Embezzlement: Briton awaits plea verdict
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Embezzlement: Briton awaits plea verdict
Pear can be a great addition to a breakfast fruit smoothie. It is a good source of vitamin C which can help support healthy gums. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Issue No. 6809 www.newsofbahrain.com 11th Hour 11 dead in Pak bus explosion Quetta t least 11 people were killed and many more wounded yesterday when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus8 in P3 Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, local officials said. The explosion came as night fell and labourers working in central Quetta left for their homes on the outskirts of the city. “The death toll from the bus explosion is 11, while 22 people are injured,” an official said. A China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Britain London hinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain yesterday for a fourday visit as the government of Prime Minister David Cameron seeks stronger trade ties with the world’s second-largest economy. Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan waved as they stepped down from a large Air China plane at Heathrow airport. The couple will stay as guests of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. C 80-year-old on trial over heist Dubai n 80-year-old alleged mobster accused of playing a role in the spectacular 1978 airport heist immortalised in Martin Scorsese’s movie “Goodfellas” went on trial yesterday. Vincent Asaro is accused of murder, violence and extortion. www.facebook.com/DailyTribunenews DT_TopTweets dtnews1 Money Transfers and Currency Exchange at great rates Hotline: 1724 6888 Energy for a cause JO1433_BFC_Generic_Display_8cmX4cm.indd 5/11/15 1 2:29 PM Saudi inks pact with Hungary to cooperate in the peaceful use of atomic energy Riyadh il giant Saudi Arabia, which is trying to diversify its energy sources, signed an agreement yesterday with Hungary to cooperate in the peaceful use of atomic energy. It is the latest pact of its kind signed by the world’s largest oil exporter, which earlier this year reached similar agreements with Russia and South Korea. The deal with Hungary includes cooperation in reactor design, construction and operation, security, waste management and training, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, President of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy O (K.A.CARE), signed the latest deal with Hungary’s Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták. The agency quoted Yamani as saying that the agreement with Hungary will help the kingdom to establish atomic and renewable energy in a sustainable way to help preserve depleting hydrocarbon resources. Hungary signed a deal last year with Russia’s Rosatom to expand its sole nuclear plant, Paks, with two power blocks of 1,200 megawatts financed with a 10-billion-euro ($11bn) loan from Moscow. Saudi Arabia is entirely dependent on oil and gas for its electricity production, and according to SPA its energy For representation purpose only demand is growing between six and eight per cent annually. In June, France and Saudi Arabia announced a feasibility study for building two nuclear SHARING THOUGHTS reactors in the kingdom. SPA said Saudi Arabia had reached additional cooperation pacts with China, Argentina and Finland, and hopes for Embezzlement: Briton awaits plea verdict DT News Network Manama Briton convicted of embezzling BD16,000 from his workplace will learn his fate on November 19. The defendant, who is of Arab origin, was a manager in a local restaurant. At the restaurant, he was given broad authorities to oversee day-to-day operations, including receiving money and depositing it in the bank. He confessed to his crime when an accountant serving in the company that owns the restaurant went to check the A 8P07 A His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a meeting with Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. A number of domestic issues aiming to enhance the national action march were discussed more. The late King Abdullah established K.A.CARE in 2010 to develop alternate energy, including atomic power. (AFP) account record. “He told me that he embezzled BD16,000 from the restaurant as soon as I arrived at the restaurant BD16,000 embezzled from restaurant to check the account,” the accountant told prosecutors. The defendant was earlier sentenced to two years in jail, but was released on BD100 bail, pending the outcome of his appeal. 2 King, Premier hold meeting Tuesday, October 20, 2015 PICTURE OF THE DAY A participant takes the photograph of the AWA members during the meeting of American Women’s Association (AWA) Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Movenpick Hotel yesterday. Domestic, regional issues broached DT News Network Manama he requirements regarding development in various fields and ways to consolidate them through joint governmentparliament cooperation were reviewed in a meeting held between His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa at Gudaibiya Palace yesterday. During the meeting, HM King Hamad said that national T PIC: SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN A participant takes the photograph of the AWA members during the meeting of American Women’s Association (AWA) Domestic Violence Awareness Month at Movenpick Hotel yesterday Rise in Bahraini tourists to Qatar: Study Manama isitors from Bahrain to Qatar have increased by 7 per cent this year, a study by Qatari authorities revealed. According to Qatar’s tourism promotion agency Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), there is a 7 per cent increase in the V number of visitors during the third quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. QTA’s third quarter 2015 Performance Report showed that more people from Bahrain had visited the GCC country this year. “The report reflects the healthy development of the tourism sector. It’s a proof that Qatar is on track to achieve its objective of transforming itself into an attractive tourist destination for regional and international visitors,” said QTA Chief Tourism Development Officer Hassan Abdul Rahman Al Ibrahim. action and development projects would continue in all sectors that serve the homeland and the citizens. A number of domestic issues aiming to enhance the national action march, boost the national economy and achieve the goals of comprehensive development were also discussed. King Hamad lauded the dedication of the Bahraini citizens in serving their nation and keenness to upgrade its status in various fields. HM the King expressed During the meeting, HM King Hamad said that national action and development projects would continue in all sectors that serve the homeland and the citizens appreciation to HRH Premier and HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier for their tireless efforts to follow-up the implementation of government programmes and keenness to improve the quality of services in all sectors. HM the King also thanked all members of the Cabinet for their dedication. The latest regional and global developments, the importance of enhancing solidarity amid the serious security and economic challenges currently facing the region were also broached. HRH Premier said that during HM King Hamad’s prosperous era, the Kingdom had attained innumerable achievements of which everyone had to be proud. Legislative framework for weapons pact mooted 3 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 To assent obligations pertaining to non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction DT News Network Manama he Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, at Gudaibiya palace yesterday called for devising a legislative framework for the agreements and conventions ratified by the Kingdom in order to pave the way for honouring the obligations pertaining to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as chemical, biological and radioactive weapons. The panel adopted the stance while reviewing the periodic report presented by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa on the meeting of the National Committee for the Prohibition of the T The Cabinet meeting in progress Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction. The report and the recommendations featuring in it were referred to the Ministerial Committee for Legal Affairs. The Cabinet reiterated the Kingdom’s keenness on implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda, adopted by the UN Summit. It assigned the Ministerial Committee for Financial Affairs and Rationalising Expenditure to follow up on the policies, mechanisms and procedures of the ministries and government departments to ensure the kingdom’s steps to honour its obligations in this regard. The Cabinet session also strongly condemned the terrorist attack in a mosque in the city of Saihat in the province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia, last Friday, claiming innocent lives and injuring others. Decisions and directives In a statement following the session, Secretary-General of the Cabinet Dr. Yaser bin Essa Al Nasser said that HRH Premier had issued directives to give greater attention to the recreational facilities that serve the citizens, such as parks and public gardens, particularly in Galali in the Muharraq Governorate, through regular maintenance. HRH Premier also instructed to follow up on the needs of schools and complete all their facilities and buildings, especially those with readymade classrooms. The Cabinet approved, in principle, the application of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC 4) in the Kingdom. In this regard, HRH Premier issued directives to coordinate with BCCI and competent Ministries and government departments before the final adoption of ISIC 4. The Cabinet discussed six proposals submitted by the Council of Representatives. They include a social centre for retirees in Isa Towns, a strategy for air crises management, providing shelter for victims during emergency cases in Muharraq, the Salmabad Junction, a health centre in Budaiya and a youth centre in the Southern Governorate’s eighth constituency. Expatriate under Join for averting terror acts: Min hacker’s threat Mohammed Zafran/DTNN [email protected] Manama n expatriate resident is unable to use his own computer under threat from a hacker, who took control of the computer after hacking it. The resident is victim to a hacker who stays in a different country. Manama resident Saad Abdul Kareem said that the scam started with a phone call. The hacker made a phone call posing as techsupport executive and advised Abdul Kareem to follow a set of instructions. After being hacked Abdul Kareem is now under threat of ‘further repercussions’ for not sending the hacker the money that he is demanding. A “They called me up from an international number. I think it was a number from the US. They informed me that certain illegal activities were identified from my IP address. Worried that someone might have hacked my computer, I asked them for more information. Not being a computer expert and under pressure, I believed them. They gave me a set of instructions, which I promptly followed. I was asked to visit certain links and I did it without asking too many questions,” Abdul Kareem explained. “After I visited the links, I could no longer use the computer. He asked me for a huge sum of money to return the computer. But I refused to send the money,” he added. DT News Network Manama nformation and Parliament Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al Hammadi urged for intensive cooperation with relevant parties to avert any terror-related incidents. Lauding the Interior Ministry’s efforts to boost security, he stressed that the Interior Ministry had prerogatives to take all needed regulations to maintain security when holding functions, particularly religious ones. Speaking to reporters after the Cabinet session, Al Hammadi pointed out that security measures would be beefed up in coordination with the governorates, the Police Directorates and the officials in charge of houses of worship to ensure success of the religious I Isa bin Abdulrahman Al Hammadi functions held these days. “We look forward during this period to more cooperation between concerned bodies to further bolster security,” he said, calling on all to cooperate with the relevant authorities to ensure swift and effective intervention in handling any incident. Concerning recentlycirculated news on new administrative procedures taken by the Health Ministry, the Minister explained that the measures were purely administrative and would not affect the quality of services provided as they are not part of the policy of cutting down expenditure. He added: “According to the Health Minister, Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh, the measure is purely executive and aims to streamline procedural operations in terms of monitoring the number of doctors available during the shifts.” Concerning the scheme of redirecting subsidy and the availability of meat at the central and local markets, the Minister said that the Industry, Commerce and Tourism Ministry was closely following up the issue through a specialised executive body. Support to efforts for national progress: PM 4 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 HRH Premier meets Shura Council Chairman and other officials DT News Network Manama rime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has assured government’s full support to every national effort aiming to enhance development and ensure national interests. “The way is well paved for more cooperation between the Executive and Legislative branches,” said Prince Khalifa reiterating that the government’s commitment to honouring its pledges before the “representatives of the people” regarding development and modernisation projects included in its four-year action plan. HRH Premier was speaking P HRH Premier with Shura Council Chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh and other officials in a meeting with Shura and a number of senior state the current developments and Council Chairman Ali Saleh officials at Gudaibiya Palace their economic and security repercussions. Mentioning its Al Saleh, a number of MPs yesterday. HRH Premier lauded the impacts on development and and Shura Council members, Council’s the implementation of projects, in the presence of former Representatives Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani ‘objective’ attitude towards he stressed the need to step up cooperation between the two branches as the best means to face challenges. HRH Prime Minister said that he always welcomed contacting members of the Legislative branch to approximate ideas and stances on ways to enhance the national action march. “The two branches share the same ultimate goal of serving the nation and its people.” HRH Premier also highlighted the importance of the Legislative and monitoring role played by the Legislative branch in supporting the government’s economic and security policies at the domestic and external levels. Bank fraud: Trial begins DT News Network [email protected] Manama Pakistani man allegedly deceived a local bank by claiming that he was the head of the IT department in the Ministry of Education, according to court files. He succeeded in getting a loan worth BD17700 and bought a luxury vehicle, which was transported outside Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway. According to court files, the Pakistani man had initially contacted the bank using a landline in the Ministry of Education, and later submitted fake documents stating that he was an employee in the ministry. The fraud was discovered after the accused failed to pay the monthly instalments of the loan, as the bank realised he has already departed the country. The High Criminal Court began hearing the case yesterday for the incident dated back to 2013. The Pakistani man will be tried in absentia, and his whereabouts is still unknown. A Bahrain to take Distribution of annual Royal Grant to Maatams commences part in GCC meet DT News Network [email protected] Manama istribution of the annual Royal Grant to Maatams (community and religious centres) during the Muharram commemorations season has commenced yesterday, it was announced. Jaffaria Waqf Directorate (JWD) of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Ministry announced yesterday that it provided Maatams with supplies that included tea, sugar, milk and safety equipment (fire extinguishers D and first aid kits), in addition to 50, 000 boxes of facial tissues and one million plastic cups. As announced earlier, the annual Royal Grant comes in compliance with the directive of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Royal Court, instructing to distribute the annual Royal Grant for the new year 1437H to charity societies and Maatams, in coordination with the Sunni and Jaffariya endowment directorates. JWD Chairman Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al Asfoor said that special teams from the directorate have been tasked to deliver the supplies directly to the centres. He explained in a press statement that the Al Asfoor said the grant distribution destinations includes 850 Maatams and centres, adding that the process includes all governorates this year Special teams of the directorate were tasked to deliver the Annual Royal Grant directly to Maatams and centres DT News Network Manama he President of the Civil Service Bureau (CSB) Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed will head the delegation of the Kingdom of Bahrain to participate in the fourteenth meeting of the Ministers and Presidents of civil service and administrative development of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to be held today in Qatar. Al Zayed said that CSB at the Kingdom is proposing to include an item on the consolidation of purchases and licences of HR systems among the GCC countries. The twenty first preparatory meeting of civil service and HR T Sheikh Abdulmohsen Al Asfoor grant distribution destinations includes 850 Maatams and centres, adding that the process includes all governorates this year, though it was mainly dedicated to the centres in the Capital during the previous years. Sheikh Al Asfoor expressed his gratitude to the generous gestures of HM the King, Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. He also praised the annual contribution of state institutions during the Ashoora commemoration season. Ahmed bin Zayed Al Zayed CSB at Bahrain is proposing to include an item on the consolidation of purchases and licences of HR systems among the GCC countries undersecretary committee was held yesterday with the Bureau delegation headed by director general of policies and wages Adel Hajji Ibrahim Mohamed. During the meeting, the topics on the agenda was reviewed and the Secretariat’s memorandum on the workshop as well as CSB’s experience in the field of infrastructure development in the civil service which was hosted by the Kingdom in the month of December 2014 were discussed. The meeting also discussed the memorandum of the Secretariat on the problems and challenges faced by the civil service, as well as the Supreme Council decisions in the field of human resources civil service and the efforts of Member States. Palestine needs global support, says researcher 6 Melvin Mendonca/DTNN [email protected] Manama he distress and anger was palpable on her face. With a dejected voice, Yasmeen Qadan rued that the people of beleaguered Palestinian land were not getting enough support from the international community. “In 70s and 80s, Palestine received ample support from the international community, especially of the Arab world. T According to Qadan, Israel has victimised Palestinian culturally, socially and economically Tuesday, October 20, 2015 But the situation has changed now and the Arab world is mired in its own internal conflicts,” she remarked. DT News bumped into Yasmeen Qadan, of Berzeit University, Palestine, on the sidelines of the inaugural session of first Euro-Arab Meeting for Young Researchers in Social Sciences here yesterday. Qadan said that the situation in Palestine escalated after Israel began troubles at Al Aqsa mosque, the third holiest mosque in Islam. “People of Jerusalem began to oppose the forbidden activities of Israeli forces.” According to her, Israel has victimised Palestinian culturally, socially and economically. Now, Palestinians are supposed to pass through more than two check posts while travelling “They claim we are terrorists. But they curbed our right to live in the Palestinian land” PIC: SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN Yasmeen Qadan within the country. “There are also social restrictions on Palestinians. There are blue card holders as well as green card holders. Green card holders live in West Bank or Gaza and the blue card holders live in the Palestinian land occupied by Israel,” she revealed. “The blue card holders can’t enter into marital relations with green card holders. The social condition in Palestine is getting complicated,” said Qadan, who lives in Ramallah. “Israeli army had always been violent and it continuously justified its violence against Palestine. They claim that we are terrorists. But they curbed our right to live in the Palestinian land,” she alleged. Commenting on the use of knives against Israelis, she said that the Palestinians had been using them because they didn’t have any other weapons to defend themselves. “Recently Israelis killed a whole family in an airstrike. But we don’t have any modern weapons to fight Israeli hostility. So we have to resort to weapons like knives or swords to protect ourselves,” she explained. Qadan said peace would prevail in Palestine if Israel fulfilled the demands of Palestinians. “Let them give Palestinians their rights and allow the Palestinian refugees to come back to their land,” she added. Young researchers Detox the Natural Way come under one roof DT News Network [email protected] Inaugural Offer!! MEM introduces Colon Hydrotherapy One of the safest, natural and most hygienic methods to detox the colon till now. Manama he first Euro-Arab Meeting for Young Researchers in Social Sciences was inaugurated in the Kingdom yesterday. Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director of Culture and Arts at Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) welcomed the gathering on behalf of Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, the chairperson of BACA. Shaikha Hala stated that the meeting T was aimed at instilling the culture of dialogue among youth. Tahar Labib, Honorary President, Arab Sociological Association, said that Bahrain, though being a small island, has wide cultural antiquities and a long-established history. He also hailed the role of Shaikha Mai in organising the event, which will conclude on October 25. Commenting on ArabEurope relations, Roberto Cipriani, Professor of Sociology, Roma Tre University, Italy, said that though there are misunderstandings among cultures. The fact that the Arabs were in Europe for almost 700 years couldn’t be denied. Arabs left Europe the same year, when Columbus discovered America, he said. Meanwhile, the Italian social scientist asked the participants to suspend their judgments in order to be open-minded listeners. As many as 20 researchers from 12 countries are participating in the event, which will focus on various issues related to social science. Shaikha Hala (second from left) during the inaugural session of the event PIC: SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN BBK B.S.C Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS At 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s Nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s Reviewed Audited Reviewed 30 September 31 December 30 September 2015 2014 2014 ASSETS Cash and balances with central banks Treasury bills Deposits and amounts due from banks and other financial institutions Loans and advances to customers Non-trading investment securities Investment in associated companies and joint ventures Interest receivable and other assets Premises and equipment TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities Deposits and amounts due to banks and other financial institutions Borrowings under repurchase agreement Term borrowings Customers’ current, savings and other deposits Interest payable and other liabilities Total liabilities Equity Share capital Treasury stock Share premium Statutory reserve General reserve Cumulative changes in fair values Foreign currency translation adjustments Retained earnings Appropriations ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE OWNERS OF THE BANK Non-controlling interest Total equity TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 371,228 377,536 278,193 292,683 189,297 288,496 242,215 1,795,062 811,110 34,696 58,705 24,632 3,715,184 175,896 1,846,462 787,153 36,537 58,999 25,014 3,500,937 132,788 1,822,128 765,293 54,346 52,955 25,216 3,330,519 270,048 37,704 392,814 2,565,693 100,160 3,366,419 313,024 37,704 240,938 2,471,077 78,842 3,141,585 327,158 56,328 240,575 2,249,689 81,151 2,954,901 108,165 (4,728) 39,919 51,507 51,507 (11,370) (10,169) 122,363 347,194 1,571 348,765 3,715,184 103,014 (6,951) 39,919 51,507 46,825 17,420 (7,259) 82,017 31,402 357,894 1,458 359,352 3,500,937 103,014 (2,366) 39,919 46,825 46,825 40,672 (5,813) 105,126 374,202 1,416 375,618 3,330,519 Nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s Three-month ended 30-Sep-15 30-Sep-14 28,663 26,741 (11,000) (8,925) 17,663 17,816 Basic and diluted earnings per share (BD) Nine-month ended 30-Sep-15 30-Sep-14 84,304 79,656 (31,653) (27,016) 52,651 52,640 1,183 10,746 29,592 7,826 3,810 777 1,182 9,357 28,355 7,503 3,825 827 2,982 33,813 89,446 23,231 10,844 2,416 3,132 30,259 86,031 22,161 10,859 2,503 7,353 6,179 14,261 14,423 800 20,566 9,026 1,893 10,919 (325) 18,009 10,346 (193) 10,153 71 50,823 38,623 1,751 40,374 (1,302) 48,644 37,387 77 37,464 10,861 58 10,919 0.010 10,108 45 10,153 0.009 40,261 113 40,374 0.038 37,292 172 37,464 0.035 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s Profit for the period Other comprehensive income (loss) Other comprehensive income (loss) to be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Foreign currency translation adjustments Net movement in cumulative changes in fair values Fair value changes in cash flow hedges Other comprehensive (loss) income for the period Total comprehensive (loss) income for the period Attributable to: Owners of the Bank Non-controlling interest Three-month ended 30-Sep-15 30-Sep-14 10,919 10,153 Nine-month ended 30-Sep-15 30-Sep-14 40,374 37,464 (748) (34,470) (304) (35,522) (24,603) (1,766) 1,496 416 146 10,299 (2,910) (28,070) (720) (31,700) 8,674 (1,305) 15,681 89 14,465 51,929 (24,661) 58 (24,603) 10,254 45 10,299 8,561 113 8,674 51,757 172 51,929 The consolidated statement of financial position, consolidated statement of profit or loss, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of cash flows, consolidated statement of changes in equity, segmental information, accounting policies and notes have been extracted from the interim condensed consolidated financial statements of BBK B.S.C. for the nine months period ended 30 September 2015 which were reviewed by Ernst & Young. Above information available on www.bbkonline.com Reviewed by Ernst & Young Licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as a conventional retail bank 3855-BBK-Q3-Financials Ad-DT-FP-32x26cm-V4-FInal.indd 1 Net cash from (used in) operating activities Net cash (used in) from investing activities Net cash from (used in) financing activities Foreign currency translation adjustments NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE PERIOD CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY Nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s Attributable to the owners of the Bank CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS Interest and similar income Interest and similar expense Net interest income Share of profit of associated companies and joint ventures Other income Total operating income Staff costs Other expenses Depreciation Net provision for impairment on loans and advances to customers Net provision/ (write-back) for impairment on investments Total operating expenses PROFIT BEFORE TAXATION Net tax provision PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD Attributable to: Owners of the Bank Non-controlling interest Nine-month ended 30-Sep-15 30-Sep-14 62,787 (124,471) (43,462) 4,848 131,454 (9,851) (2,910) (1,305) 147,869 (130,779) 352,639 349,536 500,508 218,757 Balance at 1 January 2015 Profit for the period Other comprehensive income for the period Total comprehensive income Share - based payments Dividends paid Stock dividends Donations Movement in treasury stock Transfer to general reserve 2014 Balance at 30 September 2015 Share capital 103,014 5,151 108,165 Balance at 1 January 2014 Profit for the period Other comprehensive income for the period Total comprehensive income Share - based payments Dividends paid Stock dividends Donations Movement in treasury stock Movement in non-controllong interest Transfer to general reserve 2013 Balance at 30 September 2014 93,649 147,824 67,747 - 37,292 - 14,465 - 14,465 37,292 87 9,365 648 3,125 103,014 166,062 105,126 Others 141,461 (31,700) (31,700) 2,223 4,682 116,666 Retained earnings Appropriations Total 82,017 31,402 357,894 40,261 40,261 - (31,700) 40,261 8,561 85 85 (20,179) (20,179) (5,151) (1,390) (1,390) 2,223 (4,682) 122,363 - 347,194 22,989 (9,249) (9,365) (1,250) (3,125) - 332,209 37,292 14,465 51,757 87 (9,249) (1,250) 648 374,202 Noncontrolling interest 1,458 113 113 1,571 Total equity 359,352 40,374 (31,700) 8,674 85 (20,179) (1,390) 2,223 348,765 718 172 172 526 1,416 332,927 37,464 14,465 51,929 87 (9,249) (1,250) 648 526 375,618 SEGMENTAL INFORMATION Nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 (Reviewed) BD ’000s 30 September 2015 Operating income before share of profit of associated companies and joint ventures Segment result Share of profit of associated companies and joint ventures Profit for the period Profit attributable to non-controlling interest Profit attributable to the owners of the Bank 30 September 2014 Operating income before share of profit of associated companies and joint ventures Segment result Share of profit of associated companies and joint ventures Profit for the period Profit attributable to non-controlling interest Profit attributable to the owners of the Bank Investment, International treasury and banking other activities Retail banking Corporate banking 27,050 9,925 19,820 7,540 19,256 2,349 20,338 17,578 86,464 37,392 2,982 - - - 2,982 40,374 (113) 40,261 Retail banking Corporate banking 23,168 6,802 20,261 8,545 17,663 8,671 21,807 10,314 82,899 34,332 2,990 - - 142 3,132 37,464 (172) 37,292 Total Investment, International treasury and banking other activities Total Accounting Polices and Notes : 1. The Interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Group for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34, Interim Financial Reporting. The accounting policies used in the preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those used in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014. 2. Other income for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2015 includes BD 3,170 thousand (30 September 2014: BD 2,583 thousand) of dividend income, which is of a seasonal nature. 3. At the Annual General Meeting held on 11 March 2015, the shareholders approved the following proposed appropriations: 31 December 2014 BD ’000 20,179 5,151 4,682 1,390 31,402 Cash dividend Stock dividend Transfer to general reserve Donations 31 December 2013 BD ’000 9,249 9,365 3,125 1,250 22,989 Murad Ali Murad Aref Saleh Khamis Abdulkarim Ahmed Bucheery Chairman Deputy Chairman Chief Executive www.bbkonline.com 10/19/15 2:36 PM GCC set to embrace digital transformation 8 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Govts, firms game for future technology trends in digital space, says Report DT News Network Manama CC companies and governments are all prepared for future technology trends in digital space, reveals a report by a global consulting firm. “The Accenture global technology outlook”, prepared by Accenture, identified five trends that will determine the future digital ecosystems: The personalisation of internet, shift in focus to selling results, next generation products and services geared for emerging platforms, intelligent software embedded across the enterprise and intelligent machines, and devices working alongside employees. The report, prepared after interviewing more than 200 senior decision makers in the GCC and more from across the globe, says that leading firms and governments in the Middle East have new strategies and projects in place to capitalise on digital transformation opportunities. “Now that digital has become part The report, prepared after interviewing more than 200 senior decision makers in the GCC and more from across the globe, says that leading firms and governments in the Middle East have new strategies and projects in place to capitalise on digital transformation opportunities G Five tech trends displayed on a banner of the fabric of many organisations’ operating DNA, they are stretching their boundaries to leverage a broader digital ecosystem as they shape the next generation of their products, New amendment to handover passports services and business models to effect change. Leading organisations in the Middle East are already planning and executing on their digital transformation goals,” commented Paul Daugherty, Accenture’s Chief Technology Officer in the report. The vast majority of Middle East respondents- higher than in any other country surveyed – believe that industry boundaries will dramatically blur as technology platforms reshape industries into more interconnected ecosystems. “Middle East respondents were more likely than their global counterparts to say they plan to engage with business partners from outside their own industry on digital initiatives like joint online or mobile solutions,” the report stated. Omar Boulos, Regional Managing Director of Accenture in the Middle East and North Africa, remarked: “The pace of innovation and technology adoption that transforms companies and governments across the Middle East is only going to increase.” “Pioneering organisations will focus on creating and becoming part of the broader digital ecosystems that now extend to customers, business partners, employees and other industries,” he added. Over 600 registered for camping DT News Network [email protected] Manama ore than 600 people registered for camping in one week, officials announced yesterday. Campers Services Centre Head Mohammed Al Sisi confirmed that 621 camps were registered during the previous week. Al Sisi said in a press statement that “the Supreme Camping Committee is looking forward to a violation-free camping season this year,” affirming that violators will be held accountable before the law. “Violations include instalment of loud audio speakers, hunting birds and animals and harming the environment,” he explained. Al Sisi called upon the public who intend to register for camping to visit the Southern Governorate building in Awali from 8am to 1pm and 3.30pm to 7pm. The committee had earlier announced that new camping areas have been introduced this year, while other areas were closed. The new division of camping areas came in line with the oil digging processes that are taking M A view of the passport of Bahrain DT News Network [email protected] Manama new amendment to the passports, nationality and residency affairs regulations in the Kingdom has been recently introduced, instructing to handover original passports of newly-naturalised citizens, after it was preserved in special files earlier. This was mentioned in the official gazette, which quoted Interior Minister Lieutenant General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa on October A 15, stating that “newlynaturalised citizens should be handed over their original passports, along with their new Bahraini passports.” “Nationality, Passport and Residency Affairs Undersecretary should implement this decision, starting the next day of publishing it in the Official Gazette,” the Minister instructed. The article was published on October 15, but the Minister’s decision was issued on October 8. Mohammed Al Sisi place in Al Sakhir desert area. The season will officially begin on Thursday and will continue until March 6, 2016. As reported earlier, the committee Head and Governor of Southern Governorate Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid announced that BD50 refundable insurance fee is mandatory for camps registration. “This is the third year since we implemented the insurance system. Since then, it was noticed that campers are more concerned about abiding by the regulations, preserving the environment and maintaining cleanliness of the surrounding areas,” Shaikh Abdulla added. A map showing the allocated areas for camping this year. Meat subsidy: Deadline today 9 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 DT News Network [email protected] Manama oday will be the deadline for citizens to register for the meat subsidy cash compensation. The Labour and Social Development Ministry yesterday urged eligible recipients wishing to benefit from the cash payouts after meat subsidies are scrapped to finalise their registration. In a statement issued yesterday, the ministry announced that cash compensation payouts would be deposited in the beneficiaries’ bank accounts during the first week of November. “The finance ministry will deposit the money, based on the database submitted by the Labour Social Ministry in cooperation with the Electronic Government and Informatics Authority”, said Assistant T T DT News Network Manama rrest warrants were issued yesterday against two prosecution witnesses who failed to appear in the trial of two Bahraini men implicated in causing the death of their friend. The incident reportedly occurred during a heavy drinking session that saw the first defendant pushing the victim down the stairs to death on March 24, this year. A before the third man reportedly robbed his mobile and sold it for only BD2 to buy liquor. During investigations, the two pointed their fingers at each other in an effort to elude trial. The second defendant stated that his co-suspect was requesting the victim to leave his mistresses as he was bidding to have sex with them. The first accused has been charged with the murder, while the other was indicted of robbery only. They pleaded not The first accused has been charged with the murder, while the other was indicted of robbery only A recent photo of Manama Central Meat Market Undersecretary for Social Care and Rehabilitation Badriya Al Jeeb. She pointed out that the second cash payouts, which will be deposited in the recipients’ bank accounts, would cover the months of October, November and December. She announced that citizens who register after today’s deadline would have their compensation payouts deposited in their bank Bids invited for storm water drain project DT News Network Manama he Ministry of Works has invited bids for the B3 Storm Water Drainage Network Project, which serves 16 areas in various blocks at the Capital, Northern and Southern Governorate. The announcement was made by Asma Murad, the Acting Sanitary Engineering Assistant Undersecretary and Sanitary Engineering Operation and Maintenance Director at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning. Murad explained that the project packs extend for 12km and comprise of 29 inspection chambers, 49 drains and 11 storm water collection tanks. The packs cover blocks 729 in Jirdab, 732, 740 and 734 in Hawrat A’Ali, 913 and 926 in Bukawara, 814, 809 and 805 in Isa Town and 604 and 609 in Sitra. According to Murad, the project packs are considered Absent witnesses: Warrant issued as a solution to the most affected areas in the rainy season, which have been Asma Murad determined by the Ministry in collaboration with municipal councils. The project tender is one of the many efforts extended by the Ministry to improve infrastructure in all the Kingdom’s Governorates. Also, the Ministry seeks to find alternative solutions for storm water drainage in closed areas; such as water injection into the ground. The Ministry previously implemented 3 storm water drainage projects in over 100 locations in Bahrain, namely pack A2, B2 and C2. The projects were implemented in collaboration with municipal councils. “The (former) Central Governorate was the most affected area during the rainy seasons; due to its sandy soil and the low soil permeability percentage,” said Murad. Murad also explained that the storm water drainage network presently covers a part of Bahrain; particularly coastal areas that have outlets to the sea, main roads and a number of new urban areas that have been connected to the network. The Ministry has prepared complete designs for the project based on the data collected from the Meteorology Directorate; for the last 50 years, in addition to measuring the annual rain rates, which do not exceed 10-15mlm. The designs also take into account all possibilities of larger amounts of rains during the coming years and decades. accounts in January, with a backdated effect. Citizens can report to social centres to register within the official work timings or finalize their registration online on website www.subsidies.gov.bh. It happened after a dispute broke out between them when the victim demanded the accused to discontinue his relationship with his mistresses, according to court files. Getting angry, the accused shoved the victim who landed on his head and died on the spot in the presence of the second defendant. After his death, the duo dragged the victim to a room guilty before the High Criminal Court. Their next court hearing is scheduled on November 2. Announcement Manama The Embassy of India will remain closed on Thursday, October 22, on account of Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami). Investment fraud: Trial adjourned until Nov 2 10 DT News Network [email protected] Manama 40-year-old alleged imposter managed to embezzle over BD300,000 from different people after convincing them he can A Tuesday, October 20, 2015 invest their money, the High Criminal Court heard. The Bahraini man deceived his alleged victims between the year 2009 and 2011, making a total amount that exceeded BD300,000, according to court reports. He allegedly told them that he was an expert in properties and he would generate huge profits for them in return of the money they handed him. The defendant has two brothers who reportedly aided his alleged crime, with one of them allowed the 40-year-old to use his company’s account, while the other one was tasked to deposit the money in the bank. By doing this, the defendant managed to launder the money, and court files showed that the defendant was seen possessing valuable items that weren’t in line with his income. He reportedly bought a luxury car for his wife, and the latter said that the amount of the vehicle was settled in cash. The three are being tried before the High Criminal Court, but only the 40-yearold defendant is in police custody. Their trial was adjourned until November 2 to hear prosecution witnesses. More libraries needed, says Dr Mansoor Sarhan Fatima Bastaki/DTNN Manama hura Council member, Dr. Mansoor Sarhan said many cities in the Kingdom don’t have a public library. “Public libraries play an important role in providing knowledge to citizens,” he said. “Newer cities like Hamad Town don’t have any libraries,” he said, adding Isa Town has a library built in the 1960s. Dr. Sarhan said public libraries play an important role to provide knowledge to citizens, as they are like open universities. He said, “It is S very important to build a public library in these cities. Many people and scholars in these areas can benefit from this. It will help them to be productive as they are one of the most important cultural and educational providers.” He added, “A well organised public library is needed in these cities.” He said, “Reading habits from childhood should be encouraged. It is important in life to learn about other cultures and civilizations as it provides awareness and aid in dealing with other peoples’ File photo of a public library in Bahrain Dr. Mansoor Sarhan customs. The Education Ministry and Housing Ministry can play a big role in fulfilling this provision to people who need it.” He said Isa Cultural Centre is one of the most appreciated and significant libraries in the country, which has thousands of books by Bahrainis. Meanwhile, Dr. Sarhan also praised the efforts of the Housing Ministry in providing housing units for citizens. He said that back then the housing projects were built in a form of villages, but now they are built in the form of large cities and one of the best examples is the Northern city. The 24th edition of Bahrain International Music Festival concluded with a spectacular show at the Cultural Hall in the Capital yesterday. The final concert included a performance by Bahrain National Music Band, who played a set of traditional Bahraini and Arabic songs. Organisers of the festival, Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), expressed their gratitude to the sponsors and supporters of this year’s edition, such as the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the French, Tunisian and Mexican Embassies in Manama AWA marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month DT News Network Manama merican Women’s Association (AWA) in association with Women’s Crisis Care International (WCCI) marked Domestic Violence Awareness month (October) yesterday, highlighting Bahrain’s recent achievements and gains. Ann Roebuck, the US Ambassador’s wife and honorary AWA president, was the guest of honour. Mary-Justine Todd, AWA members at the event A founder and director of Women’s Crisis Care International was the guest speaker. “We are highlighting some of the accomplishments made by Bahrain over the last 60 years, including the new law passed in August 2015 outlawing domestic violence, as well as discussing the new initiative being spearheaded by Women’s Crisis Care International Mary-Justine Todd - called crisis counselling. The new crisis counselling programme is being implemented in Salmaniya hospital starting in January,’ Todd told DT News. CRYSTAL CLEAR DATA! 11 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 PAGE 12 Xiaomi just made an affordable ‘hoverboard’ DIPSTER Dipster is a disposable email generator for iOS. The app generates random email IDs, which you can then use for temporary logins to sites you don’t want to give your primary email to. Any emails sent to these IDs, typically for verification purposes, are saved in the app until you delete them. The app can generate an infinite number of email IDs without having to do anything and they can be deleted whenever you want to. It is free of cost and currently available in iOS only. C hinese company Xiaomi has launched a small Segway device, the Ninebot mini, for a mere $315 on the same day it revealed a $790, 60-inch 4K TV. If you’ll recall, Xiaomi is a major investor in Ninebot, the Chinabased company that recently purchased Segway. This is the first device the companies have launched since the acquisition, and while the self-balancing scooter looks a bit like the original, it costs less than a twentieth the price. The performance is nothing to sneeze at, though -- it can move at up to 16km/h (10 mph), tackle 15 degree hills and run up to 22 km on a single charge. It’s portable at 12.8 kilograms (28 pounds) and “fits easily in the trunk of your car,” according to Xiaomi. A companion smartphone app allows users to remotely control and lock the Ninebot mini, and delivers smartphone alerts if the scooter moves while in lock mode. Sure, Xiaomi’s marketing the Ninebot mini as a “cool youth toy,” according to the rough translation -- but it looks like it could get you around nicely, too. You’ll have to put your checkbook away for now, though. The self-balancing device is coming to China on November 3, but there’s no word on Xiaomi’s plan for a wider launch. That said, Ninebot has updated its French website with an offer to be “informed of the availability.” GEAR S2 After a string of smartwatches that failed to became bestsellers, Samsung decided to reshape its vision of wearables. Its latest, the Gear S2, is a Tizen-powered watch that finally has a round screen and works with phones that Samsung didn’t make. More importantly, it has a circular interface with a neat rotating bezel that doesn’t rely as heavily on taps and swipes as its competitors. What we ultimately get isn’t a perfect smartwatch, but a collection of good ideas that can’t quite make up for the shortcomings of its software platform. Z ain Bahrain, the most innovative telecom operator in the Kingdom, expands its successful e-Waste Recycling Campaign with the support of the Supreme Council for Environment, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With an aim to promote a healthy environment and urge people to contribute and participate in the campaign, Zain Bahrain has placed boxes in the UNDP office along with Zain Bahrain’s Headquarters. The company is planning to expand the scope of its environmental CSR C initiative by locating boxes in various schools and universities in the Kingdom. “We aim to expand our reach and encourage the public to become more responsible and take a step towards a more eco-friendly society,” commented Zain Bahrain Corporate Communications Manager, Samya Hussein. an you call a smartphone a mid-range flagship? If so, the Nexus 5X deserves the title. The LG-built device goes on sale today after being unveiled late last month, with the Android Marshmallow handset available from stores in countries including US, Canada, UK, Ireland, India, Korea, and Japan. It’s also available from the Google Store. Pricing will vary from region to region, but the 5X is selling for $379 in the United States. There are high hopes for the 5X, which offers some very reasonable specs at a solid price. It’s got a 1080p display, a Snapdragon 808 processor, a 13-megapixel camera, and a Nexus Imprint fingerprint reader. It compares favourably to 2013’s much-loved Nexus 5, although with a plastic build that is indicative of its value status. Some Nexus fans in the UK have already got their hands on the device thanks to early shipments. 12 TECH TALK Tuesday, October 20, 2015 B in Hindi Informatics W.L.L, the sole distributor of Samsung in Bahrain, has announced the winners of their successful (Win Back up to BD300) promotional campaign for Samsung product purchases from their stores. The promotion kicked off on July 16 and closed on August 14. During this promotion period, customers who bought products from Bin Hindi Informatics shops, got the chance to enter a daily draw to win the value of his/her purchase, back up to BD300. There were 30 winners. A. A. Bin Hindi Group Director A. Aziz Bin Hindi, General Manager of Bin Hindi Informatics Walid Redjeb and Samsung Country Manager in Bahrain Salama Ali handed over the winners their prizes at a private ceremony held at the recently-opened Samsung showroom at Seef Mall in Muharraq. (File picture) VIVA participation at GITEX 2014 V A. Aziz Bin Hindi, Walid and Salama with the winners IVA Bahrain continues to make its mark, for the fourth consecutive year, in one of the world’s biggest technology events, GITEX 2015 being from October 18-22, in Dubai. As a subsidiary of the STC Group, VIVA Bahrain will have presence at the STC exhibition stand featuring its dedicated business-to-business division, VIVA Business. At GITEX, VIVA will showcase its wide range of effective solutions that encompass internet, data connectivity, mobility and Information & Communications Technology. Supported by the largest telecom leader in the Middle East, STC, VIVA Business offers new products and services, and a fully redundant terrestrial and submarine cable network. This world-class infrastructure empowers VIVA Business and enables its clients to access a high capacity, fully redundant network. Running under the theme “The Internet Future of Everything,” GITEX Technology Week 2015 will attract more than 140,000 visitors, 20,000 C-level executives and over 3,500 exhibiting brands from 55 countries, and over 100 world renowned speakers. The hudway glass is a smartphone cradle that sits on top of your car’s dashboard and reflects images from a phone’s display onto a curved plastic screen H ead-up displays are becoming more common in high-end cars, but standalone units remain beyond the financial reach of many drivers. The crowd funded Hudway Glass is a basic device that will take full advantage of your smartphone to give you a flexible HUD on a very modest budget. When it comes to safe driving, HUD technology must walk a fine line to be useful rather than harmful. Drivers often avert their eyes to check their phones or look at the speedometer, so projecting that information on the windshield can prevent dangerous distractions. On the other hand, studies have suggested that displaying too much data on a HUD can reduce driver safety. The simplicity of the Hudway Glass (particularly when compared to some of its feature-rich alternatives) could help it keep on the right side of that safety line. This device is a simple smartphone cradle that sticks on top of your dashboard while a transparent plastic lens reflects and optically enhances key pieces of data displayed by your phone. Users can pick from a number of apps that use their phone’s GPS and accelerometer to provide data like driving speed, location, and turn-by-turn directions. In keeping with the safety theme, Hudway’s own app for Android and iOS doesn’t visually overwhelm users, but instead focuses on displaying only a few bits of data at a time, making them large, easily readable, and (hopefully) not too distracting. The “glass” at the core of the device is a sturdy and lightweight plastic lens shaped to enlarge a smartphone’s image by 20 per cent, while minimizing aberrations that would distort the view of the road. A coating on the lens also cancels the double image effect you would experience if you were to simply stick your phone on top of the dashboard and let the windshield take care of the reflection. As the device is not powered, there are some limits to the brightness, contrast and general quality of the reflected image. In particular, the creators warn that some small details might become illegible when drivers are directly facing the sun. TECH TALK Tuesday, October 20, 2015 13 HASH AG GAMING By Abdulwahab Basil B atelco, in line with its commitment to educational initiatives, is proud of its long standing partnership with the Ministry of Education. Both national organisations have collaborated over many years to foster educational programmes that support the youth of the Kingdom. Accordingly, Batelco announced its support for the Ministry of Education’s Digital Empowerment in Education event, which is an extension of the King Hamad Schools of the Future project. Its aim is to establish ICT as part of the national curriculum. The project was launched at an event held on October 4 at Shaikh Isa Cultural Hall with Ministry of Education officials and representatives from 16 schools in attendance. Representative from Batelco and other major local organisations were also present. Batelco Enterprise Division Acting in Charge Donya Al Ansari said that Batelco, as a key partner for the educational sector in Bahrain, was very pleased to support such a worthy initiative. “Batelco continues to facilitate and enable the advancement of education through introducing the Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi inaugurates the conference B atelco recently welcomed two groups of students from Al Jaberiya Technical School for Boys as part of the company’s commitment to education in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Batelco is well-known for its support of community initiatives, with particular emphasis on programmes that provide opportunities for the development of young people. The students attended a presentation titled Mobile Network Overview, by Batelco Network Engineer Ali Jaber. They also visited Batelco’s Network Operations Centre (NOC) located in Salmaniya to experience first-hand, how Batelco’s skilled technical teams monitor its networks round the clock using state-of-the-art monitoring equipment. Batelco Network Professional Engineer Abdulhadi Durazi provided details about the NOC and answered a number of questions from the students. Programmes such as University and Technical School visits form part of Batelco’s Corporate Social Responsibility plans which latest ICT technologies and investment in reliable networks backed by Batelco’s robust backbone and support teams,” she said. The Digital Empowerment project also supports the Kingdom’s 2030 vision with its aspirations for the future of Bahrain and in particular its sound principles for a sustainable and competitive environment. Batelco is playing its part as the Kingdom’s leading integrated communications company, by continuing to invest in digital innovations and cloud solutions serving this segment. Batelco’s e-learning solutions offer a range of cloud based and physical solutions aimed at enhancing the efficiency of processes in the education system in Bahrain. Under its CSR umbrella, Batelco supports a raft of important programmes for the Kingdom across the fields of health, sports and culture as well as educational projects. With this initiative, Batelco continues to play a crucial role in the development of the Kingdom’s leaders of tomorrow. aims at giving students an opportunity to learn about telecommunications and experience the work environment at Batelco. IT t ishe always something to fret about, know you are mob is coming back with Mafiahaving III, thetothird iteration going to have replace old tech how(Formerly often you in the Mafiatoseries brought to with us byne. 2KBut Czech have to doSoftware) it? Illusion a subsidiary of popular 2K Games. 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Thank u donate to @SU2C in mem every1 for the wishes! Kate Winslet and Michael Fassbender couldn’t have been cuter when they stepped out for the London premiere of their movie Steve Jobs on Sunday Las Vegas ill Smith is back in a big way. The actor, 47, is set to do his first musical performance in years at the Latin Grammys Awards. “Performing at the Latin Grammy Awards is a huge honour for me,” Smith said in a statement. Earlier this month, Smith released a video for the bombastic song on Facebook. For the remix, the four-time Grammy winner raps verses in both English and Spanish. “Fiesta” is up for record of the year at the 16th Annual Latin Grammys, which takes place November 19 in Las Vegas. W London dele has apparently revealed the first snippet of material from her third album during a 30-second TV advert. The clip was played during the X Factor on ITV in the UK on Sunday, almost five years since her last album, 21. A Tennessee here’s no place like home – just ask Justin Timberlake. The lively musician gave a heartfelt and emotional speech at the 2015 Memphis Music Hall of Fame Induction on Saturday, wiping away tears while he spoke about his wife Jessica Biel and the other artists in his class. “I wanna thank all the great artists in this hall,” Timberlake said as he audibly choked up. “I’m truly honoured, to merely stand on the shoulders of all these legends I grew up listening to, and I grew up admiring, to say that I stand alongside them now.” T Viewers heard a voice singing, accompanied by the lyrics on an otherwise black screen. Her new album has been widely rumoured to be coming out in November. There was no name or release date on the clip and her spokesperson declined to comment. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Alexander Gould as Nemo in ‘Finding Nemo’ Fergie as Sally Brown, ‘Peanuts’ F ans of the long-running Showtime series “Weeds” will recognize Gould as Shane Botwin, but he also voiced Nemo in Disney/Pixar’s 2003 mega-hit. T his pop singer and former child actress voiced the character of Charlie Brown’s sister Sally in two made-for-TV Peanuts specials in 1984 and 1985, as well as in four episodes of “The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show.” Mila Kunis as Meg Griffin, ‘Family Guy’ I n 1999, Kunis replaced Lacey Chabert in the role of daughter Meg in the hit animated series, and was nominated for an Annie Award in the category of Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in 2007. Mel Gibson as John Smith in ‘Pocahontas’ G ibson voiced English settler Smith in Disney’s 1995 animated version of “Pocahontas.” Fun fact: Gibson’s younger brother Donal Gibson voiced Smith in the 1998 direct-to-video sequel “Pocahontas II: Journey to the New World.” Constance Shulman as Patty Mayonnaise on ‘Doug’ W ho knew Yoga Jones from “Orange is the New Black” voiced the character of Southern tomboy Patti on Nickelodeon’s beloved ‘90s animated series “Doug”? Production in 2007. 15 Scarlett Johansson as Mindy in ‘The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie’ I n 2004, ScarJo voiced the character of Princess Mindy in SpongeBob’s bigscreen flick. 16 Tuesday, October 20 , 2015 BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa yesterday received Commander of US Naval Operations, Admiral John M. Richardson and reviewed with him ongoing military cooperation and coordination. Several topics of mutual interest were also discussed HM King’s Adviser for Media Affairs Nabeel Alhamer received in his office at Gudaibiya Palace yes estinian Information Minister Nabeel Amrou. Alhamer lauded Amrou’s efforts in supporting the j discussed issues of common concern, mainly in the media field Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments’ Undersecretary for Justice Judge Khalid Hassan Ajajai yesterday received Bahrain Bar Association (BBA) Deputy Chairman lawyer Abdulrahman Mohammed Ghunaim and Secretary lawyer Manar Al Tamimi, and discussed cooperation and topics of mutual interest Rushil Kaul, First rank, category 1, receiving his award Midhun Mohan: First rank, category 2 Rooban Sappani: First rank, category 2 Adarsh Radhakrishnapillai: First rank, category 2 YK Almoayyed & Sons (YKA) yesterday bid farewell to one of its employees after 22 years of service. The management thanked Abdul Azeez for his perseverance, dedication and commitment throughout his years with the company Abhiram Krishnan: First rank, category 3 Winners of the aptitude test ‘Bahrain Brian Hunt 2015’ were awarded free Tab and Byju’s classes educational app during a ceremony held at the Global Institute Mahooz. The first rank winners were: Rushil Kaul (NMS), Rooban Sappani (ISB), Midhun Mohan (ASB), Adarsh Radhakrishnapillai (ISB) and Abhiram Krishnan (ISB). The event was held in the presence of P Unnikrishnan, Chairman SPAC WLL, Dr. Girish Chandran, Director Global Institute, Zafar Mallick, Vice Principal Global Institute and Girish Kumar, Administration Manager Kensho Global. Byju’s Classes, India’s No 1 Educational app was launched in Bahrain by Kensho Global in association with Spac WLL CrediMax announced Plaza Hotel – Bahrain o sultant and though lea Yousif Ali Mirza and He Tuesday, October 20, 2015 sterday Journalist and former Paljust Palestinian cause. Both sides First Deputy Shura Chairman Jamal Fakhro and MP Isa Al Kooheji participated in the meeting of the IPU Second Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade. The meeting discussed parliamentary role at the UN Conference on Climate Change to be held in December 2015 17 The Royal Court’s Special Envoy, Sameera Rajab yesterday received outgoing Egyptian Ambassador Essam Saleh Awad. Rajab expressed her appreciation of the ambassador’s role and efforts in boosting bilateral ties Discover America Week 2015 Al Hawaj promotion was held in the presence of US Ambassador William V. Roebuck yesterday GFH Financial Group handed a cheque to Ezmiralda Kabbani, PR and Programme Manager of Shaikh Ebrahim bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Centre for Culture and Research, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility programme. The ceremony was attended by Hazim Abdulkarim, Head of Fund Administration and Sahar Qanati, Manager Corporate Communications that four of its employees attended the Fourth Customer Service Excellence Conference held at the Crowne on October 11. Key speaker of the event was Ron Kuafman, one of the world’s most sought-after educator, conaders who lectured about achieving superior service and uplifting service cultures. Chief Executive of CrediMax, ead of Human Resource, Latifa Khalfan were also present on the occasion Member of Overseas Pakistanis Advisory Council (OPAC) Bahrain Mohammed Afzal Bhatti hosted a reception for Agha Saeed Ahmad (First Secretary Commercial Wing Kuwait) at Paradise Restaurant. Muhammad Ahad (HOC Pakistan Embassy) and Pakistani Business Community Members joined the party Palace Boutique Hotel has collaborated with the Ministry of Health in their campaign “Protect Your Heart”. Around 56 employees of the Palace Boutique Hotel benefitted from the early detection and consultation services of the “Protect your Heart” campaign Tuesday, October 20, 2015 18 Reel Veil CAP THE SNAP Head this challenge. Can you think of an apt caption for this? Something funny, intelligent and out-of-the-box! If you make a winning entry, your photo along with the caption will be featured in DT News. So grab a pen, think hard, write to us and see yourself in this space soon! Some films stand out for directorial prowess. Some remain afresh in our memory for their punch dialogues. There’re also films which are a visual treat. Movies come in two genres; commercial and artistic. Let alone the genre, a movie should be evocative or entertaining. We’re certain you have a long list of such movies which you would want to see again and again. DT News reproduces a scene a day from a popular movie with a few questions. Relapse into flashback mode and answer! Send entries to: facebook@ dt.bh with subject as ‘Caption Contest’ BEST FROM THE LOT. YOU COULD BE NEXT HA HA...HEE HEE...HO HO...! Today’s questions You got it right! David to Mom: Mom, I have got hundred in class test today Mom: Well done, in which? David: I got a 40 in spelling and a 60 in reading! Send your entries to [email protected] or on our Facebook page News of Bahrain with your profile picture. If you are the first to come up with the right answers, your picture will appear in these columns. 1. Film-Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai 2. Actors- Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel 3. Director- Rakesh Roshan Teacher to John: “John, you have 6 apples in your plate and Sam took two among them, what would you get?” John: “A fight”! 1. Guess the film 2. Name the actors 3. Year of release Ansari Mohammed Ahmed Catch me...Here I come.... Abdul Rahman YOUR STAR TODAY ARIES 20th March - 20th April Check out advancing your career or education today. The energy that’s happening can really favour expansion and growth. When is the last time you learned a new skill? It doesn’t have to be work-related . If flower arranging or taking a parenting course are things that would appeal more to you, go for it. LEO 20th July - 20th Aug Step out of your usual role. Every now and then, doing this can bring knowledge and expand your horizons. The day’s planetary aspects favour such growth, and your willingness to walk to a different beat can give you far more than you imagine. Try something you’ve never considered before. SAGITTARIUS 20th Nov - 20th Dec Follow your instincts before anything else. While your ears can hear words, your instincts and intuition can hear what’s between the lines and provide you with a much bigger picture than what’s being presented. Even if everything sounds right, but feels wrong, you’d do better to trust your feelings. TAURUS 20th April - 20th May Do you recognize your intuition as a valuable asset? Some people do and some don’t - which group do you fit into? As an earth sign, it can be easy to trust more in concrete, factual reality than in things you can’t point a finger at - yet your intuition can serve you more than you sometimes realize. VIRGO 20th Aug - 20th Sept Are you satisfied with your current career? If not, start by sitting down and making a plan. There are specific steps that can be followed to give you the greatest advantage in pursuing the available opportunities. Consider visiting the career sites on the Web. Move toward a more fulfilling future. CAPRICORN 20th Dec - 20th Jan Feed your mind new knowledge. Visit a bookstore or read some interesting information on the Web. If you have more time, visit the library, or phone about some courses that might prove perfect for you. Everywhere you look there is knowledge to be had, provided you’re open to receiving it. GEMINI 20th May - 20th June Use your innate creativity to make things happen today. Have trust in your ability to discover. Remember, as a Gemini, you’re known for your sharp thinking and creative ability. Combining the two can make an unbeatable tool for finding solutions to most anything. Have a good day! LIBRA 20th Sep - 20th Oct Don’t fear any changes that are ahead. Even if you think you don’t adjust too well, you have far more adaptability than you realize. Without change, life would become stagnant and lifeless. It wouldn’t be long before you became dissatisfied and bored with the same old thing. AQUARIUS 20th Jan - 20th Feb Try to see nightmares as safe ways to understand your feelings. Understand what’s being expressed. What’s frightening you? Where do you feel most insecure? Consider these questions and probe for answers. Fear, pain, and anxiety are the most common ingredients of a real cold-sweat nightmare. CANCER 20th June - 20th July Find some new ways to expand your horizons. The Web has an infinite number of resources and information for you to explore. Not only this, there are your community and local colleges that offer various courses for you to choose from. Think about what you would enjoy learning about. SCORPIO 20th Oct - 20th Nov Make your dreams a valuable tool for insight. Whether you think dreams are mystical insights, or the result of random firings of your brain’s release of thought and emotion, there is much to be gained. Recurring dreams hold much significance, as they can point to something that needs to be taken care of. PISCES 20th Feb - 20th Mar Are you living your dreams? Are you still in touch with them? Seize the opportunity to take hold of the things that you want most of all. Ask yourself this question: what do I want people to say about me after I’m gone? Get yourself back on track to a fulfilled life by taking direct steps toward your desires. 19 Tuesday, October 20 , 2015 CROSSWORD Across 1- Passage into a mine; 5-Gift tag word; 9- Japanese beer brand; 14- Bausch & Lomb brand; 15- Vintner’s prefix; 16Boarded; 17- Turned over again; 19- End of ___; 20- Sixth sense; 21- “Star Wars” princess; 22- Trig functions; 23Needle-shaped; 25- Primo; 26- Bigot; 27- Elderly person; 30- Choir members; 31- Pull on; 32- Hung. neighbour; 34- Manner of walking; 35- Little bits; 36- Kind of prof.; 37DDE’s command; 38- Grenoble’s river; 39- Villain’s look; 40Trap; 42- Open mesh fabric; 43- At a distance; 44- Connect with; 48- Tending to a definite end; 50- Reindeer herder; 51- Bran source; 52- Not hollow; 53- Short-sleeved shirt; 55- Rock; 56- Baseball’s Hershiser; 57- Gaelic language of Ireland or Scotland; 58- Pertaining to the kidneys; 59- Gds.; 60- Golda of Israel; Yesterday’s solution Down 1- The amount overdue; 2- Decrease in intensity; 3- Official examination; 4- Boy king; 5- Land covered with trees; 6- Knot again; 7- Draft status; 8- Vespa rider, perhaps; 9Contrary to; 10- Poem of 14 lines; 11- Fit to ___; 12- ___ d’oeuvre; 13- One ___ million; 18- At ___ for words; 22Fountain treats; 24- Civil disturbance; 25- Pond scum; 27- Unconventional; 28- Naturalness; 29- Trick; 31- ___ is human...; 33- Orch. section; 35- Designer Mizrahi; 36- Word that can precede war, biotic and climax; 38- Unbeliever; 39Oozes; 41- Saltworks; 42- Teat; 44- Domesticates; 45- Boîte ___; 46- Ankle bones; 47- Aquatic mammal; 48- Carry; 49North Carolina university; 50- Cooking fat; 52- Georgia, once: Abbr.; 53- Dot follower; 54- Skirt stitching; LIFE IS LIKE THAT ONLY DILBERT R BEETLE BAILEY S U D O KU R How to play: Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. Yesterday’s solution HENRY R 20 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Out& abOut EBRAHIM K. KANOO DRAG AND DRIFT NIGHTS Date: From October 26 from 6pm onwards Venue: Bahrain International Circuit BIC now offers you the chance to try out its new innovative experience “Ebrahim K. Kanoo Drag Nights”. Take your very own car or motorbike out onto the circuit’s National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)- affiliated drag strip, and experience the thrill. Each evening will feature on-the-track action from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. LIVE IMPROV MUSIC AND DJ SET Date : 29th October 2015 9.30pm to 1am Venue : Meisei Restaurant Rosie Langley is a classically trained Violinist with a reputation for invigorating performances around the world; with a great passion for improvisation, her musical styles span from folk and country all the way to contemporary and rock. Rosie will be improvising alongside our resident DJ on the 29th October, offering a unique and rich sound for your Halloween evening. HALLOWEEN BEACH BBQ PARTY! Date: October 30 at 5pm Venue; Novotel Al Dana Resort, Bahrain Trick or threat on the Beach! Join us on your best Halloween costumes and enjoy visual treats, electronic beats, house music, commercial music, RnB, Hip Hop and dazzling fire performers on Halloween night from 5pm onwards. Feat World famous DJ BOWY from Holland & Bahrain’s Favourite DJ WinDCiTy. Novotel Beach will be transformed from light to dark with breath taking decor. INTUITION, PERCEPTION AND PSYCHIC INSIGHT WORKSHOP Date: Friday, October 30 at 2pm – 5.15pm Venue: Elite Grande Hotel, Manama Julie Lomas holds workshop to discuss intuition/perception/ psychic abilities, difference between Clairaudience, Clairvoyance, learn practical ways to develop your / perceptive psychic ability, how to use certain Crystals to enhance your ability, meditation to still the mind and listen ‘in’. HORRIFYING HALLOWEEN ! Date : October 30 & 31 Venue: Pars International Hotel Get ready, because the most anticipated night of the year is here! Halloween Night is out on a tear to put on the biggest and the hottest Halloween party. This is a glimpse of what awaits you: Join us - we dare you - where a mysterious underground universe lingers... With all the frightful fun, screeches Saturday from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Venue: Pétanque courts MARK YOUR CALENDAR SPOOKY DANCE FEET Date: October 30 from 10am to 7pm Venue: Lost Paradise of Dilmun Halloween is round the corner and the Lost Paradise of Dilmun water park is gearing up to host an amazing Halloween party for its guests with a special spooky dance performance with a horror theme to suit the occasion. Along with this , 3 top DJs will be spinning Arabic and English hip-hop, electro, house and commercial mixes for the guests. The fun activities for the kids include face painting, pumpkin carving station and a thrilling magic show. Be there to enjoy a crazy night full of fun, music and magic! and screams, party freaks will surely enjoy the night! So don’t miss the experience of a lifetime and be immortalized throughout eternity as the premiere Halloween Event takes place at the BOOMERS. A memory that you will never forget! *Prizes ensured for “The Best Halloween Costume of the Night”. MANAMA IMRPOV WITH IMRAN AL ARADI Date: October 30 from 7pm Venue: Polo Gastro Pub A night of improvised comedy with Imran Al Aradi ! You can be part of the show or simply just sit back and enjoy the show! Taking place at the very cozy Polo Gastropub. ANNUAL GAVEL MASTERS CONTEST Date: October 31 from 3pm Venue: Bahrain Society of Engineers, Juffair Annual Gavel Masters Contest organised by The Gavel clubs in Bahrain will take place on 31st October from 3 pm at the Bahrain Society of Engineers, Juffair. This event is spiced up with the competition for Table Topic, Evaluation and prepared Speeches. RED BULL WINNING 5 RETURNS TO BAHRAIN Date : October 31 at 5pm Venue: Arad Fort For the second time since 2013, Red Bull Winning 5 is returning to Bahrain! Winning 5 is a mini Football tournament with a twist comprising of a team of 5 with no goalkeeper. Football lovers will be put to the test and have the chance to participate in this unique and exciting competition. Only the best 16 teams will move to the final that will be held on October 31st at 5:00 pm at Arad Fort. CHUCKLE CLUB - NOVEMBER 2015 Date & Venue: 12 November at the British Club and 13 November at Regency Intercontinental The Chuckle Club will be back with the laughs this November, bringing another exciting line-up of hugely talented international comic imports to Bahrain on Thursday 12th at The British Club and Friday 13th at Regency Intercontinental. ARTS & SPORTS COMPETITION-2015 Date: Friday 13 November, 8am to 5pm Venue: Shaikh Isa auditorium, Indian School Ayudh Bahrain will be organizing an Arts & Sports Competition on Friday 13th Nov 2015 from 8am till 6pm to mark Children`s Day at Shaikh Isa auditorium, Indian School. Closing date of entries shall be 20th October 2015. INTENCION BAND AT AN NADA LOUNGE Date: Daily except Saturday from 9.15pm to 12.45am Venue: An Nada Lounge, Sheraton Hotel Enjoy the music of the all-girl band Intencion Latin American quartet, performing from 9.15 PM to 12.45 AM during weekdays and 9.15 PM to 1.30 AM during weekends (except Saturdays) at An Nada Lounge. PETANQUE @THE RITZCARLTON, BAHRAIN HOTEL & SPA Date: : Every Thursday, Friday and UPCOMING EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP & COMPETITION Date: October 24 Venue: Al Riwaq Art Space , Adliya The 3-day workshop organized by the British Council and Al Riwaq Art Space in partnership with Art Jameel of Abdul Latif Jameel concludes on 24th October 2015 at Al Riwaq Art Space in Adliya. The workshop is being led by Stephanie Ravel under the theme “Transitions”. Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet (literally “piglet”) or jack, while standing inside a circle with both feet on the ground. The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel in public areas in parks, or in dedicated facilities called Pétanque boulodromes. SPORTING LINES Date: Ongoing till end of November Venue: InTouch Gallery The InTouch Gallery within the InTouch Integrated Chiropractic Spine Center will be showcasing a selection of illustrated artworks by artist Tejbir Singh that depicts lively sports action scenes. These drawings show specific action snapshots from sports like football, basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis, cricket, hockey, ice hockey, Thai boxing, horse riding etc. JAZZ AND BARBECUE NIGHT Date: Every Friday night from October 9 Venue: Oasis Pool area Jazz and Barbecue night is being re-launched. Great food, sensational Jazz and relaxing atmosphere every Friday night with Frankie and the band featuring Christine. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON WEB OF THINGS AND BIG DATA Date: Ongoing till 20 October 2015 Venue: University of Bahrain The International Symposium On Web Of Things And Big Data, organized by the George Washington University will take place from 18th October to the 20th October 2015 at the University of Bahrain in Manama, Bahrain. The conference will cover areas like Embedded Web Resources Mobile Internet of Things Data Mining Cloud computing Cloud infrastructure for mobile application development Internet How to reach us ‘Out & About’ page gives up-to-date information on a daily basis (except on Wednesday and Thursday) on the events and programmes taking place in clubs, associations, churches, temples, mosques, universities, colleges, schools, and Bahrain Exhibition Centre. To be included, you may share your events’ details well in advance on our whatsapp group ‘Bahrain Events’ (39817819) or email: [email protected] or call 38444680. of Things device or circuit design. LIVE PERFORMANCES, GOURMET CUISINE Date: Open all seven days from 9:00pm – 2:00am Venue: Ramee Rose Hotel, Juffair Takasim promises to be the most popular Arabic Specialty restaurant in Bahrain offering a Beautiful blend of live Performances, gourmet cuisine and fine beverages. This is an ideal venue to enjoy the late evenings of unbridled fun and unlimited entertainment with friends and families. CLUB XS NON-STOP MUSIC Date : Open all seven days from 7:00PM – 2:00AM Venue: Ramee Rose Hotel, Juffair For those who live by the philosophy of work hard and party harder, Club XS provides a posh and electric atmosphere to shake the rigours of the week off. Aptly located in Juffair – club-goers can look forward to a long night of nonstop music mixed by our in-house DJ Rodney, a London based producer and DJ who has brought much energy and excitement to venues around the world including the Ministry of Sound in London. AROMATHERAPY- INSPIRED BEAUTY TREATMENTS Date: Open all seven days from 10.30AM – 10:00 PM. Venue: Ramee Rose Hotel, Juffair Reborn Spa & Slimming Wellness Centre now open at Ramee Rose, Juffair provides aromatherapyinspired body and beauty treatments. Enjoy the ambience of tranquil surroundings as you escape to another world. Take an ancient cultural journey with Spa rituals, designed to elevate your sense of well-being. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 21 : Bahrain best classifieds MIAMI PROPERTIES COMPANY SERVICE Shop for rent Shop for rent in Gudaibiya, Near Universal Super Market. Shop Rent : BD350 with CR. Contact : 39718537, 35356199. RENT A CAR DohaAlMuftahCarRental Dana Mall All types new cars, 4x2, 4x4, SUV, pickups Offering tuition for students of 11th and 12th for Computer Science. Also for students of grade 7 to 10 for all subjects. Contact 66997725,36452090. Air & Sea cargo, customs clearance & courier. 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He can inspire a group only if he himself is filled with confidence and hope of success We despise the corrupt parasites that want to suck the nation’s blood even in this situation 22 Some observers want the pot to boil over and explode. The Air France conflict does not sum up the state of France -Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh Tuesday, October 20, 2015 -French President Francois Hollande BBK reports 8pc increase in net profit to BD40.3m Driven by fees and commission income DT News Network Manama he Board of Directors of BBK yesterday approved the financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, announcing a registered net profit of BD40.3 million, an increase of 8 per cent over similar period of last year of BD 37.3m; with earnings of 38 fils per share (2014: 35 fils per share). Chairman of the Board of Directors Murad Ali Murad said, “Our strong and stable financial footing has enabled us to stay committed to our customers while investing in targeted growth opportunities, delivering sustainable growth, managing risk, and improving long-term financial performance and returns for our shareholders.” The growth in net profits was mainly driven by a notable growth in fees and commission income by 10.8pc to reach BD23.2m and T a 9.2pc growth in FX and investment income to reach BD13.6m, while Net interest income stood at BD52.7m. Given the ongoing bank-wide effective cost management, operating expenses increased reasonably by 2.7pc to amount to BD36.5m when compared to the corresponding period of last year, resulting in improved cost to income ratio from 41.3pc in September 2014 to 40.8pc as of September 30, 2015. The bank continued to follow a prudent approach in assessing and providing provisions for certain impaired asset classes. As of end of third quarter of 2015, the bank has increased its provisions reserve including voluntarily general provisions by BD14.3m (September 2014: BD13.1m), to account for expected and unexpected deterioration in its assets quality portfolio. The turbulence in the global stock markets caused by the Murad Ali Murad Chinese market crash and its corresponding impact on the large-scale volatility in stock prices, resulted in reducing the investment revaluation reserve of most financial institutions. Accordingly, BBK reported a negative BD28.1m revaluation reserve as of September 30, 2015 compared to reporting positive revaluation reserve of BD15.7m in similar period last Abdulkarim Bucheery year. As a consequence, the bank’s comprehensive income stood at BD8.6m, compared to BD51.8m reported for the same period of last year. The bank also reported a growth in net profit of 7.5pc to reach BD10.9m compared to BD10.2m reported for the same period of last year. Net interest income amounted to BD17.7m (2014: BD17.8m), while other income, including fees and commission, FX and investment income has recorded a positive growth of 13.2pc compared to the same period of last year to reach BD11.9m. Provision requirements for the third quarter of 2015 amounted to BD8.2m, compared to BD5.9m reported in similar quarter last year. Chief Executive Abdulkarim Bucheery said, “Our successful strategic plan continues to drive and flourish BBK’s sustainable growth and yields positive results year after year.” He added, “This year marks a new milestone in BBK’s journey as we will begin our next strategic plan in 2016. We are confident by the end of our next three years strategic plan, BBK will be even more superior to offer best quality to customers and more valuecreating for shareholders.” BBK’s balance sheet witnessed a growth of 11.6pc to reach BD3,715m as of end of September 2015, compared to BD3,331m reported in the corresponding period last year. As one of the key levers to fuel balance sheet growth and improve returns, nontrading investments securities increased by 6.0pc to amount to BD811m (2014: BD765m). Net loans and advances amounted to BD1,795m as of end of the third quarter of 2015 (September 2014: BD1,822), while customer deposits leaped to reach BD2,566m as of September 30, 2015, a 14.0pc increase when compared to BD2,250m reported in similar period of last year. BBK liquidity and funding position continues to be strong with liquid assets to total assets standing at 26.7pc (September 2014: 18.3pc), loan to total deposit ratio at 63.3pc (September 2014: 70.7pc), and capital adequacy ratio remained at comfortable levels well above the regulatory minimum of 12.5pc. ASRY begins erection of new landing craft DT News Network Manama SRY, the leading ship and rig repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has marked the commencement of erection of a new landing craft being constructed for the Bahrain Coast Guard (BCG) with a keel-laying ceremony. The event was attended by the yard’s Chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Alternate ASRY Board Director Hassan Ali Al Majid, ASRY Chief Executive Nils Kristian Berge and BCG Brigadier Ala Abdulla Seyadi. “As we lay this keel, we are seeing progress on the project continuing on schedule, with over 50 per cent of steel cutting already completed, and steel panel assembly well underway,” A Proceedings also included a tour of the steel production facility and a presentation confirmed ASRY New Construction & Engineering Senior Manager, Sauvir Sarkar, who is overseeing the project. Proceedings also included a tour of the steel production facility and a presentation in which, a full progress report was presented to Brigadier Ala Photo call during the event Abdulla Seyadi and his team. In the presentation, the interactive communication between ASRY and the BCG was highlighted, as several improvements to the project have already been made as a result of the regular cooperative meetings between the two parties’ development teams. BCG’s project manager Lt Col Jahangir Sarwar, praised the benefits of these fruitful interactions. The landing craft, to be delivered in the first half of 2016, marks ASRY’s first newbuild contract since launching the New Construction & Engineering division. It will be about 34.5m long, with two 500 kW engines, having a top speed of 10 knots and cargo deck capacity of 40 tonnes. BUSINESS Tuesday, October 20, 2015 23 StanChart names new CEO for Bahrain, GCC DT News Network Manama tandard Chartered announced the appointment of Dr. Boutros Klink as the new Chief Executive Officer for its business in Bahrain. He will also oversee the operations in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman. The appointment is effective immediately. Dr. Klink assumes this new position S Dr. Boutros Klink after four years as CEO of Standard Chartered Saudi Arabia. He brings with him a wealth of international and regional banking experience. Dr. Boutros Klink said, “I am privileged to be leading this strong franchise in Bahrain and the GCC. This region remains one of our important markets and we take great pride that Bahrain is where our journey in the Middle East began. We have a solid commitment to the country and to our stakeholders. We will continue to innovate and develop, reinforce our partnerships, deliver differentiated solutions, connect our clients to our network, and support the development of the Bahraini economy, its financial sector, and its communities.” Prior to leading Standard Chartered Bank’s Saudi franchise, Dr. Klink was the Head of Local Currency Rates, Foreign Exchange, and Credit Trading for Standard Chartered Bank in MENAP. His previous experience also includes senior positions at other international financial institutions including JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and UBS. Zain Bahrain marks 16.7pc profit rise Nine-month profit at BD3.412m COUNTRY/CURRENCIES SOUTH AFRICAN RAND US DOLLARS CANADIAN DOLLAR PERUVIAN NUEVO SOL INDIAN RUPEE BANGLADESH TAKA CHINESE YUAN HONG KONG DOLLAR INDONESIAN RUPIAH JAPANESE YEN KOREAN WON SRI LANKAN RUPEE MALAYSIAN RINGGIT NEPALESE RUPEE PHILIPPINE PESO PAKISTAN RUPEE SINGAPORE DOLLAR THAI BAHT AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR EURO SWISS FRANC CZECH KORUNE BRITISH POUND TURKISH LIRA SAUDI RIYAL UAE DIRHAMS QATAR RIYAL KUWAITI DINAR OMANI RIYAL EGYPTIAN POUND JORDANIAN DINAR LEBANESE POUND MOROCCAN DIRHAMS SYRIAN POUND YEMENI RIYAL BUY SELL 37.037 2.6667 3.5125 7.6923 176.9912 209.0301 17.1233 21.5008 39200.3136 323.6246 3365.417 384.6154 11.655 322.5307 125.9446 273.7746 3.712 95.2381 3.7133 3.9714 2.3832 2.5981 87.7193 1.7379 8.016 10 9.7561 9.6899 0.8052 1.0299 20.7469 1.8839 4221.1904 26.2467 952.381 911.1617 32.4675 2.6455 3.3512 7.6923 168.9189 197.4724 16.2075 20.0361 33322.2259 301.2048 2583.0449 330.033 10.7759 263.1247 118.4834 256.2368 3.5842 91.9963 3.5348 3.8197 2.2936 2.4704 44.6429 1.6773 7.3378 9.9256 9.7135 9.6209 0.7955 1.0195 19.5313 1.8608 3810.9756 23.753 574.7126 541.272 Rates are for indication purpose only. For firm rates or for currencies not listed above please call Bahrain Financing Company. Telephone: 17228888, Website: www.bfc.com.bh COUNTRY 1 US DLR 1 UK STG 1 SFR 100 YEN 0.3173 BAHRAIN 0.3770 0.5830 0.3962 KUWAIT 0.2855 33.9174 0.3001 0.2403 OMAN 0.3849 0.3662 0.4045 0.3240 QATAR 3.6420 3.4654 3.8276 3.0657 UAE 3.6730 3.4949 3.8602 3.0918 SAUDI 3.7500 3.5681 3.9411 3.1566 DT News Network Manama ain Bahrain yesterday announced its results for the nine-month period to September 30, 2015. The operator recorded net profit of BD3.412 million (US$9.026m) for the ninemonth period compared to BD2.924m (US$7.735m) for the corresponding period in 2014, representing an increase of 16.7 per cent. Net profit for the three months amounted to BD1.338m (US$3.539m) compared to BD700,000 (US$1.851m) reported for the same period in 2014, an increase of 91pc. EBITDA was BD21.0m (US$55.555m), representing a 38.6pc margin, compared Z Net profit for the three months amounted to BD1.338m compared to BD700,000 reported in 2014 to BD20.2m (US$53.439m) for the previous year. The company recorded revenues of BD53.630m (US$141.878m) for the nine months, a decrease of 7.6pc from the same period in 2014, which stood at BD54.041 m (US$142.965m) while representing 5pc growth from the second quarter of Sheikh Ahmed 2015 (from BD17.489m to BD18.508m). The rise in company’s profits was marked by strong positioning in data and the drive of efficiencies across the operation. At the end of the third quarter, Zain Bahrain maintained a strong growth in its customer base by 3pc (from 787,000 to 814,000 active customers) while demand for broadband services increased. Commenting on the company’s financial results, Zain Bahrain’s Chairman, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Ali Al Khalifa said, “Our continued focus on maximizing customer experience has enabled Zain Bahrain to maintain its market leadership resulting in an encouraging set of financial and operational results.” “We ended the third quarter with a growing customer base and positive financial results. We will continue to drive our operations towards growth and allow a better alignment with the competitive environment of the industry,” said Sheikh Ahmed. Gulf Air launches Early Bird campaign DT News Network Manama ulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, has launched a two-month “Early Bird” campaign, slashing fares for passengers travelling across the airline’s network from now until mid-December to winter special destinations such as Istanbul, London and Moscow and to popular year-round summer destinations including Bangkok, Manila and Mumbai. Economy class fares start from BD167 to Istanbul, and BD135 to Mumbai while the Early Bird fares to other GCC destinations start from BD46, which is to Doha. Gulf Air A/Chief Commercial Officer Ahmed Janahi said, “Following a busy summer travel period, we are pleased to offer these attractive fares for passengers wishing to visit a range of Gulf Air destinations. We are committed to delivering the best service at competitive G Gulf Air A 320 Aircraft prices, which will appeal to our valued passengers.” Gulf Air flights can be booked online at gulfair.com, by calling the airline’s 24 hour Worldwide Contact Centre on (+973) 1737 3737, or through any Gulf Air sales office and approved travel agencies. The airline’s official website, gulfair.com offers Gulf Air Tours, giving visitors access to the convenient facility of not only fare bookings but also hotel reservations, sightseeing activities, airport transfers, car rentals, rail ticket and travel insurance purchases. 24 BUSINESS Tuesday, October 20, 2015 BIPEX from Nov 5 to 7 Naseej BSC to participate in BIPEX as platinum sponsor DT News Network Manama aseej BSC (c), announced its participation as platinum sponsor in the upcoming Bahrain International Property Exposition 2015, which will be held in Bahrain under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa from November 5-7, at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. General Manager of Naseej Ahmed Al Hammadi, said, “We are pleased to announce our presence at BIPEX 2015, as it gives us the opportunity to present our projects to the market. We also see a great deal of benefit that BIPEX has to offer in relation to Bahrain’s real estate sector. It develops the real estate industry in the country with respect to real estate projects, construction and infrastructure development. He also noted that Naseej N will be showcasing its large scale affordable housing project “Jumana” in Al Madina Al Shamaliya, which is considered to be the largest and most unique Public-PrivatePartnership (PPP) with the Ministry of Housing Bahrain, in relation to its overall size and value. The PPP involves the development of social and affordable housing units in Al Madina Al Shamaliya and Al Luwzi. The project “Jumana” offers affordable villas and apartments developed in an attractive and quiet island setting for Bahrainis, away from the crowded areas at considerably low prices. He said all 165 villas have been sold to Bahrainis in a very short time frame underlining the attractiveness of these units in terms of price and layouts of homes. He said that the company is offering the apartments for sale within Jumana consisting of 202 units, which are 2, 3 and Naseej’s project “Jumana” offers affordable villas and apartments developed in an attractive and quiet island setting 4 bedrooms-type with built-up areas ranging between 117-235 square meters at prices as low as BD44,800. “Since we started construction of the first floors of the apartment buildings, we have seen confidence and strong demand in the market. Calls regarding the apartments have increased 60 per cent last month and sale of apartments have also tripled in the same time period. People really appreciate the sea Greece’s creditors back in Athens Athens reece and its international creditors are due this week to resume talks in Athens over reforms demanded from the debt-ridden government in exchange for bailout funds, the finance ministry said. Hours later, leading union GSEE said it was calling a general strike on November 12 against the measures. “Workers and unions cannot and must not remain G VKL organising property show DT News Network [email protected] Manama KL Builders India Pvt Ltd., the offspring of VKL Group of Companies, is organising a property show that started yesterday and will continue until tomorrow. The show will be held from 10am to 10pm at Al Namal Building second Floor, Segaya, Salmania. For more info contact: 34224597, 3680677, 32232491. V “Workers and unions cannot and must not remain inactive in view of the criminal measures applied now and in future,” GSEE said inactive in view of the criminal measures applied now and in future,” GSEE said in a statement. The European Commission’s Declan Costello, the European Central Bank’s Rasmus Rueffer, Nicola Giammarioli from the European Stability Mechanism and Delia Velculescu of the International Monetary Fund are expected in Athens today as mission chiefs for the creditor organisations. They are to meet Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and other Greek officials, local media said. It will be the team’s first visit to Greece since left-wing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returned to power after a snap vote on September 20. views and how close they are to the beach.” Al Hammadi stressed the importance of the Bahrain International Property Exposition 2015 to the real estate sector in Bahrain as it is considered one of the largest and most important real estate exhibitions in Bahrain. It regularly draws many developers, investors and customers from inside and outside Bahrain. Saudi delaying payments Riyadh audi Arabia is reportedly delaying payments to government contractors, as the kingdom moves into a deficit for the first time hurt by declines in oil prices. According to the report citing unnamed sources, companies in the infrastructure sectors have been waiting for more than six months to get paid. The delay, according to the unnamed sources, was also impacted by the government’s decision to seek price cuts on S contracts, a Times of Oman report said. The report also says that Saudi Arabia is tackling the slump in crude, which accounts for about 80 per cent of revenue, by tapping foreign reserves, cutting spending and selling bonds. Net foreign assets fell by about $82 billion at the end of August after reaching an all- time high last year, the report said adding that the country has raised 55 billion riyals($15bn) from debt issuance this year. Renovation of Gulf Executive Residence completed DT News Network Manama he Gulf Hotel, Bahrain’s legendary and iconic hotel in the Kingdom has announced the complete refurbishment of The Gulf Executive Residence. The 97 premiums luxurious one to three bed-room serviced and fully-furnished apartments are now available for long and short stays. Located at The Gulf Hotel Bahrain, the newly renovated Gulf Executive Residence T is among the first new apartments constructed in March 2006 and heralded the arrival of the newest luxury residence in Bahrain, offering breathtaking views of Gudaibiya Bay and Manama City. Each apartment is distinctive in its modern luxurious furnishings. All residents have easy access to the stunning lagoon swimming pool with waterfalls, whirlpool, health club and two-tiered decking, beautifully surrounded by the perfectly manicured and landscaped gardens. With over 16 food and beverage restaurants and bars at your fingertips, there is endless choice of dining options, without having to even move your car. “The Renovation has resulted in brand-new interiors for our 97 premiums luxurious one to three bedroomed serviced and fullyfurnished apartments,” said General Manager Rahim Photo call during the event Abu Omar. “Featuring European kitchen designs, with white oak floors, washer- dryers, and new entertainment systems, our owners continue to commit to the highest standard of luxury living, by providing the best Hospitality Care in market,” he added. BUSINESS 25 Al Zayani reviews historical trade relations with India Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Luncheon meeting organised by Bahrain Indian Society DT News Network Manama he Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani participated in a luncheon meeting organised by Bahrain T Indian Society in presence of Indian Ambassador Alok Kumar Sinha and society’s chairman Mohammed Dadabhai. The meeting was held at the Diplomat Hotel and attended by a number of society’s members and businessmen. In a visual presentation, the minister touched upon regulatory developments, procedures and steps undertaken by the Ministry to provide more facilities to investors. The minister reviewed the depth of historical trade relations between Bahrain and India and stated that the total trade between the two countries in 2014 touched US$955 million. India exports is valued at US$504m and Bahrain at US$450m. “In addition there are 2,373 Bahraini companies operating with Indian investors and 18 Indian companies and 150 Indian commercial agencies working in Bahrain,” he said. The minister also presented the decision of the Council of Ministers to merge tourism and exhibitions and the expected positive result of this merge. It should be noted that the Bahrain India Society was formed as a non-profit Al Zayani addresses the audience organisation in 2008 by a group of leading Bahraini and Indian businessmen to contribute to the development and strengthening of the centuries-old friendly relationship between the two countries. Headed by Mohammed Dadabhai, the society seeks to take advantage of the development in civil society to actively work and strengthen ties between the two countries. Al Zayani along with other officials at the event Ahli United Bank appoints new Non-Executive Director DT News Network [email protected] Manama hli United Bank (UK) PLC has announced the appointment of David Hodgkinson as Non-Executive Director in replacement of David Casson, who will retire in November after 10 years of valued service. David Hodgkinson has worked with the HSBC group since 1969. He was Group Chief Operating Officer of HSBC Holdings PLC from May 2006 until his retirement from the company in December A 2008. During his time with HSBC, he held a number of senior management positions, including Managing Director of the Saudi British Bank, CEO of HSBC Bank Middle East, Chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited and HSBC Bank A S Turkey. He also served as a Director of HSBC Bank Egypt SAE. More recently, David has been Executive Chairman and Non-Executive Chairman of Allied Irish Banks from 2010 to 2014. The appointment was made with effect from September 23, 2015. Hodgkinson will also sit on the Audit & Compliance Committee of Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC. AUB’s Chairman Hamad Al Humaidhi commented, “We are delighted to appoint such a highly experienced individual to join the Board as a Non-Executive Director.” “He brings a wealth of experience and expertise across numerous and relevant geographies. I am certain David will make an important contribution in the years to come to AUB (UK)’s growth and business developments,” he added. The Information and Communication Technology committee of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry headed by board member Ahmed Bin Hindi held its regular meeting at Bait Al Tijjar. The meeting deliberated about the preparations for holding the Business Roundup event in coordination with the Enterprise Initiative Centre of BCCI. It also discussed the activities on the sidelines of the event including the opening ceremony, the exhibition, and the B2B meetings. Bahrain real estate sector demonstrates resilience DT News Network [email protected] Manama lthough residential rents have remained stable across the popular expatriate areas, there has been an increase in demand particularly for housing in the northwestern areas of the country, including Sar, Budaiya and Jasra, with many compounds achieving full occupancy, stated the Q3 2015 Bahrain MarketView by global property consulting firm CBRE. A “There has been a decrease in the level of Saudi Arabian oil-related companies securing executive staff accommodation. However, tenants working within the nonhydrocarbon sector appear to be covering this shortfall up to this point,” commented Director, Middle East Research, CBRE Bahrain, Steve Mayes. Reef Island, located in the heart of Manama, providing predominantly apartment accommodation continues to attract city workers, seeking a secure waterfront lifestyle with ease of access to the CBD and entertainment facilities. The average occupancy across Reef Island rental properties is about 95 per cent. Due to open in late 2016, Reef Island Resort will provide luxury villa accommodation and facilities catering to both the short and longterm markets. On average, Juffair rental rates have not seen a significant increase across different residential classes. However, there remains a strong demand for this area, supported by the American Naval Base housing requirements. Following the success of the first Fontana Towers, Kooheji contractors are in the final stages of construction for Fontana Gardens, which has been reportedly been fully sold on a freehold basis. Work has also started on Fontana Suites, which has also been met with a positive response from buyers. Bahrain Bay announced its latest project: Water Bay, during Cityscape 2015. Bin Faqeeh Real Estate Investment Company has purchased three plots of land for development of a mixed use, predominantly residential complex in Bahrain Bay, which will be the first residential offering within the master planned project. Water Bay will offer three 10-storey residences with about 600 luxury apartments and ground floor retail. Completion is expected in 2017, stated the report. 26 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Yemen ready for UN talks Ending Conflict Riyadh he Yemeni government has agreed to participate in UN-sponsored talks with rebels aimed at ending the country’s conflict, spokesman Rajeh Badi said yesterday. Saudi Arabia, which has since March led an Arab coalition air campaign against Shia Huthi rebels in support of the government of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, welcomed Yemen’s decision. The United Nations is yet to announce the date and location for the proposed talks, but Badi said that the likely venue was Geneva. “Yes, we have agreed to take part” in the talks, the government spokesman said. He confirmed over the weekend that UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed had delivered an invitation T Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, fire heavy artillery (File Photo) to fresh talks with Iran-backed Huthi rebels and their ally, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. However, Badi declined to comment on whether Hadi’s government had been given any guarantees over its demand for the withdrawal of rebels from territories seized across Yemen. UN Security Council Resolution 2216 calls for the withdrawal of rebel forces from captured territories and for them to lay down their arms. The Saudi foreign ministry “hailed” Hadi’s “readiness to resume political consultations”, according to a statement carried by SPA state news agency. It also described the reported decision of the Huthis to accept Resolution 2216 as a “step in the right direction towards ending the Yemen crisis”. Around 4,500 civilians have been killed in the conflict since March. A first attempt to hold peace talks in Geneva in June between progovernment forces and Huthi rebels collapsed without the warring parties even sitting down in the same room. Last month, Hadi’s government backed away from UN-sponsored talks that were to be held in Oman, insisting the rebels first withdraw from captured territory. The Huthis overran the capital Sanaa unopposed in September 2014 and went on to battle for control of several regions, aided by renegade troops loyal to Saleh. In July, loyalist forces backed by the Saudi-led coalition evicted the rebels from five southern provinces and have since set their sights on Sanaa. Powerful explosion rips through Rio neighbourhood Eritrean dies after mistakenly shot A rescue worker and a dog search for victims after an explosion stockpiled gas canisters,” Rio Rio de Janeiro powerful explosion Mayor Eduardo Paes told suspected to be caused by Globo. The canisters were illegally stockpiled gas canisters stockpiled at a pizza restaurant, ripped through a Rio de Janeiro local media reported. More than 20 buildings, neighbourhood yesterday, injuring at least seven people including two restaurants and a and destroying homes and pharmacy, were destroyed. The shockwave broke windows in businesses. “It was most likely caused by residential buildings hundreds a gas explosion due to illegally of meters (yards) away. Jerusalem n Eritrean man has died after being mistakenly shot and beaten by a mob during an attack in Israel, as a wave of violence spread fear and defied international calls for calm. Sunday night’s mob violence came after a gunman also armed with a knife stormed a bus station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, shooting dead 19-year-old Israeli soldier Omri Levi and wounding around 10 others. The gunman, identified as 21-year-old Arab Israeli Mohannad Al Aqaby, was killed, while a security guard at the bus station shot the 29-yearold Eritrean thinking he was a second attacker. A mob also beat him, media reported. Video A A US State Secretary John Kerry called yesterday for an end to the wave of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence, but said “Israel has every right in the world to protect itself” that spread online appears to show the Eritrean lying on the ground after being shot and receiving blows to the head and body from angry bystanders. Police identified him as Habtom Zarhum, with Israeli media A Palestinian youth raises a knife during clashes with Israeli security forces (unseen) in the West Bank city of Tulkarem describing him as an asylum seeker, like many Eritreans who have come to Israel. The police promised an investigation. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Urgent repair work could silence Big Ben clock London ondon’s 156-year-old Big Ben clock - which has already shown signs of its age this year by chiming late - may now need major repairs that could leave one of the British capital’s major landmarks silent and covered in scaffolding for months to come. The five-ton clock, including its four-metre (12-foot) long minute hand, needs extensive work to fix water erosion and cracks in the masonry, a survey by a parliamentary committee found. Over 31 years have passed since similar works were last carried out. A long period without its L London’s Big Ben may now need major repairs familiar hourly chimes would “Committees of both Houses be the first since 1976 when it are currently considering the stopped tolling intermittently study and will provide advice for 26 days over nine months. to inform the business case for how best to proceed,” a parliamentary spokeswoman said. “No decisions on works, timescales or costs have been agreed,” she added in a statement. A parliamentary source told the Sunday Times newspaper the refit could cost up to 40 million pounds ($60m) and last three years. The clock is in such a dilapidated state that it is “ready to fail,” the source said. In August, the bell started to chime up to six seconds late every hour, prompting a thorough check of the clock’s pendulum and gears. The five-ton clock needs extensive work to fix water erosion and cracks in the masonry Big Ben’s woes match those of the Houses of Parliament, which adjoin the tower and are themselves in need of restoration work that could cost as much as 5.7 billion pounds and take 32 years, according to a report published in June. (Reuters) warned Israelis against vigilantism after the Eritrean man died. “We are a lawabiding country. No one must take the law into their own hands,” Netanyahu said. Hurricane Olaf heads towards central Pacific Miami urricane Olaf gained strength yesterday as it churned far offshore heading towards the central Pacific, US forecasters said, warning it was on track to become more powerful. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said that Olaf, a Category 2 storm, was forecast to become a major hurricane. At 0900 GMT, the storm was located some 1,415 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 miles per hour, the Miami-based NHC said. Olaf is moving west at about 12 miles per hour, and is expected to turn to the west-northwest. H 27 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 US F-16 struck by enemy fire in Afghan Kabul US F-16 was struck by enemy fire in eastern Afghanistan, military officials said, in a rare instance of an advanced fighter jet coming under a Taliban-claimed attack. The multi-million dollar jet sustained significant damage, forcing it to jettison its fuel tanks and munitions before returning to base, officials said. The attack occurred last Tuesday in the Sayid Karam district of eastern Paktia province, much of which is under control of the Taliban, who have been waging an insurgency against US-led A NATO forces and government troops since they were forced from power in 2001. The militant group claimed they had downed the jet in a statement posted on Twitter that evening, but when contacted for comment, the US military initially said it had no “operational reporting to support the Taliban claims”. Photographs of the site obtained by AFP and seen by J. Chacko, an open-source military analyst based in London, indicated the jet had lost two “drop-tanks” -- fuel tanks used to extend flight time -- an air-to-ground missile, and two other unguided bombs. They also show masked militants posing with the hardware. When presented with the images, the US military confirmed in a statement late Saturday: “On October 13, a US F-16 encountered small arms fire in the Paktia Province in Afghanistan. The surface to air fire impacted one of the aircraft’s stabilisers and caused damage to one of the munitions. “The pilot jettisoned two fuel tanks and three munitions before safely returning to base. The pilot received no injuries and safely returned to base.” The Taliban have shot down several military helicopters using small-arms fire, but never an F-16 -- an advanced jet capable of supersonic speeds and reaching heights of 50,000 feet, which have been deployed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the US-led military in 2001. Since the 2014 drawdown, the US Air Force has maintained one squadron of F-16s at Bagram Air Base. The latest generation of the F-16 has a price tag of more than $100 million per jet according to a deal reached with the Iraqi Air Force last year, which included spare parts and a support package. Afghan Taliban militants gather around parts of a US F-16 aircraft that was struck over in Sayid Karam district of eastern Paktia province French plane flew very close: Russia Paris rejects allegation Cancelled wedding becomes meal for homeless New York fter a wedding in California was called off, the bride’s family decided to invite homeless people to the reception meal instead. The bride’s mother, Kari Duane, said her daughter told her that she and her fiancé had decided not to go ahead with the event. Rather than cancel, Ms Duane invited homeless people to the feast at Sacramento’s Citizen Hotel. About 90 turned up to enjoy steak, salad, salmon and other delicacies. One of those who took up the invitation, Rashad Abdullah, arrived with his wife and five children. “When you’re going A Representative picture through a hard time and a struggle to get out to do something different and with your family, it was really a blessing,” Abdullah told local television station KCRA. The bride’s mother said she had mixed feelings about the day. “Even though my husband and I were feeling very sad for our daughter, it was heart-warming to see so many people be there and enjoy a meal,’’ Ms Duane said. Enjoy coffee and free Wi-Fi at Dubai bus stops Abu Dhabi aiting for a bus can often be a tedious experience, but travellers in Dubai will soon be able to put the time to good use. The emirate’s transport authority has announced a host of new features for 100 bus stops across its network, including free wi-fi, phone charging points, and mini cafes serving tea, coffee and nibbles. They’ll also be fitted with kiosks that enable people to pay bills, top up their mobile phone credit, or even book airline tickets, the report says. The free wi-fi will be time limited, however, to stop W Bus stops to get free wi-fi people misusing the service. “We have not decided the time limit, but it will decided taking into consideration the average waiting time at a particular bus stop,” says Mohammad Al Ali from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The upgraded shelters, which are due to be ready for use by the end of January, will be sited at the busiest stops on Dubai’s bus network. (BBC) Moscow ussia’s foreign ministry accused a French military plane yesterday of approaching “dangerously close” to a passenger jet carrying an official parliamentary delegation as it flew through French airspace. Paris, however, quickly dismissed the allegation and said that the jet involved in the incident was actually Swiss. The ministry in Moscow said in a statement that it had summoned France’s ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert to “give an explanation” of the incident. “A plane of the French airforce flew dangerously close to a jet with a Russian parliamentary delegation headed by the Russian State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin,” the statement said, adding the officials were travelling to a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. “The ambassador was It was us on a routine check, says Swiss min R Geneva he Swiss defence ministry said a Swiss F/A-18 warplane approached a Russian official jet for “a routine check” yesterday after Russia blamed a French plane for what it said was a dangerous manoeuvre. The check took place over the Swiss city of Bienna at 10:22am, ministry spokesman Peter Minder said, adding: “It was a normal check by the Swiss air force... a close check, we made visual contact with the pilot and noted the registration. Everything was in order. It was a verification, a routine check.” T Picture for representative purpose made aware of Russia’s deep concern over what happened,” it said, adding “actions like these by Paris undermine the possibility of using France as a place for multilateral meetings and talks.” France’s foreign ministry rebuffed the Russian claim, saying that “it was a Swiss plane, an F18, and no French military plane is involved.” Naryshkin’s spokeswoman Yevgenia Chugunova said the warplane flew so close that members of the delegation could take a picture. “I can confirm that this incident involving a French military plane happened this morning,” she said. “We saw it very close.” Egypt vote: 15-16pc turnout on Day 1 Cairo he first day of a parliamentary election in Egypt saw 15-16 per cent of voters in the country turn out to cast ballots, Prime Minister Sharif Ismail said yesterday. Voting for the much-delayed 596-member parliament is being staged in two phases T ending December 2, with the first round of polling across 14 of Egypt’s 27 provinces beginning on Sunday. “The turnout on the first day was between 15 and 16pc,” Ismail said, quoted by state news agency MENA. Sunday’s turnout was sharply lower than the 62pc registered in the first stage of the previous parliamentary election in 2011. That election had been held over three stages, and in the first round there was voting in nine of the 27 provinces. That parliament was dissolved in June 2012, just days before Islamist Mohamed Morsi was elected as president, the country’s first freely elected leader. The 2011 election, the country’s first democratic vote, had been held when Egypt was gripped by a revolutionary fervour following the ouster of veteran leader Hosni Mubarak after a 18-day popular uprising. 28 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 #PollToday Will EU’s proposed forum with Internet firms be able to curb online extremism? Yes No Can’t Say Rest in sight Assad can stay only until transition council: Saudi President Bashar Al Assad can hold onto power in wartorn Syria only until a transitional council of opposition and government figures has been set up, the Saudi foreign minister said. Turkish PM: We’re not a concentration camp Refugee crisis Istanbul urkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday his country was “not a concentration camp” and would not host migrants permanently to appease the EU, which wants Turkey to stop the flow of people to Europe. “We cannot accept an understanding like ‘give us the money and they stay in Turkey’. T Turkey is not a concentration camp,” Davutoglu said in a live television interview a day after talks with Germany’s Angela Merkel on the migrant crisis. “I said this to Merkel too. No one should expect Turkey to turn into a concentration camp where all the refugees stay in,” he said. The talks had however resulted in a “positive response” Migrants and refugees cross the Croatia-Slovenia border in Trnovec to the government’s request for visa liberalisation, he said. And in exchange Davutoglu agreed that “illegal immigration should be properly kept under control, therefore we will set up joint mechanisms” to contain the historic flow of Syrians Oslo moves to ban cars from city centre Oslo’s new leftist city council said yesterday it wants to ban private cars from the downtown area by 2019. For more, catch us online at: www.newsofbahrain.com /DailyTribunenews /DT_TopTweets New York he FBI and the Secret Service are investigating reports that CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email had been hacked, although no classified information had been accessed, CNN said. The New York Post reported on Monday that a high school student claimed to have hacked into Brennan’s private AOL account and the Comcast account of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. The hacker told the Post Brennan’s private account contained sensitive files including his 47-page application for top-secret security clearance. The CIA T US and Afghan troops drove a military vehicle through a locked gate at a Doctors Without Borders hospital, the Pentagon acknowledged yesterday. French President Francois Hollande said yesterday a deal would be reached at an upcoming climate conference in Paris. and others escaping conflict, persecution and poverty who use Turkey as a gateway to Europe. “We spoke of three billion euros ($3.4bn) as ‘fresh money’ but it is not a fixed sum. Our (financial) needs may increase,” he said. US probing reports CIA chief’s AOL account hacked US confirms gate forced open at Afghan hospital There will be a climate deal in Paris: Hollande Berkasovo roatia has opened its border with Serbia, removing one of the bottlenecks for thousands of stranded migrants trying to make their way north. About 3,000 people had been stuck in cold and wet weather in the Serbian border village of Berkasovo, after Croatia moved to curb new arrivals. The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) had described conditions there as “dire”. Many remain stranded near the Croatia-Slovenia border. The Balkan route has been squeezed by restrictions. C A migrant wears a blanket and an umbrella as he waits, with other migrants, to enter Croatia Four held in Turkey over Ankara attack A criminal court in Turkey has ordered the detention of four people over a deadly Ankara attack, as the country’s PM said one of the two suicide bombers involved had been officially identified. Croatia opens border to migrants Residents push a tricycle on a flooded highway in Santa Rosa town, Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, a day after typhoon Koppu hit Aurora province. Residents of flooded farming villages in the Philippines were trapped on their rooftops and animals floated down fast-rising rivers, as deadly Typhoon Koppu dumped more intense rain does not believe any classified information was compromised, according to CNN. The teenager said he accessed Johnson’s account and also listened to his voicemails, the newspaper reported. “We are aware of the media report, however as a matter of policy, we do not comment on the secretary’s personal security,” a DHS spokesman said. According to the Post, the hacker described himself as an American high school student who is not Muslim and was motivated by opposition to US foreign policy and support for Palestine. Floating city appears in the sky over China Beijing eople in China claim to have seen a floating city in the sky after a mirage in the shape of a cityscape appeared in the clouds over Jiangxi and Foshan. The mysterious apparition, which many believe to have been supernatural, seemed to form a perfect city skyline when it was spotted by residents. While some P people think they have seen a parallel universe, weather experts are saying the unusual sighting was down to an optical illusion known as a Fata Morgana - a type of mirage, which distorts objects that are far away. The meteorological phenomenon caused the light from skyscrapers to be reflected and appear to be higher than they really are. This would explain the eerie image floating above parts of China. Though for some, this simple explanation isn’t good enough. Conspiracy theorists who believe NASA will one day simulate the second coming of Christ through holograms think the mirage is further proof of their theories. People in China claim to have seen a floating city in the sky SPORTS Tuesday, October 20, 2015 29 Neymar’s form spurs Barca Preview Barysaw arcelona can take a big step towards the last 16 of the Champions League for a 12th consecutive season when they travel to face BATE Borisov in the cold of Belarus today. The depleted Catalans will again be without Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta, but can count on an on-fire Neymar after he smashed four past Rayo Vallecano in a 5-2 win on Saturday. Barca boss Luis Enrique described the Brazilian star as “unstoppable” as he has taken on the responsibility of leading the European champions in Messi’s absence. The player himself proudly declared his performance against Rayo as one of his best for the club as he left the Camp Nou with the match ball signed by all of his B Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior teammates at the weekend. stop and we have to sign a “Hopefully Neymar doesn’t lot more balls for him,” said midfielder Ivan Rakitic. Messi scored twice when the ITF tourney from Oct 26 to 31 Aidan Payne /DTNN [email protected] Manama mmar Al Hogbani a 16-year-old from the US ranked 288 in the world will be the top ranked player A in the boys’ category of the Seventh International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors Championships to be hosted by the Bahrain Tennis Club at its premises in Juffair. The championships features Bahrain-based Croatian Frana Ugarkovic boys/girls singles and doubles from October 26 to 31, starting with qualifying rounds for both boys/girls singles this Saturday and Sunday. The next three ranked boys’ players are Mohammed Abdel Aziz (407) of Egypt, Carlos Kelaidis (574) of Switzerland and Mohamad Gomaa (620) of Egypt. Aside from Hamad Essam Abdul A’al, Yousef Ashraf, Hassan Al Qattan and Elyas Abdulnabi who are participating in a training camp in Thailand prior to the championships and the GCC Under 16 Junior Championships next month in Doha, Qatar, Bahrain also has additional entrants including Mohammed Essam Abdul A’al (1901), Ali Dawani (2265), Omar Qaed and Yousif Dhaif. The girls’ category is headed by top ranked German Emelie Luisa Schwarte (480), followed by Ahlam Shawkat (501) of Egypt, Donia Abdel-Aziz (561) of Great Britain and fellow Briton Lily Reynolds (633). Bahrain based players who have registered are Croatian Frana Ugarkovic (1872), Areej Fareh (2319) of Chinese Taipei, along with Kalpaka Pradip from India and Manni Zhang and Ridah Nayeemullah of Bahrain. Event gold sponsors are Solidarity Group Holding BSC and E K Kanoo and the event is being held in collaboration with the General Organisation for Youth and Sports and under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Hamad Eid top scores in Security win DT News Network Manama ecurity defeated Engineering 6-2 in the fifth round of matches in the Bapco Interdepartmental Bowling League at the Bapco Club in Awali, as the victory was spearheaded for Security by Hamad Eid (274) high game of the week and (723) high series of the week and top scoring for Engineering was Abdul Hadi Al Baghali (217) game and Ahmed Jawad (588) series. In another match, Retirees were 6-2 winners over the Ladies team with the top scorers S for Retirees being Mohammed Falah (219) game and (598) series and for the Ladies Renad Tareq (210) game and team captain Nazeeha Ahmad (554) series. Other results (player, game, series): Drilling (Khaled Al Refaei, 226, 621) drew with Production (Ahmad Janahi, 220, 621) 4-4. Refining (Mazen Al Zayed, 217, 606) bt Tatweer (Yaseen Al Ansari, 220, 639) 6-2. Projects (Esa Akbar, 194, Hassan Kamal Hubaishi, 533) bt Public Relations (Salah Ghaith, 222, 639) 6-2. sides last met in Belarus four years ago as Barca cruised to a 5-0 win. However, the impact of injuries to the Argentine, Iniesta and Rafinha, allied to a one-year ban on registering new players has left Barca with a very stretched squad for a run of six games in 19 days. A come from behind win against Bayer Leverkusen in their last European outing did at least put Barca back on course for the last 16 after opening their campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Roma. Enrique’s men will be expected to pick up six points from their two clashes with BATE in the next fortnight with the safety net of knowing Messi will be fit for their final two group games at home to Roma and away to Leverkusen. “We need to recover well, ‘A Thrust’ tops first class competition DT News Network Manama ahya Ahmed riding ‘A Thrust’ (34.59 seconds) came out on top in the first class of the Adults and Juniors competition first training session of Bahrain Royal Endurance and Equestrian Federation (BREEF) Show Jumping Competition at the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Equestrian Centre in Sakhir at the weekend. Riders had to negotiate over obstacles 80-95 cms in height over two phases. For the first contest, Equestrian Yahya Ahmed on the horse ‘A Thrust’ got the first position with a time of for 34.59 seconds. Second place went to Hussain Dadallah on riding Dilmun Y Information Technology Department (Kumar Nair, 235, 612) bt Land Management (Ahmad Buchiri, 213, 530) 8-0. Top scoring for Engineering was Abdul Hadi Al Baghali (217) game and Ahmed Jawad (588) series Hamad Eid we have a lot of games in a row and that means we are doing well because you are in all competitions,” added Rakitic. “We will prepare well for Tuesday and if something hurts a little you just have to grit your teeth and keep going. That is all we can do.” BATE go into the game against the Spanish giants full of confidence after sealing a 10th consecutive league title on Friday with 2-0 win over Vitebsk. The Belarusians are also well in the fight to qualify for the knockout stages for the first time in their fifth year in the competition. A 3-2 win over Roma last time out means Alyaksandr Yermakovich’s side are level with Leverkusen in second place in Group E, just a point behind Barca. Action from the showjumping (37.75), third to Ahmed Mansour on Edward Doe (42.83), fourth Elias Mohammed on Ghana (47.28) and fifth to Abdullah Al Awadhi on Twister (47.99). In the second class also for Adults and Juniors over 100-115 cms obstacles, the winner was Ahmed Mansour on Edward Doe (40.13), second was Ahmed Al Jahrami on Elvin (43.70), third Hussain Dadallah on Dilmun (49.86), fourth Ali Essa on Griffin (38.14) and fifth Ahmed Al Alawi on Onrick (43.83). Member and Chairman of the Show Jumping Committee at BREEF Shaikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Khalifa stressed that the event was an important exercise as riders and horses prepare for the new season which officially starts on November 14. Walcott backs Arsenal team 30 SPORTS Tuesday, October 20, 2015 London heo Walcott insists Arsenal will salvage their Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich today by emulating their ruthless demolition of Manchester United. Arsene Wenger’s side are in severe danger of failing to reach the knockout stages for the first time in 16 years after two dismal defeats. The Gunners were beaten at Dinamo Zagreb and then suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to Olympiakos, leaving them pointless at the bottom of Group F. Another loss when Bayern visit the Emirates Stadium would put Arsenal on the verge of a stunning exit and, with so much on the line, the German champions’ imperious form this season makes facing them even more daunting opponents. Yet Arsenal go into the crunch clash in good form after winning 3-0 at Watford on Saturday. United, the intensity of our game was different to what it was like against Olympiakos in the Champions League. “We want put it right and we just need to work hard, and that is what it comes down to. “If everyone is doing their job on the day it is difficult to beat us. “We know the talent is there. We haven’t started in the Champions League how we would have liked to, but we will work hard and try to put it right.” T Damaging blow Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (centre) laughs as he joins team-mates England forward Walcott rout of United in the Premier capable of getting results against Bayern Munich and we claims the north Londoners League earlier in October. “We just need to move obviously want to put things will have no reason to fear Bayern if they tear into them on from the first couple of right,” Walcott said. “Looking at our last home with the kind of high-tempo (European) results, they have attacking style that led to a 3-0 happened. We know we are match against Manchester Sehwag mulls retirement New Delhi ormer Indian opener Virender Sehwag, on Monday, said that he was considering retiring from international cricket in order to participate in the Masters Champions League (MCL), a Twenty20 tournament scheduled to be played in the UAE in February 2016. Amidst widespread rumours of him already having retired, Sehwag clarified that he was mulling the possibility of considering the MCL, the tournament for retired professional cricketers. A first of its kind, the MCL will involve high-profile former international cricketers from around the world. The league has been formally approved by the Emirates Cricket Board, which makes it official for the F Bayern have won on each of their last two visits to the Emirates en route to knocking out the Gunners in the last 16 in 2013 and 2014 and it would be little surprise to see them inflict another damaging blow. Pep Guardiola’s team have won all of their opening nine German league matches -– a Bundesliga record -– and between them Thomas Mueller and Robert Lewandowski have Lorenzo closes title gap on Rossi Phillip Island he battle for the world MotoGP championship switches to Malaysia this weekend with the gap between leader Valentino Rossi and Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo whittled down to 11 points. Lorenzo was set for victory in Sunday’s Australian race at Phillip Island only to be trumped by Marc Marquez inside the final lap of a spinetingling finish. Defending world champion Marquez, coming off the pole, pipped his fellow Spaniard by 0.249 seconds for his fifth win of the season, with Italian Ducati rider Andrea Iannone third. Lorenzo’s small comfort was that he shaved seven points off Rossi’s championship lead T Virender Sehwag International Cricket Council (ICC) as well. The tournament, set to have six teams in a franchise model, will feature only retired professionals who have played a minimum of five international matches for their country. Jorge Lorenzo of Spain races with just two races remaining at Sepang and Valencia to decide this year’s world champion. Lorenzo admitted he felt Marquez’s Honda had the edge around the sweeping turns at Phillip Island and was satisfied with the result. “Here with the rear tyre that spins so much it’s always difficult to have grip in the corners, so this result was very good,” he said. “It’s a really good feeling to close in on Valentino in the championship. The bike was working really well and we Bale sidelined by another calf injury Madrid areth Bale is set to miss Real Madrid’s crucial Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain tomorrow after suffering the recurrence of a calf injury, the Spanish giants confirmed yesterday. “A muscle injury in his left calf has been diagnosed,” the club said in a statement after Baleunderwent tests having sat out training. The Welshman had only G just returned from a near three-week absence caused by an injury in the same calf against Shakhtar Donetsk on September 15. Bale made his first start since then for Madrid in Saturday’s 3-0 win over Levante, but was substituted at half-time with coach Rafael Benitez claiming he was fatigued after playing two full games on international duty as Wales sealed their qualification for Euro 2016. Wales secured their already scored 21 league goals. Poland forward Lewandowski is enjoying a sensational spell of form, having registered 15 goals in his last seven appearances for club and country. Walcott acknowledges the magnitude of the task facing Arsenal, but refuses to feel inferior to the swaggering Germans. “Playing against Bayern and their quality is of course going to be a good challenge for us and a difficult game,” Walcott said. “We know we can beat anyone and we are going to be completely ready for this one.” Although there is less at stake for Bayern, who have won their first two Group F fixtures, Wenger and his players have been warned not to expect an easy ride. Guardiola says this is Bayern’s “first final” in the competition as the Bundesliga leaders aim for a first Champions League crown under the former Barcelona boss. place in a major international tournament for the first time since 1958 despite a 2-0 defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina in their penultimate qualifier, but Bale still played the full 90 minutes against minnows Andorra three days later. “I don’t think they (Real Madrid) wanted me to play 90 minutes against Andorra, but I wanted to play, I wanted to help the team and enjoy the occasion and get a goal,” he told Wales Online. Madrid are riddled with injury problems ahead of their visit to the French champions with the two games between the sides in the next fortnight set to decide who qualifies for the last 16 as group winners. James Rodriguez, Pepe and Dani Carvajal are all expected to miss out in Paris, while Karim Benzema is also a major doubt due to a hamstring strain. Gareth Bale did a good job throughout the whole weekend. “For sure, we fly very happy from this race.” Rossi, 36, a seven-time world champion in the premier class, battled to the end in his recordequalling 328th GP to make his 16th podium on his 19th trip to Australia. But the Italian legend was edged out for third spot by the greater speed on the straight of Iannone’s Ducati. “I had a good pace and good speed during the race, so arriving in fourth place is a pity, but it was still a good race,” Rossi said. “We already said that race results was going to be important 10 rounds ago, but now it’s really important and it will be very tough until the last race.” SPORTS Shanghai t’s the big question in men’s tennis: how do you beat Novak Djokovic? And the unhelpful answer is, even he doesn’t know. When asked what he would do if he were trying to beat himself, the newly crowned Shanghai Masters champion just smiled and shook his head. “It’s a good question but I have no answer,” grinned the Serb on Sunday. Whether he is unaware of any flaws, or is just unwilling to give his rivals any pointers, was not completely clear. Certainly Jo-Wilfried Tsonga didn’t have the answer as Djokovic swept to a 6-2, 6-4 victory in Shanghai to lift his ninth trophy of the year. No shame in that: Djokovic trounced Andy Murray 6-1, 6-3 in the semi- I Shanghai en’s tennis has not been short of astonishing feats in recent years but Novak Djokovic is eclipsing even the great Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as his recordbreaking season reaches a crescendo. Two titles in two weeks in China, including the Shanghai Masters, show there’s no slowing down for the world number one, who has climbed above the competition this year and keeps rising higher. Record points and prize money and three of the four Grand Slams, plus an aura of surreal calm, mark one of tennis’s best ever seasons -- and all emerging from the most unlikely of beginnings. Serbia was at war when Djokovic was a child in Belgrade, and he remembers dodging NATO bombing raids and practising his tennis in a disused swimming pool. Those are experiences which he says keep him grounded as he methodically pieces together a career which could yet surpass Tuesday, October 20, 2015 finals, and a week ago he cruised past Rafael Nadal to stay unbeaten in six appearances at the China Open in Beijing. “I think I’ve played the best tennis ever in these two weeks in terms of back-to-back. Honestly, that’s how I felt,” said Djokovic. “Energy-wise, I was great. I didn’t get tired. I always had plenty of intensity, concentration, high performance level from the first match in Beijing to today’s match.” Djokovic says he is already enjoying the best season of his career -- better e v e n than h i s phenomenal 2011, when he won 10 trophies including three Grand Slams and had a win-loss record of 70-6. This year, after getting married and becoming a father, he has contested all four Slam finals, won three of them, and has nine titles and a 73-5 record with two tournaments still to go. 31 “It’s the best year of my life. No question about it. Everything is working great. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to be able to play this well, to be successful” Worryingly for everyone else, he’s still getting better -- and he wants to stay in this form for “many more years” to come. “It’s the best year of my life. No question about it. Everything is working great. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to be able to play this well, to be successful,” he said. “I don’t want to get carried away by success, obviously, because I want to be playing on this level for many more years to come. “I know that one of the things that you have to do in order to keep playing on a high level is stay committed and stay determined about this lifestyle. That is obviously not easy, travelling all the time. “Now that I’m a father, that makes it a little bit more difficult. I have the support of the close ones, my wife, the most important one, but my brothers, my team. Everybody is behind me on the quest of being the best I can be.” M Roger Federer anything seen in modern times. Gluten-free Djokovic, who got married and became a father last year, says his current season is even better than 2011, when he also grabbed three Grand Slams and had a win-loss record of 70-6. This year only an inspired Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final denied him a calendar-year Grand Slam, and he has nine titles already with the Paris Masters and World Tour Finals still to come. Rafael Nadal With only five defeats and 73 wins this year, the 10-time Grand Slam-winner hasn’t lost a set since the US Open final and has convincingly beaten Federer, Nadal and Andy Murray along the way. 16 million dollar man Federer lost only four times in 2005, achieving one of the best winning percentages on record and winning two Grand Slams, but Andy Murray an ankle injury stopped him closing out the year in style. The following season he won all the major titles bar the French Open, but a 2-4 record against Nadal prevented total dominance and pointed to trouble ahead. John McEnroe had only three defeats in 1984, one of them in the French Open final, as he compiled the best winning percentage in the Open era of 0.965. Ten years earlier, Jimmy Connors went 93-4. (AFP) TO BEAT DJOKOVIC? P31 HOW EVEN HE DOESN’T KNOW 32 24 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 SPORTS Bojan sinks Swansea Stoke City’s Bojan Krkic celebrates with Charlie Adam, Mato Joselu and Glen Johnson after scoring Swansea ojan Krkic held his nerve to convert the early penalty that gave Stoke City a 1-0 win against Swansea City yesterday. Bojan stroked home a fourth-minute spot-kick to settle a dour encounter at the Liberty Stadium after Ashley Williams fouled the former Barcelona forward. The Spaniard’s second goal of the season ensured Mark Hughes’ side enjoyed their third successive Premier League victory, lifting them into 11th place after they had opened the campaign without a win in six games. In stark contrast, Swansea have now gone six matches without a win since their impressive success against Manchester United. A mistake from Swansea B midfielder Jack Cork allowed Bojan to run at the heart of the Swansea defence in the fourth minute. Bojan slipped past Federico Fernandez and tempted Wales defender Williams into a careless challenge which was firmly punished from the spot. Bafetimbi Gomis met Cork’s cross to send a header wide, but Stoke were almost the architects of their downfall when England goalkeeper Jack Butland nearly landed them in trouble. He took a bad touch from Geoff Cameron’s back-pass and as Andre Ayew closed in on the ball Butland went in to the challenge studs first. There was no doubt that Butland took the ball and referee Robert Madley judged it a fair challenge, waving play on much to Swansea’s displeasure. Xherdan Shaqiri created a clear opening for Stoke when his reverse pass caught Neil Taylor sleeping and Glen Johnson flashed his shot across goal. Swansea were struggling to find any rhythm and slick Stoke approach play between Glenn Whelan and Marko Arnautovic deserved a better finish than Charlie Adam’s wasteful effort. The hosts were within inches of equalising when Jonjo Shelvey raced onto Ayew’s pass and fired under the body of Butland to strike the far post, the closest they got to scoring. Gylfi Sigurdsson also went close for Swansea with a longrange effort, but Stoke’s rocksolid defence kept them at bay. (AFP) Swansea’s Ashley Williams takes down the marauding Bojan Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh