In focus

Thousands of trance fans enjoyed the Peppermint Xperience Bahrain show, featuring top DJ Armin Van Buuren, at the Marina Club, Manama. 

Van Buuren, who was born in Leiden, Holland, is currently the world’s number two in the prestigious public-voted DJ Top 100 List.
The music DJ and producer hosts the hugely popular trance show, A State of Trance, which completed its 300th episode this month, after running successfully for over five years.
This event was organised by Fluid Production, the organisers behind Peppermint Club and Peppermint Xperience concept, in association with Bahrain-based E-advertising and Promotions, which brought Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten and DJ ATB last year.
It was supported by Orbit, Bahrain This Month, Euphoria, Radio Bahrain 96.5FM, Motorox Cafe and the Gulf Daily News.
Above right, DJ Blake Jarrell sets the tone for the evening. Top, a group of youngsters enjoy themselves.

Rugby enthusiasts in Bahrain yesterday got a close look at the Webb Ellis Trophy, the rugby union World Cup. The trophy was on display at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, the Bahrain Rugby Football Club, Saar and the British Club, Adliya, as part of a regional tour.
The 15-inch trophy made of sterling silver and gilded in gold is a copy of a cup created by silversmith Paul de Lamerie in 1740. It is named after William Webb Ellis who is regarded as the inventor of rugby after he picked up a soccer ball in November 1823 at Rugby School, England, and started running with it. The trophy has been on a tour of the Gulf with stops in Abu Dhabi and Dubai before reaching Bahrain.