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Bahrain : First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) President, HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, has directed to disburse bonuses to the Bahrain National Handball Team players following their historic victory over hosts, Japan, in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The initiative is in recognition of the heroic performance of the players in the tournament, in general, and in today’s match, in particular, and their keenness to honour the kingdom. BOC Secretary-General Mohammed Hassan Al Nusuf expressed deepest thanks and appreciation to H Shaikh Khalid…

Dusseldorf : The fallout from Tuesday’s fatal blast at an industrial estate in western Germany did not contain any toxic substances, an official from the regional environmental protection agency said on Friday. Analysis of particles that fell on a residential area near the Chempark industrial estate in Leverkusen contained no dioxins or polychlorinated biphenyls, environmental protection official Ulrich Quass told a news briefing. The blast at the Chempark site, which hosts chemicals companies including Bayer (BAYGn.DE) and Lanxess (LXSG.DE), killed five people, injured 31, and set off a fire in a tank containing solvents, Reuters reported Local residents were told…

Bahrain :  Wrestling is one of the most difficult disciplines in combat sports to master, but Mohamed “L’Ambiance” Said Maalem has excelled in the said field at the highest level. In fact, he is one of the most lauded grapplers in mixed martial arts (MMA) today. Said Maalem was a natural at wrestling. He trained every single day at a very young age, dominated the competition, and became a national champion in his home country of Algeria. His caliber and credentials as a wrestler could have made him a regular fixture in the prestigious Summer Olympic Games as a representative…

Bahrain :  The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, His Excellency Shah Mahmood Qureshi stated that the Kingdom of Bahrain and Islamic Republic of Pakistan enjoy excellent bilateral ties and will continue to explore avenues to further enhance cooperation in areas of mutual interest between the two brotherly countries. In an interview with Bahrain News Agency (BNA), at the end of his visit to the Kingdom, the Minister reviewed means of bilateral relations between Bahrain  and Pakistan, as well as an overview of his visit to the Kingdom, where the Minister met with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Tokyo : Bahrain national handball team clinched an historic victory against country, host country, Japan, 32-30 in the fourth round of Group B as part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Japan were leading 17-16 in the first half of the match which was played at Yoyogi National arena but the national team bounced Back to clinch the first ever victory in the history of Bahrain’s participation in the Olympic Games. The national team thus total 2 points in the fourth plan while Japan remain in the bottom of the Group B table, with no points so far. In two…

WASHINGTON :  Kamala Harris will become the first U.S. vice president to visit Vietnam next month during a trip that will also include Singapore and is aimed at rallying an international coalition to curb China’s growing influence. Reuters

GENEVA :  The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

US: President Joe Biden plans to meet Cuban-American leaders on Friday at the White House to discuss protests against the communist government in Havana, sanctions on Cuban leaders and his attempt to provide internet access to the island. The late afternoon meeting comes as the politically important community calls for more support for the biggest populist outpouring against the Havana government in decades. Biden has promised additional sanctions against Cuban leaders, a move backed by many Cuban Americans. The protests erupted https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11 this month amid Cuba’s worst economic crisis since the fall of its old Soviet Union ally and a…

Bahrain: Dr. Waleed Al Manea answered the question of Starvision media, WHO Director-General praised the experience of the Kingdom of Bahrain in combating COVID-19. Now, after lifting restrictions, there is a possibility of having an increase in active cases. So what are the steps taken to maintain this? https://youtu.be/sU2estOZwMk Dr. Waleed Al Manea replied, Thank you for the question. Well, maybe lifting these, restrictions is not right. So what happened, we put the traffic light system, the levels, and we shared it with society. So whenever the assessment leads to green, or yellow or any other one, we will implement them…

The students of the Indian School Bahrain (ISB) have performed exceptionally well in class XII CBSE examination 2021. In keeping with the tradition of academic excellence, the ISB has achieved an overall pass percentage of 100 in the CBSE exam, the results of which were declared on Friday July 30, 2021. Out of 646 students, 100% students passed and there are no compartments. SCHOOL TOPPERS Aaron Dominic Decosta and Aditya Singh secured 99 % each (495 / 500) and both are the ISB toppers. Both of them are from the Science stream. Meghana Gupta and Riddhi Nileshkumar Rathod; from science…