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Bahrain’s first-ever satellite, which may revolutionise the global understanding of lightning storms, is set to be launched from the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.

The final chapter

The final ‘season’ of Bahrain’s avant-garde public social reading space is set to kick off this weekend at a new location, with a renewed vision to highlight local creative talent.

Space seven

Launching a nanosatellite may just be the advent of Bahrain’s space programme, but the faces behind the space sojourn dream of a ‘Made-in-Bahrain’ satellite, a ground station and even a Bahraini astronaut.

Enter the dragon

Dramatic dragon boats will be slicing through the waters all over the world in the coming weeks and Bahrain is all set to join the annual global celebration once again with power and perfection of form.

Poling around

The community of aerial fitness fanatics is about to get bigger in the kingdom with the arrival of a larger studio space for them to climb new heights and twirl in style in an empowering environment.