, and personal items 

Care, teach, and perform activities and 

duties related to the baby 

Background in childcare with college degree 

in nursing or midwifery with experience 

Smart, intellectual, professionals ONLY 

Please e-mail CV's to: 

nurseandnanny@gmail.com 

WANTED EXPERIENCED 

Property Negotiator. Sponsorship 

available. Send 

details to jay@kuzmointer 

national.com 

WORKING DRAWING 

Architect for Consultant. BS 

Architecture. Licensed. 

Salary BD300-/. Email: 

bahrainjob.offer@gmail.com 

STRUCTURAL/ SITE 

Engineer urgently required 

for Consultant. BS Civil 

Engineering. Licensed and 

with minimum of COEPP 

Category C. Salary 

BD400.000. Email: bahrain 

job.offer@gmail.com 

SECRETARY REQUIRED 

for Consultant. Single. 

Office/ secretarial experience. 

Can join immediately. 

BD250/- to BD300/- plus 

accommodation. Email: 

bahrainjob.offer@gmail.com 

REQUIRED OUTDOOR 

Sales Executive for a leading 

company in Bahrain. The 

candidate should be a go 

getter having a proven track 

record of generating new 

leads and sales, posses 

GCC driving license. If interested 

please send your CV 

to hrbg.bah@gmail.com 

WELDERS WITH Copper 

bracing knowledge 

required for a leading company 

in Bahrain. If interested 

kindly forward your CV 

to hrbg.bah@gmail.com 

FEMALE NURSE required 

for a Bahrain family. Interested 

candidates can call 

39021554 for a personal 

interview between 9am to 5pm 

ACCOUNTANT REQUIRED 

for a Petrol Pump Station in 

Bahrain. Candidates with 2-3 

years similar work experience 

can forward their CV to 

hr.secy@gmail.com 


Driver for a garage. Basic: 

BD150/- + accommodation. 

Sponsorship provided. 

Send CV to Fax 17311788. 

HIGHLY QUALIFIED Operation 

Manager is required for 

classified contractor based in 

Bahrain. With experience in 

MEP Contracting and Water 

& wastewater business. The 

minimum experience of 15 

years in similar experience. 

Please send your CV to: 

hr.gtcat@gmail.com. 

REQUIRED CARPENTER 

& Mason. Sponsorship 

available. Email: wellbuilt 

contract@gmail.com Tel. 

37769300 

FEMALE ADMINISTATOR, 

Accountant & Receptionist 

required for leading Institute. 

Qualified candidate for 

the above post email: 

jrgroup145@gmail.com 


experienced Beautician/ 

Hairdresser for ladies salon, 

Manama. Tel. 33684782 

ACCOUNTANT REQUIRED 

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 

LICENSED OPTOMET 

RIST 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 

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 

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 recruitment 

mep@gmail.com 

CUSTOMER SERVICE/ 

Sales Agent for rent-a-car 

company. Email: rentcar 

899@gmail.com 

1st Class Service Call:17299110 / 17293131 


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. 

SUPERVISOR REQUIRED 

urgently for a leading interior 

fit-out company, with good 

knowledge in reading drawings 

and execute the work, 

good salary. Send CV: 

companyinterior@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 


Sales Executives (full-time/ 

part-time). Send CV to: 

soon82@hotmail.com 

LOOKING FOR experienced 

Quantity Surveyors 

for a Construction Company. 

Email: aseerico@batelco. 

com.bh 

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 

SATELLITE TECHNICIAN/ 

Fitter cum Driver required. 

Sponsorship available. Tel. 

39664450 

WAITERS/ WAITRESSES 

required for First Class 

Cafe/ restaurant, Adliya. 

Tel. 39790900 

Companies in need of 

qualified personnel place 

their advertisements here. 

Classified advertising, 

it’ s quick, it’ s easy, 

it works!!! 


Gulf Daily BAHRAIN News Thursday, SPORT 14th March 2013 35 

Arsenal Cup 

for charity 

ARSENAL Soccer School 

Bahrain, in association with 

global partner ‘Save the 

Children’, is all set to host 

the Arsenal FC Charity of the Year Cup 2013. 

The event will take place at the Soccer City in Janabiya on 

March 23. 

At a participation fee of just BD5 for outsiders and BD3 for 

Arsenal School students, the five-a-side competition invites 

young footballers born between 2002 and 2004 to participate. 

Teams can be made up of a minimum of five and a maximum 

eight players. Proceeds raised will be donated towards the 

‘Save the Children Foundation’ that will aid in improving the 

quality of education for under-privileged children between six 

and 15 years old. 

Registration and payments must be made before Tuesday 

next week. For more information, contact Arsenal Soccer 

School Bahrain on +973-17-561615 or e-mail info@ 

arsenalschoolbahrain.com. 

n General Organisation for Youth and Sports (Goys) 

facilities and projects director Khalid Al Haj noted the 

need to look into the requirements of national clubs in 

terms of facilities and renovation work. This is in order 

for these clubs to do their duties and be a part of the 

development of the sports movement in the kingdom. 

During his meeting with Barbar Club representatives, 

Al Haj said Barbar is regarded as one of the clubs 

that look to have proper sports facilities which will 

contribute to improving the sports sector along with 

other national clubs. Al Haj and club representatives 

also discussed several topics and plans that are 

related to the sports facilities of the club, and the 

required maintenance work as well as the creation 

of its infrastructure. He also relayed the greetings of 

Goys president Hisham Al Jowder to all club members 

and wished them success in the future. Above, Al Haj, 

centre, in his meeting with club officials. 

n Tivim stun Panjim in Goans football league 

TIVIM stunned league leaders Panjim Footballers by a 

solitary goal in the Bahrain Goans Inter-Village Football 

League played at Al Nojoom grounds in Gudaibiya. 

Bruno Fernandes scored the winning strike to revive the 

chances of Tivim for the championship, with the second 

leg of the seven-a-side competition just getting underway. 

The win put Tivim in second place on the league standings. 

In another major upset, Nuvem, who were unbeaten 

heading into their match against Betalbatim, lost by 

a single goal. Latish Sanil scored the winner to help 

Betalbatim hand Nuvem their first defeat 

Elsewhere, Majorda Amigos and Assagao Youth Club 

played to a 1-1 draw. Meanwhile, Rupert Castelino was on 

target for Colva in their 1-0 win over Fatorda. 

The league continues every Friday at Al Nojoom grounds 

with matches being held from 2pm onwards. 

n 25 Bahraini coaches to complete course 

A LEVEL ‘C’ coaching course, organised by the Bahrain 

Football Association in collaboration with the Asian Football 

Confederation, concludes today at the BFA headquarters in Riffa. 

Twenty-five Bahraini coaches participated in the programme, 

which was held under the patronage of BFA vice-president 

Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. 

It was overseen by AFC lecturer Mohammed Shalman and 

BFA official Abed Al Ansari. The programme included 

lectures and practical sessions, along with three exams. Those 

who pass will be given coaching certification from the AFC. 

The course included a session under Bahrain national football 

team head coach Gabriel Calderon yesterday, in which the 

Argentinean shared his experiences. 

n Al Hassan wins Arab taekwondo body seat 

BAHRAIN Martial Arts Association (BMAA) board 

member and taekwondo manager Khaled Al Hassan has 

been elected as a member of the executive committee of 

the Arab Taekwondo Federation. 

Al Hassan received 13 votes from the 13 countries 

that participated in the voting, which took place at the 

federation’s general assembly held at Sharm El-Sheikh, 

Egypt. This is the first time a Bahraini official has won a 

seat in the regional body. 

n Baseball All-Star Games set at Alba Club 

THE stage is set for the Bahrain Baseball All-Star Games, 

taking place on Saturday at Alba Club. 

The event starts at 1pm, and it will include a skills 

competition at 3pm as well as a barbecue at 5pm. 

Alba chief executive Tim Murray will be present as coach of 

one of the participating teams.


n Gulf Air acting chief executive Maher Al Musallam hands over the sponsorship papers 

to Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club human resources and financial director 

Mohammed Al Subaie in the presence of Gulf Air public relations director Ahmed Anzoor 

Santiagos triumph 

THE husband-andwife 

pairing of Ray and 

Brendy Santiago won 

this week’s NHSC Monday 

Madness Night Golf Series at 

the Royal Golf Club. 

The Santiagos claimed first 

place with an impressive nett 

score of 32. 

The duo of Depriest Daniels 

and Adam Guy took second 

place with 32.6 nett, while last 

week’s winners, Stan and Hilde 

Kwik, made up the top three 

with a nett score of 33.8. 

The results put all three 

pairings in first, second and 

third place respectively on the 

overall series leader board with 

just two weeks of play left. 

In the on-course side contests, 

Matt Doyle claimed nearest the 

pin on hole 12 while Hilde Kwik 

was nearest the pin on 16. 

The competition was played 

in the “3 x 3 Rumble” format 

which combines three different 

formats of three holes each. 

The prize presentation took 

place in the club’s exclusive members’ 

lounge after play. NHSC 

senior sales executive Andrew 

Thomas presented the prizes. 

The NHSC Monday 

Madness Night Golf Series is 

open to non-members at a cost 

of BD20 per night for the ninehole 

event. Competitors tee off 

every Monday evening in a 

6.30pm shotgun start. 

To register for the next 

competition taking place on 

BAHRAIN SPORT 

Email: gdnsport@batelco.com.bh 

Races set for King Hamad Cups 

BAHRAIN horse racing season’s biggest and 

richest races, which will be for His Majesty 

King Hamad Cups, are scheduled for tomorrow 

at Sakhir. 

His Majesty’s Cups carry a total prize money of 

BD15,000 while two other feature races are offering a 

combined cash prize of BD9,200. 

Blue’s Bass Billy, owned by Al Nasseriyeh, trained 

by Alan Smith and to be ridden by Brett Doyle, is 

the favourite to win His Majesty King Hamad Cup 

for locally bred horses which carries a cash prize of 

BD10,000 and to be run over 2,400 metres, starting 

at 5.20pm. 

Barracuda and Calculated Strike are the second and 

third favourites respectively. 

Al Hamdaany 1381, owned by Jameel, trained by 

Mustafa Akber and to be ridden by Ahmed Akbar, looks 

in best shape to win His Majesty King Hamad Cup for 

Manama 

rout Sitra 

By PATRICK SALOMON 

29-9, Sitra strung together a 10-0 

run capped by a short jumper from 

MANAMA outclassed Sitra American professional Jamal Holden to 

73-60 last night to draw first make it 19-29. 

blood in the best-of-three 

championship series of this 

year’s Zain Bahrain Basketball Cup. 

Star forward Mohammed Quwayed 

then had a steal and he sprinted down 

the court for an emphatic two-handed 

slam dunk to make it 22-31 and bring 

Mohammed Hussain and Mohammed Sitra to within single digits once again. 

Qurban combined for 43 points to help Later, Mahmood Abdulanbi buried a 

lead their team to the all-important vic- three-pointer right before the end of the 

tory. Both players came up with key half to cut Manama’s lead to just five, 

baskets in the final two quarters when 30-35, and Sitra headed into the interval 

Manama did well to stave off a danger- with the momentum. 

ous rally from their gritty rivals. 

In the third, the boys in red jerseys 

Manama are now one step closer started from where they left off and an 

to regaining the title they last won in Abdulnabi lay-up made it 34-37. 

2011. They will have their first chance 

to close out the series when game two 

is played on Sunday night. A Sitra victory, 

however, would force a third and 

decisive contest, currently scheduled for 

Wednesday next week. 

Manama raced out of the gates on fire 

yesterday while Sitra were completely 

out of sync. 

A Qurban basket made it 18-5 late in 

the opening period, which ended 21-7 in 

Manama’s favour after Hussain made a 

three-pointer to beat the quarter buzzer. 

Sitra made up for their poor start with 

a totally different showing in the second, 

quickening the pace on the offensive 

end while piling on the pressure 

against their opponents defensively. 

After Hassan Nairouz scored five 

straight points to put Manama ahead 

Determined 

But then a determined Hussain began 

to take matters into his own hands, scoring 

seven of Manama’s next eight points 

to help keep his team ahead 45-37, before 

two free-throws from point guard Ahmed 

Abdulaziz earned them a slim 47-42 

advantage with just the final canto to play. 

Qurban then took charge in the fourth 

period. Hussain fed him for a basket 

inside to make it 50-44, and then 

Nairouz scored on a three-point play to 

extend their lead to nine. 

Manama continued to pull away, with 

Qurban scoring on back-to-back possessions 

to put Manama ahead by double 

digits once more, 57-46. Hussain then 

made a long three-pointer to make it 

60-48 and virtually put the game out of 

n Sow scores on an inside basket against Holden’s tough defence during the 

first quarter yesterday. Picture by ROY MATHEWS 

reach from Sitra. 

Sow finished with just seven points in 

Nairouz later scored on a three-point- the game, but his contributions were felt 

er off the glass gave before Sitra pegged well beyond his points total as he con- 

the final score and the 13-point winning trolled the paint grabbing 21 rebounds. 

margin for Manama. 

Mohammed Quwayed paced Sitra 

Hussain top scored for the winners with 19, while Holden had 16 and 

with 22 points, including three three- Abdulnabi 10. Holden was forced to 

pointers. Qurban chipped in with 21, miss the first seven minutes of the third 

while Nairouz had a solid 15 markers. quarter due to an injury, and when he 

Manama’s Cameroonian import Pape returned was far from his best. 

n From left, Ray, Thomas, Brendy and the Royal Golf Club’s golf operations manager Cormac Flannery 

Monday, contact the golf events 

department on e-mail golfevents@theroyalgolfclub.com. 

RESULTS: 1 Ray and Brendy 

Santiago (32 nett), 2 Depriest 

Daniels and Adam Guy (32.6), 3 

Arabian horses which carries a cash prize of BD5,000 

and to be run over 1,200 metres, starting at 4.05pm. 

Obeyaan 1335 and Saqlaawy 1517 are expected to 

give the favourite a run for its money. 

Konstantin, owned by Shaikh Mohammed bin 

Khalifa Al Khalifa, trained by Alan Smith and to be 

ridden by Brett Doyle, is tipped to win the Al Methaq 

Cup for imported horses which carries a cash prize 

of BD2,000 and to be run over 1,600 metres, starting 

at 4.30pm. 

Sahaal and Al Burkaan are the second and third 

favourites respectively. 

Unex El Greco, owned by Shaikh Rashid bin 

Mohammed Al Khalifa, trained by Alan Smith and to 

be ridden by Brett Doyle, is the favourite to win the 

Bahrain Gold Cup for imported horses which carries a 

cash prize of BD7,200 and to be run over 2,400 metres, 

starting at 4.55pm. 

Shamali and Sizzling Fire 

are the second and third favourites 

respectively. 

The day will also be marked 

by various activities for the 

entire family sponsored by leading 

companies in the Kingdom, 

including Alba and Gulf Air. 

“Bahrain’s history is colored 

with tales of horse racing 

and other equestrian sports 

that have added to the rich 

tapestry of the Kingdom’s 

culture and heritage,” said 

Alba chief executive Tim 

Murray. 

Alba have earlier backed 

races for the Alba Trophy and 

the Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad 

Cups. 

Other sponsors are: Ithmaar 

Bank, Al Hawaj, Batelco, 

Bapco, Nass Corporation, 

Al Ezzel Power Company, 

Royal University for Women, 

Midway, Asry, BBK, 

Lexus, Bahrain International 

Circuit, University of 

Bahrain, Banagas, GPIC, 

Mohammed Sharif Hatem, 

Bahrain Jewellery Centre, 

Chevron, Supreme Council 

for Environment, Ministry of 

Culture and Ministry of Social 

Development. 

Stan and Hilde Kwik (33.8), 4 Petter 

Nyberg and Patrick Leslie (34), 5 

Andre Williams and Sultan Al Hakam 

(34.2 c/b). 

Nearest the pins: Matt Doyle 

(hole 12) and Hilde Kwik (hole 16). 

Federations’ 

board members 

appointed 

BAHRAIN Olympic 

Committee (BOC) president 

Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa issued three decisions 

appointing board of directors 

for the badminton, squash and 

motor federations, in addition 

to electing an additional 

member for the shooting association. 

Shaikh Hassam bin Isa 

Al Khalifa was re-elected 

president of the Bahrain 

Badminton and Squash 

Federation (BBSF) board, 

which also includes members 

Abdulla Buhazza, Ibrahim 

Kamal, Hisham Al Khan, 

Adnan Al Mahmoud and 

Marwan Matar. 

In the second decision, the 

Bahrain Motor Federation 

board was appointed for a fouryear 

term. Shaikh Abdulla bin 

Isa Al Khalifa was named president 

in addition to 10 other 

members. 

They are Shaikh Salman 

bin Isa Al Khalifa, Rashid R 

Alzayani, Nawaf Al Hamer, 

Isa Al Awadi, Fayez Ramzi, 

Elie Semaan, Mazen Al Hilli, 

Abdulrahman Hassan, Yasser 

Hassan and Adel Darwish. 

In the third resolution, Shaikh 

Khalid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa 

was named additional member 

of the Bahrain Shooting 

Federation, whose term would 

be the same as for the board of 

directors.


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Time for kick-off! 

THE sixth edition 

of Shaikh Nasser 

bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa Football 

Championship is 

all set to kick off today with 

16 teams vying for this year’s 

prestigious trophy. 

Four matches are scheduled 

for tonight with the match 

between the Companies Team 

and Muharraq Youth in Group 

‘A’ kicking off at 6.15pm. 

In the same group, Um Al 

Hassam Youth challenge former 

champions Victorious in the second 

game, which gets underway 

at 8.30pm. 

Victorious, captained by 

Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al 

Khalifa and coached by ex-Riffa Club 

and national team striker Adel Al 

Marzooqi, head into this year’s tournament 

as one of the favourite teams. 

The Shaikh Khalifa Sports City 

Stadium, which was recently upgraded 

to host the 21st Gulf Cup last year in 

December, will host these two matches. 

The remaining two matches will tip 

off Group ‘B’ action and are due to 

take place at the recently-established 

Riffa Club Stadium in Hunainiya. 

Nomas are to begin their title bid 

 

 

against Batelco Dreams at 6.15pm. 

Later, two-time champions Al Zelzal 

face off with Al Zallaq Youth at 

8.30pm. 

Al Zelzal, who won the first and second 

editions, are also among the main 

contenders for the title this year and 

feature a group of prominent players. 

Football fans from all over Bahrain 

are expected to witness the matches. 

The organising committee, headed 

by Supreme Council for Youth and 

Sports chairman, Bahrain Olympic 

Committee (BOC) President and 

Presented by 

n Teams gear up for action 

tournament patron Shaikh Nasser bin 

Hamad Al Khalifa, will be giving 

away valuable prizes to fans attending 

the matches. 

Prizes 

Six plots of land in the UK, four 

Kia vehicles and other valuable cash 

awards, sponsored by various companies, 

are part of the prizes this year. 

Eamonn and Co, the tournament 

silver sponsors, have donated the plots 

in the UK, while the vehicles are presented 

by Bin Hindi Motors. 

1 

Which is the venue for Nasser 6 Football Championship? 

Khalifa Sports City Naonal Stadium Foreign stadiums 

Busaiteen and Al Hala disappoint 

BAHRAIN clubs Busaiteen and 

Al Hala were both beaten last 

night in their respective matches 

in the 28th Gulf Clubs Football 

Championship. 

Busaiteen succumbed to Bani Yas 

Sports Club of the UAE 1-2 in their 

group ‘D’ match played at the Muharraq 

Club stadium in Arad, while Al Hala 

bowed to Qatari hosts Al Khor SC 1-4 

in their group ‘A’ clash in Doha. 

Following their defeats, both teams 

were sent to the brink of elimination as 

they remained bottom of their divisions 

with one match to play and their hopes for 

a berth in the quarter-finals quickly fading. 

There are 12 teams in all in this year’s 

competition. They have been divided 

into four groups of three for the prelimi- 

STANDINGS 

GROUP ‘D’ 

P W D L F A Pts 

Al Faisaly (KSA) 2 2 0 0 5 3 6 

Bani Yas SC (UAE) 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 

Busaiteen (BRN) 3 0 1 2 1 3 1 

GROUP ‘A’ 

P W D L F A Pts 

Al Khor SC (QAT) 3 3 0 0 9 2 9 

Al Ittihad (OMA) 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 

Al Hala (BRN) 3 0 1 2 4 8 1 

nary round. Only the top two teams from 

each group after all teams have played 

one another in home-and-away matches 

march on to the round of eight. 

In Busaiteen’s loss yesterday, Emirati 

midfielder Nawaf Mubarak opened the 

scoring in the 17th minute, but then 

Busaiteen’s Isa Ghaleb was able to level the 

proceedings just five minutes later to help 

send the game into the break tied at 1-1. 

In the second half, however, a 64th 

minute free-kick from Ivory Coast professional 

Andre Senghor gave the visitors 

the big win. 

The win earned Bani Yas their first win 

in three games as they improved to four 

points. Busaiteen remained with just one. 

In Hala’s loss, it was the second successive 

setback for the Bahraini side. Al Khor 

stayed unbeaten in three games as they 

extended their lead atop the group table. 

Busaiteen face Al Faisaly of Saudi 

Arabia in their final contest, while Hala 

take on Al Ittihad of Oman. 

These awards will be given away 

to fans at the stadiums through raffle 

draws on free tickets which can be collected 

at entry gates. 

Additional prizes will be presented 

to readers taking part in newspaper 

contests starting today. At the end of 

the tournament, a raffle draw on the six 

UK plots will take place at the stadium 

immediately after the final match. 

Other companies which have stepped 

forward to support this year’s event are 

diamond sponsors Al Sharif, golden 

sponsors E K Kanoo, silver sponsors 

 

Bapco, Al Noor International 

School, Group Plus and bronze 

sponsors Batelco, GPIC, Bahrain 

Jewellery Centre, Behbehani 

and Brothers, Menatelecom, 

Reem Al Murjan Real Estate and 

Information Affairs Authority. 

Fans can follow the action at 

social network services like twitter 

and instagram. 

The executive committee will 

also launch an official website 

www.nasseralkhalifa.bh/nasser6 

or www.nasseralkhalifa.bh, 

to provide media services which 

include team line-ups, fixtures, 

results and daily updated gallery. 

There are 16 teams lined up for 

this year’s tournament. They are 

divided into four groups of four. 

Defending champions Al Fakher are 

pitted in Group ‘C’ against Hamad 

Town, Al Reem Real Estate and Youth 

Centre, while last year’s runners-up 

Al Zelzal are drawn in Group ‘B’, 

consisting of Nomas, Batelco Dreams 

and Zallaq. 

In Group ‘A’, two-time champions 

Victorious are up against Companies 

Team, Muharraq Youth and Um Al 

Hassam Youth, while Forever are in 

Group ‘C’, which also comprises 2010 

champions Al Nawayef, Riffa Fort and 

Al Hala. 

 

n Action from Busaiteen’s loss to Bani Yas. Picture by AHMED AL OJAIMI


n The General Organisation for Youth and Sports (Goys) signed 

an agreement with BFG Contracting to install hardwood flooring 

for the Muharraq Club and Al Hala Club basketball courts at 

a total cost of BD79,273. The agreement was signed by Goys 

facilities and projects director Khalid Al Haj. A new hardwood 

surface will be installed in both club’s gyms, each of which will 

meet the requirements of the International Basketball Federation 

(Fiba). Al Haj said that changing the hardwood flooring in both 

clubs is compatible with the strategy of Goys to develop the 

necessary infrastructure for the development of sports teams 

of national clubs. He noted that this project would create ideal 

conditions for the development of basketball. Above, Al Haj, right, 

after signing the agreement with BFG officials. 

Sultan finished ahead of 

fellow Bahraini Yasmine Al 

Awadhi (1,106) and Oman’s 

Natheera Al Saeed (1,087), 

who settled for the silver and 

bronze medals, respectively. 

It was a perfect finish for 

Sultan, who dominated all 

the past three bowling competitions 

at the Games. She 

started her campaign winning 

the singles gold medal, before 

teaming up with Al Awadhi to 

clinch the doubles title. Sultan 

then led a Bahrain quartet to 

victory in the team event. 

Early on, the top eight bowlers 

qualified for the main event 

final after playing 18 games 

each. Sultan guided the qualifiers 

to the last eight. 

Others who progressed into 

the final round were Fatma 

Ahmed (1,074 points) of 

Kuwait, who came fourth, followed 

by Bahraini Fatma Khalid 

(1,037) in fifth place, Kuwaiti 

pair Shaikha Al Hindi (959) and 

Maryam Ahmed (951) bagged 

sixth and seventh, respectively, 

with Aisha Al Sibani (879) of 

Oman finishing eighth. 

Bahrain’s Fatma Khalid, 

Fatma Ahmed of Kuwait, 

Shaikha Al Hindi of Kuwait, 

Oman’s Aisha Al Sibani and 

Maryam Ahmed of Kuwait. 

Bahrain Olympic Committee 

BASEBALL 

World Baseball Classic on Tuesday: 

Second round, Pool 1 (Tokyo) 

Netherlands 6 Japan 10 

Second round, Pool 2 (Miami) 

Italy 4 Dominican Rep 5 

BASKETBALL 

National Basketball Association on 

Tuesday (home team in CAPS): 

CHARLOTTE 100 Boston 74 

LA Lakers 106 ORLANDO 97 

CLEVELAND 95 Washington 90 

BROOKLYN 108 New Orleans 98 

MIAMI 98 Atlanta 81 

Dallas 115 MILWAUKEE 108 

chief executive Shaikh Khalid 

bin Abdulla Al Khalifa honoured 

champion Sultan at the 

awarding ceremony which took 

place right after the event. 

As for runner-up Al Awadhi, 

she received her medal from 

Assistant Secretary-General for 

Human and Environmental at 

the GCC General Secretariat Dr 

Abdullah bin Aqla Al Hashim. 

Executive Committee chairwoman 

and BOC member 

Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz 

Al Khalifa presented the bronze 

medal to Al Saeed. Similar medals 

were also presented to the 

coaches of the three bowlers. The 

bowling competitions were run 

by judges Aisha Al Raees and 

Nazeeha Qablawi, who became 

the first Bahraini bowling judges. 

The concluding day of the 

Games also witnessed the 

finals of shooting at the shooting 

range in Sakhir, where 

Qatar took both the 25m pistol 

singles and team gold medals. 

Nasra Mahmood grabbed the 

MINNESOTA 107 San Antonio 83 

Memphis 102 PORTLAND 97 

ICE HOCKEY 

National Hockey League on Tuesday 

(home team in CAPS): 

BUFFALO 3 NY Rangers 1 

Carolina 4 WASHINGTON 0 

Vancouver 2 COLUMBUS 1 

PITTSBURGH 3 Boston 2 

Tampa Bay 3 FLORIDA 2 

WINNIPEG 5 Toronto 2 

ST. LOUIS 4 San Jose 2 

Anaheim 2 MINNESOTA 1 

Nashville 4 DALLAS 0 

Edmonton 4 COLORADO 0 

25m pistol gold medal, finishing 

ahead of fellow Qatari 

shooter Al Dana Saad, who 

came second, while UAE’s 

Sumaya Saleh was third. 

In the team final, the Qatari trio 

SPORT 

Bahrain lift title 

l Sultan wins Masters 

NOORA Sultan grabbed the bowling Masters 

gold medal, inspiring host nation Bahrain to top 

the overall medals tally on the final day of the 

Third GCC Women’s Games yesterday. 

The former GCC and Arab champion proved the 

strongest among all participants, scoring an unreachable total of 

1,150 to secure the title at Sitra Mall Ozone Entertainment Centre. 

FINAL MEDALS TALLY 

G S B T 

Bahrain 24 17 12 53 

Qatar 9 7 7 23 

Oman 5 3 13 21 

Kuwait 3 9 10 22 

UAE 3 8 10 21 

(G-gold; S-silver; B-bronze; T-total) 

n General Organisation for Youth and Sports (Goys) president Hisham Al Jowder yesterday 

hailed the successful plan of Saar Club in supporting its table tennis teams. This came during 

Al Jowder’s meeting with Saar’s board of directors, headed by its president Abbas Abdulwahab. 

Al Jowder stressed the keenness of Goys to provide all possible support to the club. He was 

later briefed on their plans and programmes, as well as their needs in this regard. Saar Club 

president and members extended their appreciation to Al Jowder for his continued backing. 

Above, Al Jowder, third from right, receives a token of appreciation from Saar Club officials. 

n The top finishers in the bowling Masters on the podium with tournament officials 

n Shaikh Khalid presents the Masters gold medal to Sultan 

n Qatar shooters receive the 25m pistol event gold medals 

from Shaikh Abdulla 

of Hanadi Mubarak Mahmood 

and Saad came on top against 

silver medalists the UAE team 

of Sumaya Saleh, Shaikha Saeed 

and Mouza Award. 

Bahrain, comprising Lateefa 

PHOENIX 5 Los Angeles 2 

TENNIS 

Seventh day of the ATP Masters and WTA 

BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California 

on Tuesday (x denotes seeded player): 

Men 

3rd rd: Milos Raonic (CAN x17) bt Marin Cilic 

(CRO x12) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 

(FRA x8) bt Mardy Fish (USA x32) 7-6 (7/4), 

7-6 (7/0); Sam Querrey (USA x23) bt Marinko 

Matosevic (AUS) 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (7/9), 7-5; Novak 

Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Grigor Dimitrov (BUL 

x31) 7-6 (7/4), 6-1; Tommy Haas (GER x19) bt 

Nicolas Almagro (ESP x11) 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 

(7/2); Juan Martin del Potro (ARG x7) bt Bjorn 

Najem, Lubna Abdulaziz and 

Alaya’a Nasser, settled for the 

bronze medal. 

Bahrain delegation director 

Dr Maryam Mirza and 

Southern Governor Shaikh 

Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa 

presented the medals to the top 

finishers in each event. 

Meanwhile, GCC Women’s 

Organising Committee chairwoman 

and head of the 

Third GCC Women’s Games 

Executive Office Shaikha Naima 

Al Subah of Kuwait chaired the 

Executive Office meeting and 

congratulated Bahrain on the 

successful organisation of this 

edition Games. 

The office also decided to 

submit a letter of congratulations 

to the UAE Olympic 

Committee President Shaikh 

Ahmed bin Mohammed Al 

Maktoum on the occasion of 

the UAE winning the athletics 

for disabled overall title. 

The closing ceremony of 

the Games took place last 

night at the Sitra Mall Ozone 

Entertainment Centre, where 

Shaikha Hayat handed over the 

tournament flag to Al Hashim, 

who in turn will give the flag to 

the host country of the fourth 

edition Games in 2015. 

Phau (GER) 6-2, 7-5; Carlos Berlocq (ARG) bt 

Kei Nishikori (JPN x16) 6-2, 6-2; Andy Murray 

(GBR x3) bt Lu Yen-Hsun (TPE) 6-3, 6-2. 

Women 

4th rd: Petra Kvitova (CZE x5) bt Klara 

Zakopalova (CZE x19) 6-2, 6-3; Sara Errani (ITA 

x6) bt Marion Bartoli (FRA x9) 6-3, 6-2; Maria 

Sharapova (RUS x2) bt Lara Arruabarrena- 

Vecino (ESP) 7-5, 6-0; Victoria Azarenka (BLR 

x1) bt Urszula Radwanska (POL) 6-3, 6-1; Maria 

Kirilenko (RUS x13) bt Agnieszka Radwanska 

(POL x3) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5; Samantha Stosur (AUS 

x7) bt Mona Barthel (GER) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. 

UK Lottery: Due to a delayed draw missing 

our deadlines, we are unable to carry the 

numbers on the same night. The winning 

numbers will be carried in tomorrow’s edition. 


n Injured Xavi 

out of Rayo clash 

MADRID: Barcelona midfielder 

Xavi has been ruled out of 

Sunday’s league match with Rayo 

Vallecano at the Nou Camp with 

a thigh strain, the club confirmed 

yesterday. 

“After the game this Tuesday 

against AC Milan, the player felt 

a pain in his thigh and tests have 

confirmed he has suffered a strain 

that will keep him out of Sunday’s 

game with Rayo Vallecano,” said 

a statement on the club’s website. 

The 33-year-old had just returned 

to the starting line-up for the 

4-0 win against the Italians after 

missing the previous two games 

with a hamstring problem. 

However, it is hoped that he will 

still be fit for Spain’s World 

Cup qualifiers against Finland 

and France on March 22 and 26, 

respectively. 

n Cahill for Cup qualifier 

SYDNEY: Attacking midfielder 

Tim Cahill was yesterday 

recalled to the Australia squad 

for this month’s World Cup 

qualifier against Oman having 

missed his country’s previous 

friendly match. 

Australia are second in Group B 

of Asia qualifying, eight points 

behind Japan and equal on five 

points with Iraq and Oman 

with four matches left in their 

campaign. 

Squad: Mark Bresciano, Alex 

Brosque, Tim Cahill, Robert 

Cornthwaite, Dino Djulbic, Eugene 

Galekovic, James Holland, Brett 

Holman, Mile Jedinak, Robbie Kruse, 

Ryan McGowan, Matt McKay, Mark 

Milligan, Jade North, Tommy Oar, 

Tom Rogic, Mathew Ryan, Mark 

Schwarzer, Archie Thompson, 

Michael Thwaite, Luke Wilkshire, Rhys 

Williams, Michael Zullo. 

n Ghana call up Frimpong 

LONDON: Former England youth 

international Emmanuel Frimpong 

has been included in Ghana’s squad 

for the World Cup qualifier against 

Sudan in Kumasi on March 24. 

It is the first call-up for the 

midfielder, who is on loan at 

Fulham from Arsenal, after 

he completed switching his 

international allegiance from 

England, where he grew up, to 

Ghana, where he was born. 

There was a recall for AC Milan’s 

Sulley Muntari, who was left out of 

the African Nations Cup tournament 

in South Africa earlier this year 

where Ghana finished fourth. 

n Dominican Republic win 

MIAMI: Nelson Cruz’s two-out 

RBI single broke a seventhinning 

tie, and the Dominican 

Republic overcame an early 

four-run deficit to beat Italy 

5-4 on Tuesday in the World 

Baseball Classic. 

The Dominicans (4-0) remained 

unbeaten and advanced to a 

winner’s-bracket game tonight 

in the double-elimination second 

round. 

TODAY’S EUROPA LEAGUE 

Round of 16: 

(Starting at 8pm, Bahrain time) 

Rubin Kazan v Levante 

(agg 0-0) 

Zenit St Pitsburg v FC Basel 

(agg 0-2) 

(Starting at 9pm, Bahrain time) 

Inter Milan v Tottenham 

(agg 0-3) 

(Starting at 11.05pm, Bahrain time) 

Bordeaux v Benfica 

(agg 0-1) 

Chelsea v Steaua Bucharest 

(agg 0-1) 

Fenerbahce v Plzen 

(agg 1-0) 

Lazio v VfB Stuttgart 

(agg 2-0) 

Newcastle v Anzhi Makhachkala 

(agg 0-0)


WORLD SPORT 

Djokovic outlasts 

Dimitrov 

INDIAN WELLS, 

California: Australian 

Open champion Novak 

Djokovic recovered from 

a poor start while third seed Andy 

Murray displayed much sharper 

form as they both advanced to the 

fourth round of the BNP Paribas 

Open on Tuesday. 

Top seed Djokovic beat Bulgaria’s 

Grigor Dimitrov 7-6 6-1 in an errorstrewn 

match on the Stadium Court 

in hot afternoon conditions at Indian 

Wells before Scotsman Murray overcame 

Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun 6-3 6-2 

in an evening encounter. 

Seventh seed Juan Martin Del Potro 

of Argentina brushed aside Germany’s 

Bjoern Phau 6-2 7-5 while eighthseeded 

Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 

withstood a fast start by Mardy Fish to 

overcome the American 7-6 7-6. 

Djokovic came from 2-5 down to 

win his opening set 7-4 on the tiebreak, 

then broke his opponent’s serve in the 

second and sixth games of the second 

set to seal victory in just over an hour. 

Dimitrov, who at 21 was the youngest 

player left in the draw, made four 

double faults when serving for the 

first set at 5-3 and his challenge then 

quickly folded. 

Serb Djokovic extended his winning 

streak to 20 matches, his last defeat coming 

in October to big-serving American 

Sam Querrey in the second round of the 

ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris. 

Intriguingly the pair will meet 

again in the last 16 at Indian Wells, 

n Sharapova returns a shot against Arruabarrena-Vecino 

BARCELONA: Barcelona’s reputation 

has been restored. 

Already considered by many 

to be the best football team in the 

world, the Spanish club’s 4-0 rout of 

AC Milan in the Champions League 

will go a long way to burying the 

memories of the two recent losses to 

Real Madrid. 

Tuesday’s win, which started with 

two goals by Lionel Messi, also put 

Barcelona into the quarter-finals of the 

Champions League – a tournament the 

Catalan team has won three times in 

Querrey having scraped past Australian 

Marinko Matosevic 7-6 6-7 7-5 earlier 

in the day. 

the last seven seasons. 

“Beyond the result and moving on 

to the next round, we have returned to 

our origins and that is what we must 

feel most satisfied about,” Barcelona 

defender Javier Mascherano said 

yesterday. “The fact that we strung 

together some bad games undermined 

our confidence and our way of playing. 

On Tuesday, our fans went home 

knowing that they had seen their team 

again.” 

Heading into the match at the Camp 

Nou, Barcelona had been struggling 

n Djokovic 

returns a shot to 

Dimitrov. Inset, 

Murray celebrates 

defeating Lu. 

Reuters 

“I tried to hang in there and stay in 

the match,” a relieved Djokovic said 

courtside after improving his record 

for the year to 15-0. “I started very bad, 

very poor.” 

World number three Murray was 

delighted to gain revenge against Lu, 

who beat the Scot in their only previous 

meeting, in the first round of the 2008 

Beijing Olympics. 

“It was a tough match,” Murray said 

after breaking his opponent’s serve twice 

in each set while also having to battle 

hard to hold his own serve early on. 

“He started off well. I didn’t serve 

particularly well to get myself into 

those situations, and then I served well 

INDIAN WELLS, California: Former 

champion Maria Sharapova raised her 

game when it mattered to storm into 

the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals with a 7-5 

6-0 victory over Spaniard Lara Arruabarrena- 

Vecino on Tuesday. 

Australian Open champion Victoria 

Azarenka also cruised into the last eight, 

pounding Poland’s Urszula Radwanska 6-3 6-1 

in a match lasting just under 90 minutes despite 

being hampered by a sore ankle. 

Fifth seed Petra Kvitova advanced with a 

comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over fellow Czech 

Klara Zakopalova but third seed Agnieszka 

Radwanska of Poland was knocked out, losing 

6-1 4-6 7-5 to 13th-seeded Russian Maria 

Kirilenko. 

Russian world number three Sharapova 

won a tight opening set then swept through 

the second in only 22 minutes to reach the 

quarter-finals at the Indian Wells Tennis 

to get myself out of some tough situations. 

“He can kind of leave you flat-footed 

sometimes, and he certainly did that a 

lot in the first set. I knew it was going 

to be a tough encounter, so it was good 

to win in straight sets.” 

U.S. Open champion Murray will 

next face Carlos Berlocq of Argentina, 

who eased past Japan’s Kei Nishikori 

6-2 6-2. 

In other matches, Canadian Milos 

Raonic fired down 16 aces as he battled 

past Croatia’s Marin Cilic 3-6 6-4 6-3 

while Germany’s Tommy Haas won a 

cliff-hanger against Spaniard Nicolas 

Almagro 6-3 6-7 7-6. 

Sharapova enters quarters 

a bit. The team twice lost to Real 

Madrid – once in the Copa del Rey, 

once in the Spanish league – and was 

also disappointing in a 2-0 loss at 

Milan in the first leg of the Champions 

League series three weeks ago. 

That shocking string of defeats had 

many fans and the Spanish media 

suddenly asking if Barcelona’s reign 

was finally coming to an end. Even 

Barcelona defender Dani Alves had 

said Monday that Messi appeared 

“down” to him and that the team had 

lost the “hunger” required to carry out 

Garden for a third consecutive year. 

The second seed will next meet Italy’s Sara 

Errani, a 6-3 6-2 winner against Frenchwoman 

Marion Bartoli earlier in the day. 

Sharapova had never previously played 

against the 20-year-old Arruabarrena-Vecino, 

who is ranked 87th in the world and won her 

first WTA singles title in Bogota last year. 

There were five breaks of serve in an erratic 

opening set but the Russian earned the crucial 

break in the 11th game when her opponent 

pushed a forehand wide. 

Sharapova needed three set points before 

serving out, then broke Arruabarrena-Vecino’s 

serve three more times in the second set to 

advance with ease. 

Top seed Azarenka, who initially struggled 

to find her rhythm before battling past Belgian 

Kirsten Flipkens 3-6 6-3 6-0 in the previous 

round, broke Radwanska’s serve three times in 

the opening set and twice in the second. 

its high-intensity pressing on defense. 

And all that with Barcelona enjoying 

a double-digit lead in the Spanish 

league over Madrid and well on its 

way to its fourth domestic title in five 

seasons. 

“What we have done over the past 

five years is crazy,” Mascherano said. 

“This team is still competitive. That is 

what we have to take away from this.” 

“Barcelona is the best team in the 

world,” Milan coach Massimiliano 

Allegri said after his team’s worst loss 

since 2010. “Barcelona’s pressure in 


Sammy blitz 

helps Windies 

seize control 

BRIDGETOWN, 

Barbados: Big-hitting 

by West Indies captain 

Darren Sammy put his side 

in a strong position after they 

reached 265 for seven at tea 

on the second day of the first 

test against Zimbabwe at the 

Kensington Oval yesterday. 

Sammy hoisted four sixes off 

leg spinner Graeme Cremer in 

blasting 73 and added 106 for 

the seventh wicket with Denesh 

Ramdin before being bowled 

by Hamilton Masakadza 10 

minutes before the interval. 

The hosts lead by 54 after 

dismissing Zimbabwe for 211 

on the first day. 

Sammy’s demise came as 

his concentration levels began 

to wane. He tried to work a 

wide delivery from Masakadza 

through the covers, but the 

inside edge dropped onto his 

pad and then the wicket. 

At stumps yesterday, 

Zimbabwe were 41 for 3 in 

the second innings. Earlier, 

West Indies were all out for 

307 in their first innings. 

The only other wicket 

Zimbabwe managed in the afternoon 

session was Shivnarine 

Chanderpaul (26) just after 

lunch with the score on 151. 

Chris Gayle (40), Darren 

Bravo (11) and Marlon Samuels 

(51) fell before lunch in what 

was an even morning session. 

Bravo became Jarvis’ third 

victim of the innings when he 

edged to Chakabva playing forward 

to a full delivery. 

Gayle showed typical intent 

with a blaze of boundaries, but 

became the first Test wicket 

for debutant fast-bowler Tendai 

Chatara. 

Samuels’ excellent recent 

form continued as he passed 50 

for the 10th time in his last 15 

Test innings, but was out the 

ball before lunch. 

SCOREBOARD AT TEA 

Zimbabwe (1st innings) 211 

West Indies (1st innings, overnight 

18 for 2): 

C. Gayle c Taylor b Chatara 40 

K. Powell lbw Jarvis 5 

K. Roach lbw Jarvis 0 

D. Bravo c Chakabva b Jarvis 11 

M. Samuels c Chakabva b 

Masakadza 51 

S. Chanderpaul c Chakabva b 

Jarvis 26 

D. Ramdin not out 44 

D. Sammy b Masakadza 73 

S Shillingford not out 1 

Extras (b-9, lb-3, w-1, nb-1) 14 

Total (for seven wickets) 265 

Fall of wickets: 1-8 2-8 3-43 4-81 

5-144 6-151 7-257. 

Bowling (to date): Jarvis 15-4- 

44-4 (1nb 1w), Chatara 17-5-61-1, 

Cremer 16-0-97-0, Masakadza 10-2- 

25-2, Price 13-2-26-0. 

Barcelona restores reputation with Milan comeback 

the first half was lethal. They played 

a beautiful and fast-paced brand of 

football. They deserved to go through 

after playing the perfect game. 

“Just because they had lost two or 

three matches doesn’t mean they had 

lost their potential.” 

Elimination this early from the 

Champions League would have no 

doubt provoked a crisis at the club, 

which is under constant pressure by 

its demanding supporters not only to 

always compete for every title, but to 

do so with flair and finesse.


‘Pakistan face fast bowling crisis’ 

KARACHI: Pakistan face a looming up and the country needs to quickly find “When this (South Africa) tour is 

crisis in world cricket unless they a new generation of Wasim Akrams and over we need to discover new talent. 

nurture more fast bowlers at grass- Waqar Younises. 

Bowlers that can bowl fast. The board is 

roots level, the country’s chief selector Pakistan were recently whitewashed by keen to identify raw talent in domestic 

Iqbal Qasim warned yesterday. 

South Africa in a three-Test series and cricket and have them groomed in a 

Qasim said selectors no longer had the their most experienced paceman, Umar special bowling camp with help from 

luxury of choosing from an array of top Gul, grabbed just five wickets in two Wasim and Waqar,” Qasim told Geo 

fast bowlers as the talent pool had dried matches at an average of 45 each. 

Super channel. 

BAYERN MOVE 

INTO QUARTERS 

MUNICH: Lacklustre Bayern 

Munich advanced to the 

Champions League quarterfinals 

last night despite losing 

2-0 to Arsenal in Munich to book 

their ticket on the away goals rule. 

Olivier Giroud netted in the third 

minute to give the Gunners early hope 

after their 3-1 first leg defeat last month 

as they tried to become only the third 

team ever to advance in the knockout 

stage after losing the first leg at home. 

Laurent Koscielny set up a nervous 

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 

Last 16, second leg: 

Bayern 0 Arsenal 2 

(Giroud 3, Koscielny 85) 

Bayern Munich win on away goals 

after 3-3 on aggregate 

Malaga 2 FC Porto 0 

(Isco 43, Cruz 77) 

Malaga win 2-1 on aggregate 

finale when he headed in their second 

goal five minutes from time. 

Arsenal’s exit means that there will be 

no Champions League quarter-finalist 

from England for the first time since the 

1995/96 season. 

Meanwhile, debutants Malaga kept 

their Champions League dream alive 

when Isco and substitute Roque Santa 

Cruz struck in a 2-0 win at home to 

10-man Porto that sent the La Liga side 

through to the last eight 2-1 on aggregate. 

Tide turns against Watson after suspension row 

SYDNEY: After 24 

hours of the most withering 

abuse directed at 

Australia’s management for 

excluding Shane Watson and 

three other cricketers from the 

Test team, the tide turned yesterday 

with a flurry of support 

for the “line in the sand”. 

Australian cricket was 

plunged into crisis on Tuesday 

after Watson, James Pattinson, 

Mitchell Johnson and Usman 

Khawaja were banished from the 

team for the third Test in India for 

failing to provide their thoughts 

on how Australia could improve. 

Former Test greats lined up 

to pour incredulous scorn on 

coach Mickey Arthur and captain 

Michael Clarke for taking 

such strong action for an 

offence likened by many commentators 

to a schoolboy forgetting 

to do their homework. 

After the recent retirements 

of former skipper Ricky Ponting 

and Mike Hussey, the prospect 

of losing Watson for such a trivial 

offence was startling to many. 

Word from team management 

on the sub-continent that the 

punishment was not isolated but 

the culmination of a build-up of 

minor disciplinary issues helped 

start the turning of the tide. 

Arthur, in his blog on the 

Cricket Australia website, 

said his team had given a fair 

amount of “laxity and flexibility” 

to the players because 

of their youth and inexperience. 

“This decision was about 

sending a strong message that 

it is about time all players had 

some accountability for their 

actions,” he wrote. 

Well-respected cricket journalist 

and author Gideon Haigh 

had already laid out his views 

n Arsenal’s Koscielny, left, scores a header goal against Bayern. Reuters 

n Watson ... strong message 

in a column entitled “Coddled 

boys who expect it all laid on”, 

in which he said it was no surprise 

that Watson had been one 

of those punished. 

“Probably more coaching 

and management resources 

have been poured into him than 

any cricketer of his generation 

– for the dividend of two centuries 

in 40 Tests,” he wrote in 

the Australian. 

Richard Hinds in the Age 

said the failure of the quartet 

to perform the simple task 

of offering, via e-mail, their 

opinion on team improvements 

would invite questions as to 

whether they would follow 

more important instructions. 

Meanwhile, it will be advantage 

India against a depleted 

Australia side in the third Test 

that begins today in Mohali. 

With only 12 players to pick a 

team from, Australia are under 

huge pressure. 

The inexperienced Australia 

batting line-up will have a tough 

time against the Indian spinners. 

However, the good news is that 

skipper Clarke is in form. 

Clarke has a tricky situation 

at hand to select his team 

from a bunch of inexperienced 

players. However, the arrival 

of Brad Haddin, as a cover for 

injured Matthew Wade, brings 

in some experience in the side. 

The absence of Pattinson and 

Johnson will be a big blow for 

Australia on a track that offers 

some bounce for the fast bowlers. 

Peter Siddle will lead the 

pace attack while Mitchell Starc 

comes back after missing the 

second Test. Glenn Maxwell, 

Xavier Doherty and Nathan 

Lyon will be jostling for the two 

slot for the spinners in the team. 

The big news for India 

will be the debut of batsman 

Shikhar Dhawan who will 

replace Virender Sehwag, who 

was dropped after failing in the 

first two Tests. 

When it comes to bowling, 

Pragyan Ojha is likely to retain 

his bench in the pavilion as 

India will likely retain its winning 

combination. 

n United-Chelsea 

replay date set 

LONDON: Holders Chelsea and 

Manchester United will replay their 

FA Cup quarter-final at Stamford 

Bridge on April 1, the Football 

Association said yesterday. 

The match, on the Easter Monday 

holiday, will kick off at 3.30pm 

Bahrain time. 

Chelsea came from two goals 

down to draw 2-2 with the Premier 

League leaders at Old Trafford 

last Sunday. The winners will play 

Manchester City in the semi-finals. 

The replay has imposed a busy 

schedule on Chelsea, who said 

a league match scheduled at 

Southampton on March 31 would 

now be played on March 30 instead. 

The European champions are also 

still in the Europa League and 

have a last 16 second leg at home 

against Steaua Bucharest tonight 

that could lead to a quarter-final 

first leg on April 4. 

n 17 athletes face bans 

LONDON: Seventeen athletes 

face doping bans after 

abnormalities were detected in 

the International Association of 

Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) 

biological passports which track 

changes in their blood profiles. 

“Seventeen cases are currently 

under proceedings,” Thomas 

Capdevielle, the results 

manager in the IAAF’s medical 

and anti-doping department, 

said yesterday. 

The blood tests were conducted 

as part of the athletes’ biological 

passport programme pioneered 

by the International Cycling 

Union (UCI) and introduced by 

the IAAF in 2009. 

n Mortaza ruled out 

DHAKA: Pace bowler Mashrafe 

Mortaza was left out of 

Bangladesh’s 15-man squad for 

the three-match one-day series 

against Sri Lanka as he has failed 

to recover from a left ankle injury. 

Mortaza, who picked up the injury 

during last month’s Bangladesh 

Premier League Twenty20 

tournament, was replaced by 

Nazmul Hossain for the series 

which begins on March 23. 

SQUAD: Mushfiqur Rahim 

(captain), Tamim Iqbal, Anamul 

Haque, Jaharul Islam, Mohammad 

Ashraful, Mominul Hoque, 

Mahmudullah, Nasir Hossain, 

Sohag Gazi, Abdur Razzak, 

Rubel Hossain, Nazmul Hossain, 

Mosharraf Hossain, Abul Hasan and 

Ziaur Rahman. 

FA CUP RESULT 

Quarter-final replay: 

Blackburn 0 Millwall 1 

(Shittu 42) 

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