Tips for success by Arabtec boss - MOUSAVI NEPHEW KILLED

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Holding chief executive officer (CEO) Riad Kamal, based in Dubai, shared secrets to his success at a gathering held for members and guests of the Capital Club, Bahrain Financial Harbour.

Ranked 70th on the Power 100 list of the world's most influential Arabs, Mr Kamal revealed how he founded and expanded Arabtec into one of the five largest construction contractors in the Middle East and North Africa region.

He also described his strategies for success in an interview with Signature Clubs International chief executive officer Guy Guillemard.

The exclusive function was hosted by Capital Club as part of its "Under the Spotlight" programme, which provides personal perspective from the region's industry and business leaders and entrepreneurs.

MOUSAVI NEPHEW KILLED
Iranian security forces yesterday shot dead a nephew of opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi during fierce clashes with anti-government protesters. Five people were killed in central Tehran after riot police opened fire on demonstrators.

Seyed Ali Mousavi, the 35-year-old nephew of Mousavi, was shot near his heart during clashes at Enghelab square "and was martyred after he was taken to Ebnesina hospital", reformist website Parlemannews said.

The clashes, which followed sporadic skirmishes on Saturday, marked the bloodiest showdown between protesters and security forces since the height of unrest in June which broke out after disputed presidential elections.

Iranian state television reported that several people were killed in clashes in Tehran, which came as tens of thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets in defiance of official warnings of a harsh crackdown on any demonstrations coinciding with Ashoora.

Security forces tried but failed to disperse protesters on a central Tehran street with tear gas, charges by baton-wielding officers and warning shots fired into the air. They then opened fire directly at protesters, killing at least three people, said witnesses. A fourth protester was shot dead on a nearby street.

Video footage showed an enraged crowd carrying away one of the casualties chanting, "I'll kill, I'll kill the one who killed my brother." Witnesses said one victim was an elderly man who had a gunshot wound to the forehead. He was carried away by opposition supporters with blood covering his face.

Demonstrators fought back furiously, hurling stones and setting their motorcycles, cars and vans ablaze.

Police had blocked streets leading to the centre of the capital to try to prevent thousands of people from joining the protest. Still, many opposition supporters managed to break the security wall. They tried to cut off roads with burning barricades that filled the sky with billowing black smoke.

More than two dozen opposition supporters were injured, some of them seriously, with limbs broken from beatings. There were also violent confrontations in three other major cities: Isfahan and Najafabad in central Iran and Shiraz in the south.

BD2,000 bail for Bahraini conman

A BAHRAINI, who allegedly conned his lawyer out of BD50,000 five years after he successfully defended him on money laundering charges, has been granted bail set at BD2,000. The Lower Criminal Court gave him a choice of either paying the bail or staying in prison another two months till his next hearing. However, it was not revealed whether he was released from police custody.

The 34-year-old allegedly duped his lawyer into investing BD50,000 in a non-existent company, after convincing him he had established several businesses that included a bank and a telecom firm.

The defendant promised his lawyer a five per cent stake in a ghost company called Batarco, which he allegedly claimed was a glass and aluminium factory, according to court documents. His lawyer gave him the money, believing the business was worth more than BD1 million.

It is understood he paid the money in two instalments - first a cheque for BD45,000 followed by a second for BD5,000. However, after depositing the money, he was allegedly told he owned just 3pc of the company in July 2007.

The 46-year-old lawyer only reported the matter to police a few months later, saying everything appeared above board when he met the defendant in his office.

The defendant earlier pleaded not guilty to fraud and embezzlement.

The court adjourned the trial until February 24 for submission of the defence papers.
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