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Bahrain thanked by Algerian President Last update - 9:00 pm TDT | Manama 1 August 2021 is Majesty King Hamad Hbin Isa Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Sal - man bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Individuals vaccinated Crown Prince and Prime Min- ister, received cables of thanks from Algeria President Abdel- (First dose) (Second dose) madjid Tebboune in response to their congratulatory cables HM the King HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister on Algeria’s Independence Day. HM the King and HRH the His Majesty King Hamad also cable of thanks from Belarus Crown Prince and Prime Min- sent a cable of congratulations President Alexander Lukashen- ister, sent cables of congratu- to the President of the Repub- ko in response to his congrat- lations to the President of the lic of Benin, Patrice Guillaume ulatory cable on the occasion Aged 40 and above Swiss Confederation Guy Par- Talon, on his country’s Inde- of the country’s Independence (Booster dose) and those with comorbidities melin on his country’s National pendence Day. Day. Day. HM the King wished Pres - HM the King received a cable They wished President Par- ident Talon good health and of thanks from Belarus Presi- (47.6%) melin good health and hap - happiness and the friendly peo- dent Alexander Lukashenko in piness and the friendly Swiss ple of Benin further progress response to his congratulatory Total of this Category people further progress and and prosperity. cable on the country’s Inde - 254,870 prosperity. His Majesty also received a pendence Day.

Alba swings to profit on higher Keep pushing for progress Aluminium HM King hails HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister’s dedication, efforts and leadership to serve nation prices TDT | Manama dedicated work of Team Bah- is Majesty King Hamad rain, under HRH the Crown bin Isa Al Khalifa yes- Prince and Prime Minister’s Hterday met His Royal leadership, to combat the coro- Highness Prince Salman bin navirus (COVID-19). Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown He expressed appreciation Prince and Prime Minister, as for all Bahrainis for their key they reviewed a number of local contribution to the national de- P5 issues aimed at enhancing the velopment process and praised Kingdom’s progress and devel- their pioneering achievements opment. at various regional and interna- HM the King, who received tional gatherings. HM the King receives HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister HRH the Crown Prince and HM the King Hamad lauded the GCC member states’ com- aspirations of GCC countries’ of love and fraternity among BAHRAIN Prime Minister at Al Safriya Pal- the depth of the solid relations mitment to the goals stipulat- citizens for reinstating joint their citizens. ace, expressed pride in the dedi- among the Gulf Cooperation ed in the GCC Charter, through GCC action and achieving more He stressed the importance cated and commendable efforts Council (GCC) countries and strengthening integration and cooperation and integration in of GCC countries’ collaboration ACTIVE CASES exerted by His Royal Highness their citizens in all fields. cooperation among them. order to consolidate unity and to achieve the goals put forth in to serve the nation in all fields. His Majesty said that the “Al- HM the King added that the cohesion among member states, the “Al-Ula Declaration” so as to 998 His Majesty also praised the Ula Declaration” had affirmed Declaration also highlighted the as well as the deep-rooted bonds safeguard security and stability. DEATHS Bizarre moment 1384 DISCHARGED 266921 High jumpers choose to share Olympic gold medal Tokyo NEW CASES through the final last night, pass- With the Olympic record of lists. It was the first time since ing every level from 2.19 metres 2.39m the next level, Barshim Stockholm 1912 that a gold medal 117 or the first time in 109 years, all the way up to 2.37 metres with- and Tamberi instead spoke with was shared in athletics – it hap- Fan Olympic gold medal was out a single fault. officials about whether they even pened in both the pentathlon and 210 fils (includes VAT) shared in athletics after high That made them equal-first on needed to enter a jump-off to decathlon that Games. jumpers Mutaz Essa Barshim of countback, with the only other decide gold. Social media erupted with pos- Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi man who cleared 2.37m – Bela- “Do we have to go?” the Qatari itivity about the decision from of Italy chose to both become rus’ Maksim Nedaeskau – having jumper was heard asking. the pair, though others asked if it A screen grab of Barshim champions. faulted at 2.19m and 2.35m before The pair then shook hands and was really sportsmanship or just celebrating with Tamberi The pair were both flawless passing. celebrated as joint gold medal- smart, since neither lost anything. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 02

On trial for forging PCR test certificate Royal support for Bahraini youth TDT | Manama he High Criminal Court Thas begun hearing the Foreign Minister stresses importance of implementing royal directives to help them excel and achieve aspirations case of two Bahrainis who TDT | Manama forged PCR test in order to enter Saudi Arabia through King Fahad Causeway. ahrain is committed to The duo decided to trav- advancing Bahraini youth el to the neighbouring GCC and providing the needed The youth play great role in enhancing the state but thought of using B positive image of the Kingdom so that they environment for them to excel fake PCR tests to avoid being and achieve their aspirations. can be representatives of the country at home sent back. This is in line with the direc- and abroad by highlighting the values of the However, their exam- tives of His Majesty King Ham- Bahraini society represented in peaceful ination certificates were ad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the coexistence, acceptance of others, mutual discovered by the Saudi relentless efforts of the govern- respect and harmony amongst the society from authorities that they were ment, led by His Royal Highness counterfeit. As a result, the Prince Salman bin Hamad Al different races, religions and sects Saudi officials contacted Khalifa, the Crown Prince and DR ABDULLATIF BIN RASHID AL ZAYANI, FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER their Bahraini counterparts, Prime Minister. and a police patrol was sent Foreign Affairs Minister Dr to arrest the two men. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani ior officials and decision-mak- its culture in the region and the Minister Al Zayani addressing the virtual open meeting According to court files, made the statements while ad- ers. world, consolidating the values one of the defendants was dressing the virtual open meet- During the session, Dr Al of human rights and highlight- sion of Bahrain on foreign policy, the internal affairs of countries, accustomed to travel to ing held within the second phase Zayani affirmed the importance ing the most important Bah - which stems from the vision working to resolve disputes by Saudi Arabia to sell sweets. of the “Future Bet” Programme of supporting Bahraini youth as raini achievements in this field, of His Majesty the King, that peaceful means, strengthening After re-opening the Cause- yesterday. the Kingdom strives to high - whether legislative or practices, is based on adherence to the good-neighbourly relations in way, he wasn’t aware that It was organised by Bahrain light its distinguished position as well as achieving sustainable rules of international law and the region and the world, de- he needed to conduct a PCR Institute for Political Develop- at all regional and international development and desired pros- various international treaties fending just causes, foremost of test 72 hours prior to enter- ment (BIPD) for the 18-29 age forums. perity as an essential part of the and charters, building friendly which is the Palestinian cause, ing Saudi. group, featuring online training The Minister reviewed the Kingdom’s foreign policy, and relations with various countries assisting the international com- His co-defendant got im- sessions and workshops on vari- pillars of Bahraini foreign policy, highlighting the Kingdom as an of the world. munity in combating terrorism plicated in the case because ous issues that involve enriching which is based on promoting the economic gateway to the GCC. Dr Al Zayani emphasised the and its financing, and combating he knew that the first de- discussions by a number of sen- values of peace and spreading He also emphasised the vi- principle of non-interference in terrorism and extremism. fendant’s test was modified.

HH Shaikh Nasser boosts Bahrain-Chechen ties Two stalled projects referred to judicial settlement committee TDT | Manama TDT | Manama should be fully compliant with the provisions of the law to pre- M the King’s Represent- he Ministerial Committee serve the reputation and status Hative for Humanitarian Tfor Development and Infra- of Bahrain that has long been Work and Youth Affairs, HH structure Projects, chaired by known as a safe and secure ha- Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh ven for real estate investment in Khalifa, has conveyed greet- Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the region for decades, he said. ings from His Majesty King has referred two stalled real This positive reputation has Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the estate development projects been strengthened thanks to Chechen President, Ramzan HH Shaikh Nasser with Daudov to the judicial Committee for the serious steps taken to reg- Akhmadovich Kadyrov. the Settlement of Stalled Real Deputy Premier ulate the sector and its gov - This came as HH Shaikh cooperation with Chechnya to try’s keenness to enhance coop- Estate Development Projects. ernance in accordance with Nasser received yesterday the serve the interests of the two eration with Bahrain, lauding Elegance City at Al Areen Acting on complaints by the international best practices in Advisor to the Chechen Presi- countries and their friendly the Kingdom’s achievements in consists of 60 villas, most of buyers, RERA asked the devel- the field, Shaikh Khalid added. dent and his Special Envoy to peoples, expressing hope that various fields. which were sold by the developer to regularise the situation. The Deputy Premier renewed Arab Countries, Turko Daudov, exchanged visits between the The two sides reviewed co- oper in 2011. The project was However, he did not respond his call to owners and buyers in who is currently on a visit to the two countries will contribute operation relations between the scheduled to be completed and did not commit to imple- real estate development pro- kingdom. to building bridges of commu- two friendly countries, as well within one year from the start menting the project and hand- jects where developers did not HH Shaikh Nasser received a nication between them, and as the mechanisms to develop of the works, but his inability ing over its units to the buyers adhere to the implementation gift presented to HM the King opening up new horizons of them. to complete the works resulted at the time agreed under the program agreed upon under the by the President of Chechnya. joint cooperation across various They also discussed issues of in a breach of his obligations preliminary sales contracts. sales contracts to communicate HH Shaikh Nasser affirmed fields. mutual concern. towards buyers and owners He also mortgaged the prop- with the competent govern- Bahrain’s keenness to bolster Daudov expressed his coun- who have not received their erty on which the project is ment agencies that will take units yet. built with a local bank. necessary legal measures to Once Central Building, locat- Shaikh Khalid stressed the protect the rights and interests ed in the Hidd area, consists of committee’s commitment to of customers. Bahrain moves COVID alert level to yellow 40 apartments and other flats following up on all stalled pro- The Ministerial Committee TDT | Manama under the freehold system. The jects and to ensuring the rights for Development and Infra- The yellow zone also developer of the project sold its of the buyers are upheld as part structure Projects has since allows for the holding units before the establishment of the fight against exploitation 2014 addressed 14 stalled pro- ahrain yesterday of private events at of the Real Estate Regulatory and manipulation. jects and referred 11 of them to Bmoved to the COV- home, 50% work-from- Agency (RERA). All development projects the judicial committee. ID-19 Yellow Alert level home policy across all that will see most activi- government entities, ties limited to those who while maintaining so- have been fully vaccinat- cial distancing, wearing BCICAI elects new leadership team ed. masks, and continuing The move aims to to follow precautionary safeguard public health measures to limit the amidst the global spread spread of the virus. of the highly infectious Bahrain has intro- Delta variant. duced a new traffic The National Taskforce light system for corona- to Combat the Coronavi- virus measures to bet- rus (COVID-19) had also ter contain the spread announced the country of the virus. will not move to the green The system, which level until 80 per cent of has four levels, is based individuals, aged 40 and above covered individuals. Children on the average percentage of who are eligible for a booster below 12 years must be accom- positive cases out of tests taken. shot, receive the jab. panied by a vaccinated or recov- When the rolling average is Masks must be worn at all ered adult. eight percent or more for three times, and vaccinated and re- Non-vaccinated individuals days, the red alert level will be covered individuals must can attend schools in-person, activated. When it is above five show their green shield on the enter shops outside malls, enter but below eight percent for four BeAware application in order to government centres and be part days, it will be orange, and for an enter the various facilities. of events of up to 30 individuals, average of between two and five A new executive committee for an annual term beginning yesterday has been elected at Bahrain Chapter of the Institute During the yellow-level level, the committee said. percent for seven days, the alert of the Chartered Accountants of India (BCICAI). CA Santosh T V (seated fourth from left) is the Chairperson and CA entry to malls, indoor and out- Cinemas will be limited to 50 will be yellow. Sharmila Shet (seated third from left), Vice-chairperson, with CA Sthanumurthy Viswanathan Meera (seated fifth from left) becoming the Secretary, CA Vivek Gupta (seated second from left) the Treasurer, CA Gaurav Agarwal (seated sixth door dining facilities, salons, percent of the total capacity. The Taskforce noted that only from left), Joint Secretary and CA Natasha Gopalakrishnan (seated first from left) Joint Treasurer. The committee shops and spas, gyms and sport- All educational and training the red, orange, and yellow alert also includes the CA Arun Samuel Mathew (standing third from left), CA Radhika Zinzuwadia (standing fifth from left), ing amusement parks, sports institutions will have the op- levels will be adopted during CA Ekansh Agarwal (standing first from left), CA Abraham George (standing second from left) and CA Flenil D’Souza centres, sporting events and tion of in-person or distance this phase until at least 80% of (standing fourth from left) as members. The BCICAI is affiliated to Bahrain Accountants Association (BAA) in Bahrain. conferences will be limited to learning for both vaccinated and individuals aged 40 and above BCICAI is the largest organised professional body of Indians in Bahrain and has been in existence for more than 20 years COVID-19 vaccinated and re- non-vaccinated individuals. have received a booster shot. with a current membership base of 450+ members. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 03 Bahraini student elected Arab Child Parliament Speaker TDT | Manama obtained 52% of the votes, out- to develop their abilities and performing candidates from 12 build their personalities, refer- ducation Minister Dr Majid Arab countries. Retaj earned 31 ring to the role of citizenship Ebin Ali Al Nuaimi received out of 61 votes. education courses in providing Ritaj Ibrahim Al Abbasi, a stu- The Minister congratulated students with concepts related dent from Al Hidd Secondary the student for this honorable to legislative and parliamentary School for Girls, for winning achievement that is added to work in the Kingdom. the Speakership of the Arab the Kingdom’s international He expressed his thanks to Child Parliament in its second achievements at the education- the Ministry’s officials for fol- session. al level. lowing up on the student, train- The election was organised He stressed that this victory ing her and providing her with by the Parliament’s General comes as a result of the Minis- competencies that contributed Secretariat at its headquarters try’s keenness to support stu- to her attaining this position, in Sharjah and followed-up by dent talents in all fields, and to wishing her all success in her the Arab League, where she Dr Al Nuaimi with Ritaj, second from left implement activities that seek new tasks.

Al Noor International 83% of Bahrain social media users victims of scammers TDT | Manama tegrated in our daily life and in chats; School students excel scammers just cannot miss the • If we have found out about a ighty-three per cent re- opportunity to reach users di- particular promotion and want TDT | Manama spondents in Bahrain rectly through all the popular to participate, check the official Eor their loved ones have platforms. The fraudsters may website or official social media l Noor International suffered from criminals via so- find your personal data in your accounts to reassure that this School (CBSE Curric- cial networks, according to a social media account and use it, company or brand is holding it Aulum) students have Kaspersky survey. for example with social engi- • Install a reliable security achieved 100 per cent suc - In most cases, fraudsters pre- neering methods. In this case, solution with up-to-date da- cess in their All India Senior tended to be a familiar of poten- we shouldn’t forget about ba- tabases of phishing sites, scam School Certificate Examination tial victims: the manipulation sic security rules. For example, and spam, such as Kaspersky (AISSCE). scheme presented a request for it’s better to hide private data Maher Yamout Total Security In the Science Stream, Aaliya Aaliya ... 95.4% (Science) help from a friend (71%). and double-check your inter- • Never share confidential Hussain Bhat scored 95.4% and Users may not recognise im- locutor if he urgently asks to solutions (antivirus) to pro - information with third parties, is the school topper, followed by mediately who the person on transfer money or open a suspi- tect themselves against online including a one-time code from Sarathy Ramanan Ramasamy the other side of the screen is. cious link,” said Maher Yamout, scams, 19% installed Caller ID an SMS or push notification; with 95% and Noorul Ibtesam Though majority of respondents Senior Security Researcher at and 35% apply built-in phone • Install a solution that de- Idris and Muhammed Hisham, mentioned that they or their Kaspersky. functions (blacklist and etc.) tects phone numbers of spam- both scoring 94.6%. loved ones identified the scam- People also try to stay safe against phone fraud. mers and fraudsters In the Commerce Stream, mers immediately (54%), 40% from scammers through special Kaspersky reminds us about • Remember: If an offer on the Zainab Mohamed Ahmed Ali still needed to start a dialogue apps and programs. According the basic security rules: Internet sounds too tempting Abdulla topped with 92%. for doing this. to the survey, at least 26% re- • Do not click on suspicious to be true, then most likely it School Chairman Ali Hasan “Social media are highly in- spondents use special security links in emails and messages is fake. congratulated all the students, parents and teachers for their Sarathy ... 95%(Science) sincere efforts and wished the students success in their future endeavours. The School Director, Dr Muhammad Mas- hood, applauded the excellent efforts of the students and the teachers. He congratulated the parents and appreciated their support at all times. Principal of the school, Amin Heleiwa, also wished the stu- ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING NOMINATION FOR BOARD MEMBERSHIP dents and teachers for the result. Noorul ... 94.6%(Science) The National Hotels Company B.S.C is pleased to announce the call for nominations for election / reelection to the Board of Directors for a new three-year term (2021 -2024). The election process will be carried out during the Annual General Meeting scheduled on 23rd September 2021. Accordingly, nominations for the election of two BDF Chief of Staff meets with members of the Board of Directors will be included in the agenda for the AGM (the other six members of the Board of Directors are expected to be appointed by the Company’s three largest shareholders in accordance Saudi counterpart with Article 21 of the Company’s Articles of Association). Conditions for Nominations Candidates must comply with the Conditions of Membership to the Board of Directors article 22 stipulated in the Company’s Articles of Association and Article (173) of the Commercial Companies Law No. 21/2001 and its amendments: He/she must be fully quali ed to act, He/she must not have been convicted of a criminal bankruptcy due to negligence or fraud, a felony involving a breach of trust or honor or a felony due to the breach of the provisions of the law, unless he/she was rehabilitated, and The terms of independency for independent directors' nominees: in accordance with the rst annexure of the Corporate Governance Code issued by Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (MOICT), Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Dhiab bin which can be obtained from the MOICT's website or from the Company's Board Secretary. Saqr Al Nuaimi, met yesterday with his Saudi counterpart, Gen. Fayyad bin Hamid Al Ruwaili, at King Salman Air Base in the Central Sector in the Required Documents Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They discussed bilateral military cooperation and ways of bolstering it to achieve common interests between the two brotherly Copy of valid ID card and passport of the candidate. countries. Candidate’s CV which must include his/her details and professional quali cations, as well as disclosure of any other directorships held and particulars of other positions which involve signi cant time commitments. Shrimp ‘scarce’ and ‘expensive’ Fill and complete the CBB’s Application for Approved Person Status “Form 3”, which can be downloaded from the CBB website. TDT | Manama The prize of 40-kilo frozen Every candidate wishing to nominate himself/herself or a representative is invited to furnish the Company with espite the lifting of the shrimp varied between BD80 all required documents mentioned in this announcement either by submitting by hand or via renowned Dsix-month shrimping ban and BD110, while the price of international courier service to be delivered to the Company’s address (P.O. Box 5243) or by email yesterday, its quantities in the 1 kilo was between BD2.5 and ([email protected]). Such documents need to be provided to the Company no later than 16th August 2021 market remained scarce and BD3.5. in order to be approved by the regulatory authorities in a timely manner, prior to the scheduled meeting. prices are high. The annual six-month man- A number of vendors at the datory ban for catching, trad- The Candidates’ names and relevant information will be disclosed on the Bahrain Bourse’s and Company’s Manama Central Market said ing and selling shrimp in the website, at least ve days prior to the Annual General Meeting. that the scarcity of supply was Kingdom of Bahrain came into due to the high rise in temper- effect from 1 February and Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us on (17530838 or 17530839), ature during these summer ended yesterday. (Email: [email protected]). months. The ban was aimed at pre- After the ban was lifted, the serving marine wealth in a Faisal Ahmed Al Zayani price of shrimp recorded a way that contributes to the Chairman remarkable increase of up to development of the shrimping 40% compared to last year. industry. 04 MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Information For the six months ended 30 June 2021 www.albasmelter.com

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME At 30 June 2021 (Reviewed) For the six months ended 30 June 2021 (Reviewed) 30 June 2021 31 December 2020 Three months ended Six months ended Reviewed Audited BD ‘000 BD ‘000 30 June 2021 30 June 2020 30 June 2021 30 June 2020 ASSETS BD’000 BD’000 BD’000 BD’000 Non-current assets PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 92,582 (16,389) 144,765 (10,637) Property, plant and equipment 1,928,547 1,950,584 Deferred tax assets 64 64 Other comprehensive income 1,928,611 1,950,648 Items that are or may be reclassified Current assets to profit or loss: Inventories 271,894 239,505 Effective portion of changes in fair value (1,932) (1,820) 4,327 (9,178) Trade and other receivables 233,090 119,105 of cash flow hedge Derivative financial instruments 130 - TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 90,650 (18,209) 149,092 (19,815) Bank balances and cash 62,404 44,438 FOR THE PERIOD 567,518 403,048 TOTAL ASSETS 2,496,129 2,353,696 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS For the six months ended 30 June 2021 (Reviewed) EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Six months ended Equity 30 June 2021 30 June 2020 Share capital 142,000 142,000 BD '000 BD '000 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Treasury shares (2,921) (2,589) Profit/(loss) for the period before tax 145,719 (10,916) Statutory reserve 71,000 71,000 Adjustments for: Capital reserve 249 249 Depreciation and amortisation 59,123 59,474 Provision for employees’ end of service benefits 873 766 Cash flow hedge reserve (2,678) (8,300) (Reversal) of/provision for slow moving inventories (22) 237 Retained earnings 1,022,406 877,193 Provision for impairment of trade receivables - net 2,846 2,331 Total equity 1,230,056 1,079,553 Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 48 186 Non-current liabilities Changes in fair value of derivative financial instruments (125) 2,893 Interest income (132) (432) Loans and borrowings 754,064 800,745 Forex (gain)/loss on revaluation of loans and borrowings Lease liabilities 5,101 5,561 and bank balances (1,973) 835 Realised loss on settlement of cash flow hedge 1,295 - Employees’ end of service benefits 1,763 1,619 Finance costs 16,170 21,023 Derivative financial instruments 1,377 5,680 Operating profit before working capital changes 223,822 76,397 Working capital changes: 762,305 813,605 Inventories (32,367) (8,450) Current liabilities Trade and other receivables (116,831) 26,780 Loans and borrowings 296,268 223,389 Trade and other payables (25,695) (55,364) Lease liabilities 927 993 Cash generated from operations 48,929 39,363 Trade and other payables 205,272 233,541 Employees’ end of service benefits paid (729) (958) Derivative financial instruments 1,301 2,615 Income tax (paid)/benefit (954) 279 Net cash flows generated from operating activities 47,246 38,684 503,768 460,538 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Total liabilities 1,266,073 1,274,143 Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (39,156) (55,777) TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 2,496,129 2,353,696 Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 54 28 Interest received 132 432 Net cash flows used in investing activities (38,970) (55,317) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES For the six months ended 30 June 2021 (Reviewed) Loans and borrowings availed 351,653 392,337 Three months ended Six months ended Loans and borrowings repaid (360,373) (363,026) 30 June 2021 30 June 2020 30 June 2021 30 June 2020 Interest on loans and borrowings (14,178) (19,892) Leases liabilities paid (631) (495) BD’000 BD’000 BD’000 BD’000 Settlement of cash flow hedge (1,295) - Revenue 369,972 244,043 672,679 519,974 Settlement of other derivative - (7,003) Cost of sales (246,302) (222,394) (468,526) (464,773) Dividends paid - (1,316) GROSS PROFIT 123,670 21,649 204,153 55,201 Purchase of treasury shares (2,852) (2,116) Other income/(expenses) - net 234 (313) 923 569 Proceeds from resale of treasury shares 2,968 1,800 (Loss)/gain on foreign exchange (323) (5,780) 3,109 (652) Net cash flows (used in)/generated from financing activities (24,708) 289 General and administrative expenses (10,452) (14,571) (23,255) (25,544) NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (16,432) (16,344) Bank balances and cash at 1 January 44,438 81,329 Selling and distribution expenses (10,696) (6,795) (19,025) (14,243) Effect of movement in exchange rates on bank balances and cash 244 172 Impairment loss on trade and other receivables (395) (2,143) (2,846) (2,331) BANK BALANCES AND CASH AT 30 JUNE 28,250 65,157 Finance costs (8,618) (8,778) (17,465) (21,023) Changes in fair value of derivative Comprising financial instruments (15) 60 125 (2,893) Bank balances 28,145 43,545 Short term deposits with maturities of three months or less 34,154 21,497 PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD BEFORE TAX 93,405 (16,671) 145,719 (10,916) Cash in hand 105 115 Tax (823) 282 (954) 279 Bank balances and cash in condensed consolidated interim 62,404 65,157 PROFIT/(LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 92,582 (16,389) 144,765 (10,637) statement of financial position Short term deposits pledged against short term borrowings (34,154) - Basic and diluted earnings/(loss) per share (fils) 65 (12) 102 (8) Cash and cash equivalents 28,250 65,157

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY For the six months ended 30 June 2021 (Reviewed)

Share capital Treasury shares Statutory reserve Capital reserve Cash flow hedge reserve Retained earnings Total BD ‘000 BD ‘000 BD ‘000 BD ‘000 BD ‘000 BD ‘000 BD ‘000

Balance at 1 January 2021 142,000 (2,589) 71,000 249 (8,300) 877,193 1,079,553 Profit for the period - - - - - 144,765 144,765 Other comprehensive income: Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedge - - - - 4,327 - 4,327 Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - 4,327 144,765 149,092 Reclassification adjustment of realised loss on settlement - - - - 1,295 - 1,295 of cash flow hedge to profit or loss Net movement in treasury shares - (332) - - - 448 116 Balance at 30 June 2021 142,000 (2,921) 71,000 249 (2,678) 1,022,406 1,230,056

Balance at 1 January 2020 142,000 (3,994) 71,000 249 - 869,316 1,078,571 Loss for the period - - - - - (10,637) (10,637) Other comprehensive income: Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash flow hedge - - - - (9,178) - (9,178) Total comprehensive income for the period - - - - (9,178) (10,637) (19,815) Net movement in treasury shares - (20) - - - (296) (316) Final dividend for 2019 paid - - - - - (1,316) (1,316) Balance at 30 June 2020 142,000 (4,014) 71,000 249 (9,178) 857,067 1,057,124

The condensed consolidated interim Financial Information were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the Directors on 1 August 2021 and signed on their behalf by: Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa Yousif A. Taqi Ali Al Baqali Chairman Director Chief Executive Officer MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 05 Alba swings to profit on higher Aluminium prices

Alba achieved Our Profit topped new peak 13• million safe for the first 6-months of Despite the COVID-19 challenge and 2021 with US$385 million, global logistics’ issue, Alba has set new working hours w/o benchmarks in its 5 decades of commercial LTI on 29 Jun’21. up by 1,461% YoY. Our business performance is operations: higher production, higher EBITDA and higher Net Profit ever achieved Sales’ volume topped directly correlated to our • Safety mindset as we truly in 6-months period. This unparalleled 388,149 metric tonnes operational and financial performance is (MT) - down by 1% believe that productivity and Safety are mutually defined by our strong results rather than YoY while Production our attributes. Our results speak louder reached 391,954 MT, inclusive. Today, we have achieved more than 14 than words and this strong comeback on all up by 3.5% YoY. million safe-working hours fronts would not have been made possible without LTI without the resilience of our workforce and Value-Added Sales for ‘Thinking First, Safety Always • SHAIKH DAIJ BIN SALMAN BIN DAIJ AL KHALIFA, averaged 65% of ALBA’S CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALI AL BAQALI, ALBA’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER the total shipments (vs. 62% in 1Q21) 2021) while the bottom-line for Alba also reported a rebound have achieved the highest-ev- stood at BD90.6 m (US$241.1 m) 8 for the same period in 2020. Q2 and H1 2021 was driven by in world ex-China consumption er production of 773,887 met- versus Total Comprehensive Total Comprehensive Income Alba is supporting the higher top-line and partially (+33% YoY) and Europe’s +29% ric tonnes while Value Added Loss for the second quarter of was BD149.1 m (US$396.5 m), Government’s• Initiatives impacted by higher Selling and YoY owing to strong market re- Sales reached new heights with 2020 of BD18.2 m (US$48.4 m) – up by 852% YoY, compared to & aim is to have 100% Distribution Expenses. covery. 472,323 metric tonnes (translat- up by 598% YoY. a Total Comprehensive Loss Alba also reported a strong “Chinese market is no longer ing into 64% of our Sales). These Gross Profit was BD123.7 m of BD19.8 m (US$52.7 m) in H1 vaccinated workforce rebound in Global consump - the bullish driver it used to be new precedents were made pos- (US$328.9 m) versus BD21.6 m 2020. tion underpinned by a V-Shape with Chinese authorities urg- sible thanks to Line 6 Expansion (US$57.6 m) for the same period Gross Profit was BD204.2 m TDT | Manama Economic Recovery. Metal con- ing SHFE futures exchange to Project.” in 2020 – up by 471% YoY. (US$543 m) versus BD55.2 m sumption was strong in key mar- avoid excessive speculation. Alba generated revenues of (US$146.8 m) in H1 2020 – up luminium Bahrain (Alba), kets across the globe, thanks to Chinese consumption almost Quarterly results BD370 m (US$984 m) versus by 270% YoY. the world’s largest alu- stimulus packages across the flat (+1% YoY),” Alba statement Second-quarter profit was BD244 m (US$649.1 m) in Q2 Alba generated Revenue of Aminium smelter w/o Chi- globe touching US$1.2 trillion added. BD92.6 million (US$246.2 m), 2020 - up by 52% YoY. BD672.7 m (US$1,789 m) versus na, swung to profit in the second in the US andEuro750 billion in Commenting on Alba’s finan- up by 665% Year-over-Year BD520 m (US$1,383 m) in H1 quarter of 2021 driven by a high- the EU. cial performance for the first half (YoY), versus a Loss of BD16.4 m H1 results 2020 - up by 29% YoY. er top-line, thanks to a strong The Middle East also record- of 2021, the Chairman of Alba’s (US$43.6 m) for the same period For the First Half of 2021, Looking ahead, Alba said it rebound in global consumption. ed a double-digit increase in Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij in 2020. Alba’s Profit was BD144.8 m is working to meet the 2021 Top-line were driven by high- demand to 17% YoY, driven by Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa Basic and Diluted Earnings (US$385 m), up by 1,461% YoY production target of 1,540,000 er LME prices (61% YoY in Q2 strong demand from the UAE. stated: “We continued with the per Share was fils 65 for Q2 2021 versus a Loss of BD10.6 m metric tonnes & Deliver on AL 2021 and 41% YoY in H1 2021) Manufacturing touched an strong momentum we’ve started versus Basic and Diluted Loss (US$28.3 m) for the same peri- HASSALAH Savings’ Target of and partially offset by lower all-time high in North America, in the first quarter of 2021, and per Share of fils 12 for the same od in 2020. US$70 m by 2021-end and focus Sales’ volume (a drop of 1% YoY where Aluminium consumption this has led us to set all-time period in 2020. Earnings per Share was fils on Green and Sustainable ini- in Q2 2021 and 3% YoY in H1 rose 49% YoY. records in our performance. We Total Comprehensive Income 102 versus Loss per Share of fils tiatives.

Gulf Air increases The chips are down Istanbul flights to daily Why there’s a semiconductor shortage AFP | Paris nounced a whopping $451 billion investment in its bid to be- shortage of semiconduc- come a semiconductor giant, Ators has sent shockwaves while the US Senate last month through the global economy, voted through $52 billion in squeezing supplies of everything subsidies for chip plants, known from cars to headphones. as “fabs”. The dearth of chips has ex- The European Union is seek- TDT | Manama regulations, we increase fre- posed the modern world’s reli- ing to double its share of global quencies as we see fit to of - ance on these miniscule compo- chip-manufacturing capacity Gulf Air, the national car- fer greater flexibility to our nents, the basic building blocks to 20 percent of the market by rier of Bahrain, announced passengers.” of computers which allow elec- Thousands of unfinished cars are seen parked at a Volkswagen factory in 2030. increasing its direct flights to Gulf Air began the summer tronic devices to process data. Pamplona, Spain, in May due to the lack of semiconductor supplies But factories cannot open Istanbul starting today to be season with flights to 80% of Why is the shortage happening, overnight -- particularly those daily. Due to popularity and its pre-pandemic network and and what can be done about it? ripped through a Japanese fac- up again. that make semiconductors, a relaxed entry restrictions, Is- it continued to resume oper- tory in March. Smartphone makers had been delicate process that involves tanbul has been one of the air- ations and restore services to How is the shortage linked to US-China tensions are also relatively protected so far as pressing layers of chemicals into line’s favourite destinations for cities of its original 2019 des- the pandemic? part of the story. Last August, they had existing stockpiles of silicon. Bahrain and the GCC customer tination network. The airline the US banned foreign compa- chips, but they too are starting “Building new capacity takes base. currently flies to and from Abu nies whose chips use American to suffer. time -- for a new fab, more than Gulf Air’s Acting Chief Exec- Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Riyadh, The start of the Covid-19 technology from selling to Chi- Apple CEO Tim Cook warned 2.5 years -- so most expansions utive Officer, Captain Waleed Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, crisis in early 2020 nese tech giant Huawei, over this week that the shortages that are starting now will not in- Abdulhameed AlAlawi, said: Muscat, Cairo, Amman, Casa- prompted a global espionage allegations. are set to hit the production crease the available capacity un- “We continuously take a clos- blanca, London, Paris, Frank- spending spree on Huawei began stockpiling of iPhones and iPads. Smaller til 2023,” said Ondrej Burkacky, er look at market demands furt, Athens, Istanbul, Tbilisi, electronic items -- from semiconductors ahead of the phone-makers are likely to be senior partner and co-leader of and monitor the trends of Larnaca, Bangkok, Manila, sanctions coming into effect, worse affected, analysts say. the global semiconductors prac- traffic from and to different Singapore, Dhaka, Colombo, extra monitors as people and other companies followed Games consoles like the Play- tice at consultancy McKinsey. points of our network. With the Maldives and several des- rushed to set up home their lead, further straining sup- Station 5 and Xbox Series X He added that long-term fac- constant changes in rules and tinations in India and Pakistan. offices, to televisions plies. have also been in short supply. tors also meant global demand and games consoles for So great is the clamour among was in “hyper growth”, such as beating lockdown bore- Which industries hit? gamers to get hold of chip-pow- the trend towards companies dom. The car industry has been the ered graphic cards needed for storing their data in the cloud, Zoom reaches $85 mln settlement of most visible victim so far, with their playing, that they have requiring more and more data Temporary factory closures many brands forced to slow been resorting to increasingly centres to be built -- sites that lawsuit over user privacy due to the pandemic also put their output in recent months. unusual strategies. use huge quantities of chips. Reuters Zoombombing. pressure on supplies. As automakers slashed pro- The die-hards are tuning into Jean-Marc Chery, CEO of A preliminary settlement And as plants reopened, elec- duction early in the pandemic, live-streams on YouTube and Franco-Italian chip-maker ST- oom Video Communica- filed on Saturday afternoon tronic goods producers contin- their chip suppliers turned to Twitch, which ring an alarm Microelectronics, said orders Ztions Inc agreed to pay requires approval by U.S. Dis- ued to place orders -- creating clients from other sectors -- every time a card is listed for for next year have already out- $85 million and bolster its trict Judge Lucy Koh in San an ever-increasing backlog for namely the makers of electronic sale online. stripped his company’s manu- security practices to settle a Jose, California. the chips, which can be just a goods in high demand due to the facturing capacities. lawsuit claiming it violated Subscribers in the proposed fraction of a millimetre long. pandemic. When will this end? 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News in brief N.Korean leader’s Sumatran tigers infected with Dubai’s Sheikh Hamdan rushes u Syrian President Bashar sister warns coronavirus at Indonesian zoo to rescue a drowning friend al Assad has tasked Prime Britain says ‘highly likely’ Iran Minister Hussein Arnous with Seoul against TOP forming a new government following an election in May that military drill with extended Assad’s two-decade-old Washington TWEETS4 presidency. Assad originally named attacked Israeli tanker off Oman Arnous as prime minister last August to replace Imad Khamis, who was fired Syria’s Assad 01 as Syria grappled with a major economic Israeli Prime Minister crisis and a plunging currency with much of asks PM Arnous • BETTER the country shattered by a 10-year civil war. Naftali Bennett accused Assad took the oath last month for a fourth to form new Tehran of “trying to term in office after a presidential election cabinet shirk responsibility” KNOW last May that Western powers dismissed as A videograb shows Sheikh Hamdan rescuing Nasser Al Neyadi. a farce and the United Nations said defied a peace plan calling for voting under Kim Yo Jong Reuters | London Gulf Today rushed in to help and bring e are all elated by international supervision to help enable a political settlement of Syria’s conflict. Reuters | Seoul u Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has taken on The tigers tested positive in mid-July after they experienced flu-like him back to the surface of the Wthe stellar perfor- the role of prime minister in a newly formed caretaker government, ritain yesterday said it be- Tensions have risen in the Gulf symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss heikh Hamdan Bin Mo - water. Others also pitched in. mance by @Pvsindhu1 state media reported im Yo Jong, the sister lieved Iran carried out an region since the United States hammed Bin Rashid Al Sheikh Hamdan dived in to Congratulations to her Myanmar army reimposed sanctions on Iran in S on Sunday, six months of North Korean lead- attack on an Israeli-man- The Mercer Street, a Japanese-owned Liberian-flagged tanker managed by Israeli- AFP | Jakarta Maktoum, the Crown Prince bring back the Nasser. Nasser on winning the Bronze K B 2018 after then-President Donald . ruler takes prime er Kim Jong Un, said on aged petroleum product tanker owned Zodiac Maritime that was attacked off Oman coast as seen in Cape Town, of Dubai, was seen rushing to was later assisted care, and at @Tokyo2020. She is after the army seized Trump withdrew Washington from minister role, again power from a civilian Sunday that if South Korea off the coast of Oman on July 29 South Africa wo Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo af- rescue his friend from drown- he was seen sharing light mo- India’s pride and one of pledges elections carries out a planned joint that killed a Briton and a Roma- that Iran attacked the tanker us- drone, a US defence official said, Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with ter being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials ing during an adventure trip. ments with the Crown Prince our most outstanding government. In a speech major powers. T on Sunday, Min Aung military exercise with the nian, and said it was working ing one or more drones. though conclusive evidence was said yesterday, as they probed how the critically endangered In a video, which has gone again. The video of the in- Olympians. #Tokyo2020 Hlaing repeated a pledge to hold elections by 2023 and said his administration United States it will damage with partners on a “concerted “The UK is working with our in- still needed. animals got sick. viral, sport-enthusiast Nas- cident was shared by Uncle @narendramodi was ready to work with a future regional envoy on Myanmar. The announcement the resolve of the two Kore- response”. ternational partners on a concert- Speaking during a weekly tanker. Zodiac Maritime de - Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested positive in ser Al Neyadi was attempting Saeed. and speech came exactly six months after the army seized power Feb. 1 from a as to rebuild relations, state “The UK condemns the unlaw- ed response to this unacceptable meeting of his cabinet on Sun- scribed the incident as “suspected mid-July after they experienced flu-like symptoms, trouble water jetpacking in the sea. Sheikh Hamdan confirmed civilian government following elections that were won by Aung San Suu Kyi’s media KCNA reported. ful and callous attack committed attack,” he said. day, Bennett said: “I declare un- piracy” and a source at the Oman breathing and appetite loss. Everything seems normal. that Nasser is in good and un- ruling party but that the military said had been fraudulent. Kim Yo Jong also said a on a merchant vessel off the coast Israeli Prime Minister Naftali equivocally: Iran is the one that Maritime Security Centre as an But the male tigers were on the mend after treatment. The instructor can be seen as- hurt. recent decision to restore of Oman, which killed a British Bennett had accused Tehran of carried out the attack on the ship,” accident that occurred outside “Both animals are healthy now,” Suzi Marsitawati, head of sisting Nasser. This is not the first time, u Chinese cities hotlines between the two and a Romanian National,” Brit- “trying to shirk responsibility” for adding that intelligence supports Omani territorial waters. Jakarta’s Parks and Forest Service, said in a statement. But as Nasser is allowed to the Crown Prince has come to 02 rolled out mass Chinese cities test Koreas should not be seen ish Foreign Secretary Dominic Thursday’s incident, and called its his claim. US and European sources fam- “Their appetite has returned to normal and they are active put thrust to lift off the waters, the rescue of people. In 2017, testing of millions as anything more than Raab said. denial “cowardly”. “We, in any case, have our own iliar with intelligence reporting again.” the jet-propelled him down- the Crown Prince of Dubai of people and millions as virus reconnecting “physical” “We believe this attack was A Briton and a Romanian were way to relay the message to Iran,” said Iran was their leading sus- Ragunan Zoo has been closed since June as Covid-19 cases wards deep into the waters. was seen in a video helping a imposed fresh cases surge ties, and that it would be deliberate, targeted, and a clear killed when the Mercer Street, Bennett said. Israel’s foreign min- pect for the incident. soar nationwide. The light moment suddenly bogged truck at a construction travel restrictions “thoughtless” to assume violation of international law by a Liberian-flagged, Japanese- ister said earlier the incident de- Iran and Israel have traded ac- “We traced all the nurses and zookeepers (in contact with took a drastic turn. Nasser is site in Dubai. as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country’s most widespread that summits are around Iran.” owned ship managed by Is - served a harsh response. cusations of carrying out attacks the tigers) and at the time they were sick, nobody was infected nowhere to be seen. Hamdan pulled the truck coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday reported 75 new coronavirus the corner. He said British assessments had raeli-owned Zodiac Maritime There were varying explana- on each other’s vessels in recent with Covid-19,” Marsitawati said. Realising the depth of the out of the sand with the help of cases with 53 local transmissions, with a cluster linked to an eastern airport now Her comments come at a concluded it was “highly likely” was attacked- apparently by a tions for what happened to the months. “So we are still trying to find the source.” situation, Sheikh Hamdan his G-Wagaon and other SUVs. reported to have spread to over 20 cities and more than a dozen provinces. The time when North and South e are in the middle outbreak is geographically the largest to hit China in several months after the Korea are in talks to hold Wof an education cri- country’s successes in largely snuffing out the pandemic within its borders last a summit as part of efforts sis. 156 million students year. to restore relations. Wash- Hackers shut down system for booking are still affected by school u Mexicans vote Sunday in a national referendum promoted ington and Seoul are due COVID-19 shots in Italy’s Lazio region closures due to #COVID19, by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether to investigate to hold a joint military drill US COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk and 25 million may never and prosecute his predecessors for alleged corruption. Lopez Obrador, a later in August. Reuters | Milan return. An effective pan- self-styled anti-graft crusader, says the public consultation will strengthen “Our government and Reuters | Washington reviewing the tenant protections More than 15 million people in Democratic Representative demic recovery requires participatory democracy, but critics see it as little more than a political stunt. military will keep a close ackers have attacked and after a Republican congress - 6.5 million US households are cur- Cori Bush and others spent Fri- investment in teachers, Mexico holds To be binding, 37.4 eye on whether the South Hshut down the IT systems pandemic-related US gov- man blocked a bid to extend rently behind on rental payments, day night outside the US Capitol digital learning, and sys- referendum on million people Koreans go ahead with the of the company that manages A ernment ban on residential it by unanimous consent until according to a study by the Aspen to call attention to the issue. tems fit for the future. prosecuting ex- -- 40 percent of the aggressive war exercises, or COVID-19 vaccination appoint- evictions expired at midnight Oct. 18. Democratic leaders said Institute and the COVID-19 Evic- She asked how parents could go @antonioguterres electoral roll -- must make a big decision. Hope ments for the Lazio region sur- on Saturday, putting millions of they lacked sufficient support tion Defense Project, collectively to work and take care of children presidents participate, but many or despair? That’s not up to rounding Rome, the regional American renters at risk of being to put the proposal to a formal owing more than $20 billion to if they are evicted. “We cannot voters appear unenthusiastic. While the “yes” vote could win up to 90 percent, it us,” Kim Yo Jong said in a government said on Sunday. forced from their homes. vote. landlords. put people on the street in a dead- 03 will be difficult to achieve even 30 percent turnout, said Roy Campos, director of statement carried by KCNA. “A powerful hacker attack on The expiration was a blow to The US Senate held a rare Sat- Democratic Senator Elizabeth ly global pandemic,” Bush said on the polling company Mitofsky. The two Koreas, still the region’s CED (database) is President Joe Biden, who on urday session but did not address Warren on Saturday said that in Saturday. technically at war after under way,” the region said in Protesters demonstrate against the Thursday made a last-ditch re- the eviction ban. The White “every state in this country, fam- Landlord groups opposed the Green Pass plan (health pass) in their 1950-53 conflict end- a Facebook posting. quest to Congress to extend the House had made clear it would ilies are sitting around their kitch- moratorium, and some landlords COVID-1:9 Countries worst affected Rome, Italy, July 28, 2021. Banner People camp out on the steps of the ed in a ceasefire, on Tuesday It said all systems had been reads: “Green Pass = Blackmail” moratorium, citing the raging not unilaterally extend the pro- en table right now, trying to figure Workers break up the furniture left by a U.S. Capitol to highlight the upcoming have struggled to keep up with Country Total cases Total reconnected hotlines the deactivated, including those Delta variant. tections, arguing it does not have out how to survive a devastating, renter who was evicted after a 48-hours expiration of the pandemic-related mortgage, tax and insurance pay- deaths Global tally North severed in June last of the region’s health portal warned the inoculation pro- On Friday, the US House of Rep- legal authority to do so following disruptive and unnecessary evic- notice for violating the terms of her federal moratorium on residential ments on properties without rent- year. and vaccination network, and gramme could suffer a delay. resentatives adjourned without a Supreme Court ruling in June. tion.” lease in Chelsea, Massachusetts evictions, in Washington al income. appy 75th anniver- 1 USA 35,745,024 629,315 Hsary, @FulbrightPr- 2 India 31,659,918 424,440 198,748,513 grm ! On this day in 1946, President Truman signed 3 Brazil 19,917,855 556,437 Deaths the #Fulbright Act. US asks Tunisia to return to ‘democratic path’ Heatwave causes massive Congrats on 75 years of 4 Russia 6,288,677 159,352 Egypt woman kills husband, three kids AFP life-changing experienc- 5 France 6,127,019 111,867 4,236,844 melt of ice sheet es, lasting connections, unisia should swiftly return and helping people and 6 UK 5,856,528 129,654 Recovered: AFP News with dog poison over affair Tto its “democratic path”, a nations work together 7 Turkey 5,727,045 51,332 top White House official on Sat- towards common goals. 8 Argentina 4,929,764 105,721 179,437,421 urday told President Kais Saied, reenland’s ice sheet has @SecBlinken another man and that they had days after his shock power grab Gexperienced a “massive 9 Colombia 4,785,320 120,723 New cases Police revealed that planned to get rid of the husband that included suspending par- melting event” during a heat- 04 10 Spain 4,447,044 81,486 • and the children. liament. wave that has seen temper- the woman had an affair The lover, aged 26, injected a In an hour-long call with atures more than 10 degrees 11 Italy 4,350,028 128,063 +240,623 with another man toxic substance into juice pack- Saied, President Joe Biden’s above seasonal norms, accord- 12 Iran 3,903,519 90,996 ets before offering them to the national security adviser Jake ing to Danish researchers. New deaths After the victims were 26-year-old woman who pre- Sullivan noted support for Since Wednesday the ice 13 Germany 3,776,721 92,171 poisoned,• the woman sented them to her family, ac - “Tunisian democracy based on sheet covering the vast Arc- cording to media reports. fundamental rights, strong in- tic territory, has melted by 14 Indonesia 3,440,396 95,723 +4,406 claimed that the four had After the victims were poi - stitutions and a commitment to Representative picture. Inset, Kais Saied around eight billion tonnes a most of Greenland that day, the Figures as of closing suffered food poisoning soned, the woman claimed that the rule of law”, according to a day, twice its normal average Polar Portal website reported id you know #Be- Middle East caused by expired juice the four had suffered food poison- White House statement. democratic path”. Parliament for passing critic- rate during summer, reported a “massive melting event” in- DninFlag of Benin Country Total new Total New Total Active ing caused by expired juice. Saied on July 25 sacked pre- “This will require rapidly al remarks about President the Polar Portal website, which volving enough water “to cov- and #SwitzerlandFlag cases cases deaths Deaths recovered cases The two suspects Later, the two suspects admit- mier Hichem Mechichi and forming a new government, led Kais Saied on social media. MP is run by Danish researchers. er Florida with two inches of of Switzerlandshare • ted to their act and were ordered suspended parliament for 30 by a capable prime minister Yassine Ayari called President The Danish Meteorologic- water” (five centimetres). the same National Day? admitted to their act kept in custody pending further days. He ordered a graft crack- to stabilize Tunisia’s economy Kais’s move to suspend the Par- al Institute reported temper- The largest melt of the Happy 1st of August to Egypt 284,262 16,524 230,368 37,370 questioning. down targeting 460 business- and confront the Covid-19 pan- liament, last Sunday, a “military atures of more than 20 degrees Greenland ice sheet still dates our Swiss & Beninese Gulf News | Cairo The 26-year-old accused, at the beginning of the incident, stated that the cause of Egyptian media has recently men and an investigation into demic,” it added. coup”. Celsius (68 Fahrenheit), more back to the summer of 2019. friends! Saudi 526,814 +1,084 8,249 +12 507,374 11,191 the death of her three children, and the injury of her 32-year-old husband, was that Arabia reported several grisly family alleged illegal funding of polit- On top of the political tur- Ayari, a 30-year-old parlia- than twice the normal aver- But the area where the melt- @swiss_un n Egyptian woman, having an crimes. ical parties. moil, the North African nation mentarian, is a vocal critic of age summer temperature, in ing took place this time is lar- UAE 682,377 +1,519 1,951 +2 659,664 20,762 Aextramarital affair, poisoned The lover, aged 26, injected to nine years, died after drink- Last week, a young wife admit- The president’s surprise is beset by a crippling economic authorities and has had many northern Greenland. ger than two years ago, the Kuwait 397,831 2,320 384,062 11,449 her husband and their three chil- ing poisoned juice while their ted to having fatally stabbed her move has plunged Tunisia into crisis marked by soaring infla- rows with Tunisian lawmakers And Nerlerit Inaat airport website added. The Greenland dren, local media reported, the a toxic substance into juice 32-year-old father is in a bad husband in their house north of political turmoil. tion and high unemployment, in the past. 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[email protected] kitchen costs the company Ratinika, a teacher and a mem- contactKitchen 17840787 design is ‘real oflabour WORKER costs significantly,” , suitably qualified said During a visit by AFP this around 16 euros ($19) an hour, ber of the Latvian capital’s edu- challenge’ Poruks, who has a background duction of such robots would not week, the robotic arm was pro- which includes salary, taxes, in- cation board. Roboeatz was set up in Janu- in engineering. push up unemployment rates grammed to make three differ- surance, training and everything Ratinika said she would en- ary 2018 by Konstantins Korc- But he stressed that the intro- since “people are not lining up ent pasta dishes. else,” said Poruks. 09 MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021

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Bahrain coach admits challenge to control players’ emotions Ocon takes his first F1 win TDT | Manama

ahrain head coach Aron BKristjansson admitted yesterday that it proved challeng- in Hungary with Alpine ing to keep his team focused against Egypt after learning of their historic qualification Ocon beats Vettel to claim shock maiden victory in action-packed Hungarian GP for the quarter-finals at the Olympics prior to the opening throw-off. The former Iceland international was quoted as saying: “That was a problem for the game – of course not a problem for us because we are very proud of that result and that’s a very big thing for us to qualify for the quarter-finals. “Bahrain, the best position in the World Championship is number 20, so this is a huge, huge thing for us. “What happened in the Bahrain head coach Aron Kristjansson directs the team from warm-up just before the game Valtteri Bottas collides with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez the sidelines when we won [the quarter-fi- stuck in 11th while Hamilton nal berth], of course, they can- was already up to fifth by lap not maybe control their emo- BETTER Alpine’s Esteban Ocon crosses the line to win the race 35 of 70. tions and the pressure we had To give Hamilton a shot at been building up, the tension rain late last year. victory, Mercedes made a third building up for the game just It’s like there was no KNOW air in their balloon. Bottas, Perez out Ocon finished ahead of Aston change with a little more than fell down. • Martin’s Sebastian Vettel, with 20 laps remaining. “It’s like there was no air This is a big thing. We and race halted after Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. fourth But he had to get ahead of in their balloon. This is a big go for the top eight first corner crash ahead of Ocon’s teammate Fer- The Hungarian Grand the 40-year-old Alonso first, a thing. We go for the top eight and this is maybe for nando Alonso. Prix was halted and driver with 32 wins, 97 podiums and this is maybe for some oth- some other teams like Reuters | Budapest Australian Daniel Ricciardo re-started yesterday and among the most talented of er teams like winning a title, so winning a title, so it is had another disappointing af- his generation. it is a huge thing but now we ternoon, finishing 12th of the 14 after a quarter of the Alonso held off a first attack have to control our feelings. a huge thing but now renchman Esteban Ocon finishers in his McLaren. field, including Red on lap 55 and blocked him two We have to recover and try we have to control our has won a chaotic Hun- The crash in the rain was Bull’s Formula One more times on lap 57 with stellar to give France a good match, feelings. We have to Fgarian Grand Prix while caused by Bottas, who retired leader Max Verstap- defending on the inside. or the next opponent a good recover and try to give Lewis Hamilton battled to finish as a result. pen, was caught up Alonso’s nous was enough to match.” France a good match, third and regain the Formula The race restarted in absurd in first lap chaos on a repel two more attacks as Ham- Kristjansson described the or the next opponent a One championship lead from fashion with only Hamilton wet and slippery track. ilton was blocked again on the memorable moment they good match Max Verstappen. on the grid, while others were outside and they nearly collided. knew of their qualification Verstappen placed only 10th changing their tyres because the Mercedes’ Valtteri Bot- When Hamilton finally got even further, saying: “With ARON KRISTJANSSON in yesterday’s race after being track had dried. tas, Ferrari’s Charles past him there were only five five minutes left of the game I taken out early in the race by Hamilton had to do the same Leclerc, Aston Martin’s laps left and Sainz Jr just ahead. walked away from the televi- cheering with joy. Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate a lap later and came out in last Lance Stroll and Red He overtook him but by then the sion. I didn’t want to see it be- “Of course it was a big thing Valtteri Bottas in a first-lap place, a couple of spots behind Bull’s Sergio Perez front two were too far ahead. cause of this game – I wanted and they just wanted to run crash that caused him and four Verstappen. were all immediate Hamilton’s bid for a 100th win to keep my focus on this game. inside to tell the players, others to retire. But a clever second tyre retirements resumes on August 29 at the And my assistant coach and so I was just trying to keep It was only the 24-year-old change by Mercedes for hard Belgian GP in Spa. some players who were not them calm, controlled, be - Apline driver Ocon’s second po- tyres on Lap 20 outwitted Red for new tyres. Bottas will start that race playing the game, the manager, cause I knew we would have dium, following a second-place Bull and Hamilton moved ahead Now it was Verstappen’s turn with a five-place grid penalty came running to the warm-up a very difficult game against finish at the Sakhir GP in Bah- of Verstappen after he came in to feel frustration as he was for causing the accident. hall. They were just running, Egypt.”

Bahrain to host 2021 Sindhu becomes first Indian woman to win two Olympic medals HT | Tokyo been rattled by the one-sided Asian Youth Para Games semi-final loss on Saturday to TDT | Manama lights the place of the Kingdom V Sindhu created history Tai Tzu-Ying. as an oasis of inclusiveness, Pyesterday by winning the The Indian ace was off the haikh Mohamed bin Duaij prosperity, and advancement. bronze medal match against blocks immediately with a SAl Khalifa the President of Shaikh Mohamed bin Duaij China’s He Bing Jiao at the To- clutch of winners and took the Bahrain Paralympic Com- Al Khalifa stated “the vision kyo Olympics. a 4-0 lead in the first game, mittee confirmed the host- of His Royal Highness Shai- She won the crucial encoun- thanks to her attacking display. ing of the kh Nasser ter 21-13, 21-15 to become the An unforced error from Sindhu 2021 Asian bin Hamad first Indian woman ever to win gave the Chinese her first point Youth Para Al Khalifa, two individual Olympic med- and she made it 2-4 with a well Games Represent- als. She had lost the final of the played point at the net. which will ative of His women’s singles event at the An unforced error put Sindhu be held Majesty 2016 Rio Olympics to settle for 5-2 ahead, but Bing Jiao played from the the King a silver medal. a great cross court shot to end a 28th of No- for Charity Sindhu needed to start strong long rally and then won a couple vember un- Works and in the match to get her self-con- points on the bounce to tie the til the 7thof Youth Af- fidence up, which must have PV Sindhu of India with her bronze medal first game at 5-5. December fairs, and 2021. Chairman The of the Su- Paralympic committee preme Council for Youth and launched the event’s logo Sports gave the Paralympic Belarusian sprinter says she was taken to airport but will not return home which was designed to repre- Committee the motivation to Reuters | Tokyo Olympic team. sent the disabled athletes. work on hosting huge event The Belarusian Olympic Committee said One drawing is on a wheel- as the Para Games by follow- Belarusian sprinter said she planned in a statement that coaches had decided to chair and the other has a pros- ing the international standers Ato avoid getting on a plane home from withdraw Tsimanouskaya from the Games thetic leg jumping over the which made Bahrain consid- Tokyo after being taken to the airport on doctors’ advice about her “emotional, barrier which is represented ered as the capital of Youth against her wishes yesterday following her psychological state”. The committee did as number one. and Sports .In addition, the complaints about national coaches at the not immediately respond to a request for The logo intends to show the attention given to this matter Olympic Games. additional comment. achievement of sustainable de- by His Royal Highness Shaikh Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was due The International Olympic Committee velopment regarding equality Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa to compete in the women’s 200 metres on said it had spoken to Tsimanouskaya and between two genders, making First Deputy Chairman of the Monday, told Reuters she had sought the that she was accompanied by a Tokyo 2020 partnership to spread health Supreme Council of Youth and protection of Japanese police at Tokyo’s organiser at the airport. awareness among the disabled Sports and the President of Haneda airport so she would not have to “She has told us she feels safe,” the IOC psychologically and physically. Bahrain Athletics Association board the flight. said in a tweet. It added the IOC and Tokyo Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is This would underscore the in supporting the Para Games “I will not return to Belarus,” she said. escorted by police officers at Haneda international 2020 would continue their conversations Kingdom’s efforts in aiding will ensure that the appropri- Tsimanouskaya, 24, said coaching staff airport in Tokyo with Tsimanouskaya and the authorities “to them to achieve excellence ate care is given to the ath - had come to her room yesterday and told determine the next steps in the upcoming within sports, which high - letes”. her to pack. She said she was taken to the airport by representatives of the Belarusian days”. 11 23 JULY - 8 AUGUST OLYMPIC GAMES MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Italy hails new sprint king Lamont Marcell Jacobs storms to shock Olympic 100m crown as Italy celebrates golden double

golden double for Italy on a dramatic Grasse bronze in 9.89sec. 50-metre mark and then Wide-open race after day of athletics action at the Tokyo The 26-year-old Jacobs erupted as held on to become the first • Games. he crossed the finish line and leapt Olympic 100m gold med- favourites falter in semis Jacobs became the first Italian in into the arms of compatriot Gianmarco allist of the post-Usain history to be crowned champion in the Tamberi, who only moments earlier Bolt era. AFP | Tokyo blue riband event of the Olympic track had clinched a rare shared gold medal “It’s in- and field programme after powering for Italy in the high jump after a amont Marcell Jacobs stormed to home in a blistering 9.80sec. duel with Qatari world champion a shock victory in the Olympics Fred Kerley of the United States took Mutaz Essa Barshim. L100m final yesterday to cap a silver in 9.84sec and Canada’s Andre de It was the final act of a pulsating day three of track and field at the credible,” Jacobs Olympic Stadium which also saw a said afterwards. “My dream brilliant world record-breaking gold was to arrive here and run a medal victory in the triple jump for final. We run a final and we Venezuela’s two-time world champion win a final.” Yulimar Rojas. Jacobs said his dramatic But the undisputed headline-grab- improvement in times this bing performance of the night belonged season had been down to to Italy’s Jacobs, who had never previ- improvements in train- ously gone under 10 seconds before the ing, diet and mentality. 2021 season. “I really work hard Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy celebrates after winning the gold medal The muscular El Paso, Texas-born with my mind,” Jacobs told AFP. “Be- sprinter had only finished third in his cause when I was arriving at the big semi-final earlier yesterday, clocking moment my legs don’t work too good. OLYMPIC MEDAL TABLE 9.84sec behind China’s Su Bingtian and Now my legs go really good when it’s a TOTAL Ronnie Baker of the US to qualify for big moment. the final as one of the two fastest losers. “We changed the starts. And we work China 24 14 13 51 Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy, Fred Kerley of the United States and Akani Simbine of South But in the final he roared from the mentality. Mentality, good food, good Africa in action blocks, hit the front at around the physiotherapy.” USA 20 23 16 59 Japan 17 5 9 31 Five-star Dressel joins elite Olympic club Australia 14 3 14 31 Emma McKeon gets record seventh medal ROC 12 19 13 44 aeleb Dressel powered to Chis fifth swimming gold he undoubted female star of the pool was Great Britain 10 10 12 32 medal of the Tokyo Olympics TEmma McKeon, who finished with four France 5 10 6 21 yesterday. golds to become the first woman to win seven Dressel dominated the swimming medals at a single Games. South Korea 5 4 8 17 men’s 50m freestyle final, set- McKeon, 27, became just the second wom- Italy 4 8 15 27 ting a new Olympic record of an to win seven medals at one Olympics in 21.07sec, and then returned to any sport, after Ukrainian gymnast Maria Netherlands 4 7 6 17 help his team smash the world Gorokhovskaya in 1952, and is now Austral- Germany 4 4 11 19 mark in the men’s 4x100m ia’s most successful Olympian, with five gold medley relay. medals and 11 overall. Emma McKeon of Australia reacts after Women’s 50m New Zealand 4 3 4 11 Dressel, 24, didn’t get close “I look at the athletes that have gone before Freestyle Czech Republic 4 3 1 8 to matching Michael Phelps’ me and have been so impressed and inspired eight-gold haul at Beijing 2008 by what they’ve done but I’ve never been into “But to be in that kind of company, it’s an India 0 1 1 2 Caeleb Dressel of the United States but he joins just four other the stats and medal counts,” she said. honour and I know I’ve worked hard for it.” reacts after Men’s 4 x 100m Medley swimmers with at least five Relay wins at a single Games. “I’m proud of myself,” said Games. “I think I reached what the American, who also won my potential was here at these France’s Aliev protests with sit-in after disqualification Biles withdraws from floor event final two relay golds at the 2016 Rio Games. rench boxer Mourad Aliev Flodged a furious protest with imone Biles will not com- an hour-long ring-side sit-in Spete in Monday’s floor ex- yesterday after being disqual- ercise final, leaving her with ified in his super heavyweight just one more event to win Zverev routs Khachanov to quarter-final bout, expressing another medal at the Tokyo his contempt by spitting out his Mourad Aliev refuses to leave after Games. win Olympic tennis gold mouth guard and punching at a being disqualified USA Gymnastics said yester- TV camera. day that Biles had withdrawn His opponent, Britain’s Frazer When the referee motioned from the event final for floor Clarke, suffered cuts above on his for a stop, Aliev flew into a rage, and would make a decision Simone Biles face in what the referee deemed kicking the mouth guard he had later this week on the beam, hind you, Simone,” USA Gym- an intentional headbutt by Aliev, ejected from his mouth and mak- the one remaining event she nastics added in a tweet. winning the match with four sec- ing offensive gestures with his is qualified for at this Games. It was not immediately clear onds left in the second round. arms. “Either way, we’re all be- who would take her place.

Britain’s Schauffele shines Worthington wins with golf gold inaugural Olympics BMX freestyle gold Alexander Zverev of Germany reacts after winning his gold medal match ritain’s Charlotte Worth- orld number five Alex- nals, became only the second Bington won the first ever Wander Zverev won the German to win Olympic sin- Olympic gold medal in BMX biggest title of his career when gles tennis gold by matching freestyle with a sensational he crushed Russian Karen Steffi Graff’s achievement at second run at the Ariake Ur- Xander Schauffele (USA) prepares to Khachanov 6-3 6-1 yesterday the 1988 Seoul Olympics. ban Sports Park yesterday. putt on the tenth hole to win the men’s singles ten- “There are only few people Worthington crashed in S golf star Xander Schauf- nis gold medal at the Tokyo in this world who are happi- her first run in the final Ufele held his nerve at the Olympics. er than me at the moment,” but produced an incredible Kasumigaseki Country Club to The 24-year-old, who has Zverev said. “I can’t compare it range of tricks to top the see off Slovakia’s Rory Sabbati- yet to win a Grand Slam title, because this is so much bigger leaderboard with a score of ni by one shot to claim gold. was in stunning form as he than anything else in sports,” 97.50. The American world num- demolished Khachanov in 79 he told reporters. American favourite Han- ber five finished on 18-under minutes to become the first “A gold medal for me at nah Roberts, who scored par 266 after carding a 67 German man to win a singles the Olympics, the value is in- 96.10 in a superb first run, while veteran Sabbatini shot Olympic gold. credible. The Olympics is the could not improve in her sec- a stunning, course-record Zverev, who secured a rare biggest sporting event in the ond run and settled for silver. 10-under-par 61. Behind them, win over world number one world. There is nothing com- Swiss Nikita Ducarroz took Britain’s Charlotte Worthington competes in the cycling BMX freestyle women’s there was a seven-man playoff Novak Djokovic in the semi-fi- pared to this. the bronze. park final for bronze. 12 TeamBahrain

MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 Bahrain make Olympic history! Senior men’s national handball team lose to Egypt but still qualify for quarter-finals on Games debut after Japan defeat Portugal 31-30

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Bahrain edge Japan,• Portugal to quarters with superior difference on table KNOW WHAT TDT | Manama

ahrain suffered a 20-30 defeat to Egypt yester- Bahrain star Mohammed Habib goes for goal during their match against Egypt Bahrain next face Bday in their final Group yesterday off with France in B game at the Tokyo Games, but The nationals went through Bahrain are now set to face the Olympic men’s were still able to secure their due to their superior difference. France in the last eight. Their Bahrain’s Mohamed Mohamed attempts to penetrate during their match against quarter-finals after qualification to the quarter-fi- Egypt Bahrain beat Japan, Portugal knockout clash is scheduled to the French top Group beat Bahrain and Japan beat Por- be held tomorrow. A with four wins from nals – a marvelous achievement tugal, but the team who has the Present at yesterday’s match their five games in their historic debut participa- superior goal difference in this to congratulate the nation - tion at the Olympics. three-way tie is Bahrain (57-56), al team on their quarter-final The Bahrainis were able to with Japan coming second (61- success were Bahrain Olympic while Mohamed Mohamed and advance after Japan defeated 62) and Portugal last (56-57). Committee (BOC) vice-president Ahmed Almaqabi contributed Portugal 31-30 in another fixture The Bahrainis learned of their and the Kingdom’s delegation three apiece. yesterday, which forged a three- qualification just minutes ahead head at the Tokyo Olympics His Ali Eid, Hassan Al Samaheeji, day tie. of their contest with Egypt. Highness Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Ahmed Fadhul and skipper Hus- Khalifa Al Khalifa, BOC secretary sain Al Sayyad all contributed Group B standings general and delegation deputy two goals apiece, while Moham- head Mohammed Al Nusuf, and med Abdulredha and Ali Mirza (*Qualified for quarter-finals) other officials. had one goal each. P W D L +/- Pts The Egyptians were in control Bahrain goalkeeper Moham- Denmark* 5 4 0 1 35 8 of the game from start to fin - med Abdulhussain had nine Egypt* 5 4 0 1 20 8 ish, took a 14-7 advantage at the saves. Sweden* 5 4 0 1 2 8 break, and then led by as many Ahmed Elahmar led Egypt Bahrain* 5 1 0 4 -20 2 as 12 goals the rest of the way. with five goals, while Omar El- Portugal 5 1 0 4 -13 2 Mohammed Habib paced Bah- wakil, Seif Elderaa and Ahmed HH Shaikh Isa bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa congratulates Bahrain head coach Japan 5 1 0 4 -24 2 rain in the loss with four goals, Mesilhy each finished with four. Aron Kristjansson after their game against Egypt Winfred fastest qualifier for Steeplechase final • Winfred Yavi wins Athletics team officials arrive ahead of marathon races first of three heats with nother group of members time of 9:10.80 to qualify Aof Bahrain’s athletics team fastest for Women’s have arrived in Tokyo for the 3,000m Steeplechase Olympics, but left the day after reaching for the city of Sapporo, final, scheduled where the marathon races will for Wednesday be held on Saturday (women’s) and Sunday (men’s). TDT | Manama The team was headed by Bahrain Athletics Association ahrain’s Winfred Yavi put in vice-president Khaled Al Dos- Ba spectacular performance sary. The group of athletics officials upon their arrival in Tokyo in challenging conditions to win Bahrain have five athletes set Chumba and Tejitu Daba will Alemu Bekele and Shumi De- her Women’s 3,000m Steeple- to compete in their respective be running in the women’s chasa will compete in the men’s chase heat yesterday and ad - marathons. Eunice Chebichii race while Elhassan Elabbasi, event. vance to the event’s final at the Tokyo Olympic Games. round, which is scheduled for Gega of Albania; Elizabeth Bird Winfred lived up to her tag as Wednesday. of Great Britain and Genevieve one of the pre-race favourites Genevieve Lalonde of Canada Gregson of Australia. as she paced herself amongst a Am grateful for today’s was also through as a fastest los- There will be no Bahrainis leading group of three for much er after going fourth in the race. in action today at the track or of the run before charging to the race! I just felt relaxed. The others to qualify from the on the field at Tokyo’s Olympic front at the bell. Am ready for the final other heats were Courtney Fre- Stadium. She completed her heat in Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi competes in her heat yesterday WINFRED YAVI richs and Valerie Constien from Tomorrow, however, four Bah- nine minutes 10.80 seconds for the US; Gesa Felicias Krause of rainis will be in action, including first place in the 14-athlete field. wards. “I just felt relaxed. Am the event. Jebet claimed the title followed Winfred in second Germany; reigning world cham- Al Siddique Mikho in the Men’s It was also the fastest time of ready for the final.” at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de place in 9:12.72, while Emma pion Beatrice Chepkoech and 1,500m Heats, Abdelrahman all competitors in the Steeple- The 21-year-old now hopes Janeiro, which is one of only Coburn of the US finished third Hyvin Kiyeng of Kenya; Zer- Mahmoud in the Men’s Shot chase’s three heats. to follow in the footsteps of two gold medals ever won at the in 9:16.91. Along with Winfred, fe Wondemagegn and Mekides Put Qualification; and Birhanu “Am grateful for today’s race!” fellow-Bahraini Ruth Jebet in Games by Bahrain. both were automatic qualifiers Abebe of Ethiopia; Marusa Mis- Balew and Dawit Fikadu in the said an elated Winfred after- winning the Olympic gold in Peruth Chemutai of Uganda for the Steeplechase’s medal mas-Zrimsek of Slovenia; Luiza Men’s 5,000m Heats.

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