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HAMAD IN THE PINK!

HAMAD IN THE PINK!

The annual Think Pink breast cancer awareness campaign got off to a racing start this year with support from Bahrain's Formula One prospect Hamad ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Green challenge

Green challenge

Bahrain's schoolchildren will once again have the opportunity to improve their appreciation and knowledge of the environment by taking part in th ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Youngsters prove to      be top of their class

Youngsters prove to be top of their class

Schools are back and the kingdom's leading academies of learning have been celebrating the success of their senior students. GulfWeek ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Black cabs recall as Bahrain deal sealed

Black cabs recall as Bahrain deal sealed

THE company which will be supplying Bahrain's new super taxis has been forced to recall all the models it produced in the second half of 200 ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Carrefour opens with a smile

Carrefour opens with a smile

HUNDREDS of shoppers flocked to the kingdom's first Carrefour store when it finally opened its doors this week at Bahrain City Centre.

Con ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
No more excuses, please!

No more excuses, please!

Excuses, excuses and excuses, don't we just love using them? Especially when you are a student, excuses tend to be on the tip of our tongues when ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Key supporters of the cause

Key supporters of the cause

This year Think Pink has four platinum sponsors - Royal Golf Club, Norwich International Consultants (NIC), BMMI and Gulf Air.

"Everyone wo ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Awareness really can make a difference

Awareness really can make a difference

October is the breast cancer awareness month and people all over Bahrain will be 'thinking pink' to support and honour the cause.

Breast ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
All for the sake    of art

All for the sake of art

Art lovers in the kingdom will be coming together to celebrate the talents of nine Bahraini artists whose works will be on display at Artlounge 2 ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
You have to fight negative thoughts

You have to fight negative thoughts

Ali Al Haddad, left, is a media specialist at the Ministry of Health.

He is 26 and lives in Muharraq with his family and was recently bles ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
I'm standing up against all odds

I'm standing up against all odds

Mohammed Abdulla Isa has had to put his dreams of becoming a geography teacher on hold because he suffers from sickle cell anaemia.

The 29- ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Spirit of Eid

Spirit of Eid

After a month of fasting families across the Muslim world are preparing to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr and reporter Farishta Saeed, inset, asks one Bah ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Local News
Bahrain taking the lead in sickle cell fight

Bahrain taking the lead in sickle cell fight

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is looking at Bahrain as a model in the fight to eradicate the life-threatening condition - sickle cell a ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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TV Weekly
Halloween extravaganza on Showtime

Halloween extravaganza on Showtime

'Tis that time of the year again when pumpkin sales hit an all time high, children roam the streets in search of sugary sustenance and things go b ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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TV Weekly
Watch out for it:_New series on Showcomedy

Watch out for it:_New series on Showcomedy

Emmy Award-winning Tracey Ullman brings her signature brand of spot-on impersonation and comic to State Of The Union, a new sketch comedy series e ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Sport
Overblown security issues         damaging the game in Pakistan

Overblown security issues damaging the game in Pakistan

Pakistan's cricket is in tatters due to reasons other than the game itself.

Surprisingly, the team is yet to play a Test match this year. ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Sport
F1 title chase enters most exciting phase

F1 title chase enters most exciting phase

THE defining moment of the first-ever night race in Formula One history sadly took place in the pit lane.

If Felipe Massa racing away wit ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Sport
Let pistons do the torquing

Let pistons do the torquing

THE Australian Race is back ... and this time it's bringing a very 'porsche' friend.

This week saw the launch of the run-up to the Austral ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Oct 1)Mini-Series - Five Days on America Plus at 9pm.

HBO Films presents Five Days; a five-part, five-hour thriller with episode ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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TV Weekly
Desperately successful

Desperately successful

Desperate Housewives Season 4 comes to your screen every Tuesday at 9pm. GulfWeekly's Hot Potato Marie-Claire finds out what the stars make of th ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Are you brave 
enough to share

Are you brave enough to share

There are many things you can do to offend another family during a shared holiday. Nicking the best bedroom. Quibbling over restaurant bills. Get ...

October 1 - 7, 2008
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