Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, has his work cut out for him. Susan Walsh / AP
Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, has his work cut out for him. Susan Walsh / AP
Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, has his work cut out for him. Susan Walsh / AP
Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, has his work cut out for him. Susan Walsh / AP

Trump's new chief of staff faces tough battle to overhaul White House


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Donald Trump's new chief of staff faces a tough battle to bring discipline to an unruly White House, according to Washington observers, as the president attempts to overhaul an administration prone to leaking and internal squabbling.
John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, will start his new job on Monday, replacing Reince Priebus, whose establishment credentials meant he never gelled with Mr Trump's unconventional team.
The decision was announced on Friday evening in characteristic fashion – with an unexpected tweet.
It ends months of private criticism that Mr Priebus was too weak for the job, presiding over a fractious White House and unable to drive the president's agenda.
In his place, the square-jawed retired general – a veteran of three tours of Iraq and father of a son who was killed in Afghanistan – has won presidential praise for his firm hand as the head of the department of homeland security.
Mr Kelly is also a true believer. He warned of the threat of terrorists crossing America's southern border long before Mr Trump proposed his wall and this year backed the president's travel ban on seven – and then six – Muslim nations.
"He is a Great American and a Great Leader," wrote Mr Trump. "John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my administration."
But if his job is to impose order, then his biggest challenge might be to rein in his boss.
Mr Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning to express his frustration with his own party's failure to pass a bill repealing ObamaCare.
"Republicans in the Senate will NEVER win if they don't go to a 51 vote majority NOW. They look like fools and are just wasting time," he wrote in the sort of tirade that makes critics accuse him of not understanding how the Senate works or how the constitution provides checks and balances on presidential power.
Mr Kelly's supporters say he has the experience of managing big organisations and the leadership qualities needed for the role.
He is one of three senior former or serving generals to have won key posts in Mr Trump's administration – the others being HR McMaster as national security adviser and Jim Mattis as defence secretary.
Rich Galen, a Republican strategist, said the appointment was typical of Mr Trump.
"He loves generals, he loves people who rose to the top of their profession – whether it is building golf courses or hedge funds or oil and gas companies or the army," he said.
However, he added that a man who has spent his entire career in the armed forces may struggle to cope with Mr Trump's chaotic management style. Senior figures such as Steve Bannon, chief strategist, and Anthony Scaramucci, director of communications, bypass the usual chain of command and instead report directly to the president.
Jack Jacobs, a retired army colonel, told MSNBC Mr Kelly's impressive qualities of integrity and patriotism would count for little.
"At the end of the day, Gen Kelly is either going to have to accept a diminished role as chief of staff or he's going to be frustrated and he's going to have to leave," he said.
The president has made no secret of how he likes to have imposing military figures at his side. And, at 67, Mr Kelly is close to his own age.
In contrast, friends of the president let it be known that he considered Mr Priebus to be "weak" and blamed him for the way his legislative agenda stalled in congress.
Mr Priebus's position as an establishment insider also created friction with Mr Trump's closest advisers.
He had hoped to remain in the job for a year but served only 189 days, the shortest tenure in modern history.
"I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country," added Mr Trump in a later tweet. "We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!"
Mr Priebus gambled his political career when he became one of a small number of senior Republicans to join Mr Trump's band of relatives, millionaires and populist outsiders last year.
However, it meant he cut an increasingly tragic figure in the West Wing, according to insiders, as he struggled to cope with an unpredictable boss.
The end began last Friday when Mr Trump announced the appointment of Mr Scaramucci, a wealthy hedge fund manager, as director of communications despite the objections of Mr Priebus.
It meant the press operation – until then the domain of the chief of staff's small band of Republican apparatchiks – would fall into the hands of one of Mr Trump's brash New York friends.
The pivotal moments arrived on Thursday, firstly in the morning when Mr Scaramucci took to CNN and demanded that Mr Priebus come clean on whether he was responsible for White House leaks.
Worse followed when Ryan Lizza, a reporter with the New Yorker magazine, published details of an expletive-ridden conversation with Mr Scaramucci in which he called Mr Priebus "paranoid".
Mr Priebus said he offered his resignation on Thursday night, soon after the rant became public, after being told days earlier that a shake-up was coming.
In an interview with CNN, he said the president was entitled to hit the "reset button".
"This is not a situation where there's a bunch of ill will," he said. "I think the president wanted to go in a different direction – I support him in that."

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Sanchez's club career

2005-2006: Cobreloa

2006-2011 Udinese

2006-2007 Colo-Colo (on loan)

2007-2008 River Plate (on loan)

2011-2014 Barcelona

2014–Present Arsenal

From Zero

Artist: Linkin Park

Label: Warner Records

Number of tracks: 11

Rating: 4/5

Global state-owned investor ranking by size

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Japan

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Norway

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Canada

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Singapore

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Australia

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Saudi Arabia

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Indoor cricket in a nutshell

Indoor Cricket World Cup – Sep 16-20, Insportz, Dubai

16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side

8 There are eight players per team

There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.

5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls

Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership

Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.

Zones

A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs

B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run

Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs

Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full

Ain Dubai in numbers

126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure

1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch

16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.

9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.

5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place

192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.

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Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Rating: 4/5

While you're here
The specs

Common to all models unless otherwise stated

Engine: 4-cylinder 2-litre T-GDi

0-100kph: 5.3 seconds (Elantra); 5.5 seconds (Kona); 6.1 seconds (Veloster)

Power: 276hp

Torque: 392Nm

Transmission: 6-Speed Manual/ 8-Speed Dual Clutch FWD

Price: TBC

SERIE A FIXTURES

Friday (UAE kick-off times)

Sassuolo v Bologna (11.45pm)

Saturday

Brescia v Torino (6pm)

Inter Milan v Verona (9pm)

Napoli v Genoa (11.45pm)

Sunday

Cagliari v Verona (3.30pm)

Udinese v SPAL (6pm)

Sampdoria v Atalanta (6pm)

Lazio v Lecce (6pm)

Parma v Roma (9pm)

Juventus v Milan (11.45pm)

 

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

FIXTURES

New Zealand v France, second Test
Saturday, 12.35pm (UAE)
Auckland, New Zealand

South Africa v Wales
Sunday, 12.40am (UAE), San Juan, Argentina

What can victims do?

Always use only regulated platforms

Stop all transactions and communication on suspicion

Save all evidence (screenshots, chat logs, transaction IDs)

Report to local authorities

Warn others to prevent further harm

Courtesy: Crystal Intelligence

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Jetour T1 specs

Engine: 2-litre turbocharged

Power: 254hp

Torque: 390Nm

Price: From Dh126,000

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The specs
  • Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
  • Power: 640hp
  • Torque: 760nm
  • On sale: 2026
  • Price: Not announced yet
The biog

Favourite colour: Brown

Favourite Movie: Resident Evil

Hobbies: Painting, Cooking, Imitating Voices

Favourite food: Pizza

Trivia: Was the voice of three characters in the Emirati animation, Shaabiyat Al Cartoon

The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre turbo

Power: 181hp

Torque: 230Nm

Transmission: 6-speed automatic

Starting price: Dh79,000

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Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
Cinco in numbers

Dh3.7 million

The estimated cost of Victoria Swarovski’s gem-encrusted Michael Cinco wedding gown

46

The number, in kilograms, that Swarovski’s wedding gown weighed.

1,000

The hours it took to create Cinco’s vermillion petal gown, as seen in his atelier [note, is the one he’s playing with in the corner of a room]

50

How many looks Cinco has created in a new collection to celebrate Ballet Philippines’ 50th birthday

3,000

The hours needed to create the butterfly gown worn by Aishwarya Rai to the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

1.1 million

The number of followers that Michael Cinco’s Instagram account has garnered.

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Results

5.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (Dirt) 1,600m, Winner: Panadol, Mickael Barzalona (jockey), Salem bin Ghadayer (trainer)

6.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh82,500 (Turf) 1,400m, Winner: Mayehaab, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass

6.40pm: Handicap (TB) Dh85,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Monoski, Mickael Barzalona, Salem bin Ghadayer

7.15pm: Handicap (TB) Dh102,500 (T) 1,800m, Winner: Eastern World, Royston Ffrench, Charlie Appleby

7.50pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (D) 1,200m, Winner: Madkal, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass

8.25pm: Handicap (TB) Dh92,500 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Taneen, Dane O’Neill, Musabah Al Muhairi

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  • Priority access to new homes from participating developers
  • Discounts on sales price of off-plan units
  • Flexible payment plans from developers
  • Mortgages with better interest rates, faster approval times and reduced fees
  • DLD registration fee can be paid through banks or credit cards at zero interest rates