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PIRATES FEEL THE FORCE!

PIRATES FEEL THE FORCE!

The man at the helm of a multi-national task force with a mandate to take on the pirates terrorising the high seas and causing millions o ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Deeply missing my mother who fell victim to breast cancer

Deeply missing my mother who fell victim to breast cancer

As I am writing this, I am marking two years since I lost my mother to breast cancer. As I ponder how to convey the message of this week's column ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Retail is detail says trade centre boss

Retail is detail says trade centre boss

The Bahrain retail market has undergone a sea change in the last few years. Many new malls, supermarkets, shops etc, have opened al ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Drivers are
urged to obey traffic guidelines

Drivers are urged to obey traffic guidelines

WITH Gulf Traffic Week in full swing across the GCC, Bahrain's police are urging drivers to think twice before taking the kind of actions that re ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Retired vet 
puts his best 'paw' forward

Retired vet puts his best 'paw' forward

A RETIRED vet found himself on a busman's holiday when he came to Bahrain and found the kingdom's rescued dogs and cats were in need of a helping ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Local News
Influencing culture

Influencing culture

AN unparalleled building boom is a unique characteristic of the Gulf nations. The diversity of construction in the region ranges from modern arch ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Local News
Family prays for Ma'ameer petrol bomb victim

Family prays for Ma'ameer petrol bomb victim

AN expat worker whose truck was hit by a Molotov cocktail in Ma'ameer as he drove home is making a slow recovery from the horrific burns he suffe ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Waste site story

Waste site story

Depositing trash around the kingdom has got a new meaning this week with the installation of the first recycling bank at Al Osra car park in Saar. ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Local News
Task force making waves in piracy war

Task force making waves in piracy war

THE newly-established Bahrain-based 20-nation Combined Task Force, CTF 151, started its operations in January and is patrolling the waters of the G ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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TV Weekly
Top hits to be shown on TV Max next month

Top hits to be shown on TV Max next month

This April TV Max is pulling out all the stops to bring you many of the most recent box office hits, including:

The Sisterhood of the Trav ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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TV Weekly
30 Rock returns for a new season on Showtime

30 Rock returns for a new season on Showtime

Five times Golden Globe and SAG Award-winning comedy series '30 ROCK' is back with a third season on Showcomedy every Saturday at 8pm.

Th ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Sport
Fabulous day out for riders and mounts

Fabulous day out for riders and mounts

Is it Wednesday already? Goodness, the week goes quickly! You will remember from last week's column that Twin Palms held a show on Friday for jun ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Sport
Crowning glory

Crowning glory

Abu Dhabi A were crowned champions in this year's Inter-Gulf Netball Championships sponsored by Riffa Views at the Rugby Club in Saar.

T ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Sport
Moroccan spur to QPR's bid for the play-offs

Moroccan spur to QPR's bid for the play-offs

GULF AIR-sponsored QPR have signed teenage Tottenham midfielder Adel Taarabt on loan until the end of the season in the club's bid to make the pl ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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TV Weekly
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wednesday (Mar 18) Film - Cinderella Man on Star Movies at 8.30pm

As the US enters the Great Depression, former boxer Jim Braddock accepts ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Travel Weekly
A (Thai)land of wonder

A (Thai)land of wonder

Invariably, the first thought that springs to my mind at the mention of Thailand, is the delicious, spicy Thai green/red curry (they are both grea ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Sport
It's not always plain sailing!

It's not always plain sailing!

Golf, unfortunately, often has the stigma of being fairly dull and boring attached to it. The young, new breed of players are doing a lot to rid ...

March 18 - 24, 2009
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