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MAKING A SPLASH!

MAKING A SPLASH!

Wahooo! That's the cry that will be echoing around the latest water park attraction to be unveiled in a few weeks time in the kingdom.

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April 29, May 5, 2009
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A formula for success as Bahrain wins!

A formula for success as Bahrain wins!

JUBULENT organisers of the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix have been celebrating the staging of the sixth event which attracted thousands of motor sp ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Banking on a central theme

Banking on a central theme

THE Gulf's leading economists are set to meet next month to discuss the location for a common central bank, as plans for a unified currency slowl ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Recruitment on the increase as                agencies are kept busy

Recruitment on the increase as agencies are kept busy

Recruitment specialists of Bahrain say that they continue to be busy and have plenty of jobs available at all levels in the Gulf region, writes A ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Bahrain shines amid    global gloom

Bahrain shines amid global gloom

Business-friendly Bahrain has come under the spotlight as Forbes has ranked it as the best country for business in the Gulf.

According to ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Morbidelli lifts title as Liuzzi wins race

Morbidelli lifts title as Liuzzi wins race

GIANNI Morbidelli clinched the Speedcar Series title after finishing the season's final race three-tenths of a second ahead of defending champion ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Frustrated Hamad ends in 20th place

Frustrated Hamad ends in 20th place

GUTTED Bahraini Hamad Al Fardan, pictured right, took 17th spot in the final race of the GP2 Asia Series ending the sixth and final round of ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Meritus raises hopes

Meritus raises hopes

HUNDREDS of supporters dressed in red and waving flags cheered on the Arab world's My Qi-Meritus.Mahara team in the last race of ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Button's passing move hailed by Brawn chief

Button's passing move hailed by Brawn chief

Jenson Button's brilliant passing move on Lewis Hamilton at the end of the opening lap was the key to his triumph in Sunday's Gulf Air Bahrain Gr ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Control your temper as it can prove to be destructive

Control your temper as it can prove to be destructive

James Matthew Barrie once said, 'Temper is a weapon that we hold by the blade'. This quote comes to mind when I think back upon the events of the ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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LG Electronics aims for leading position in flat TVs

LG Electronics aims for leading position in flat TVs

LG Electronics, a global leader in TV and home theatre products, has an optimistic outlook despite the global economic downturn and has ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Brilliant Button extends lead in style

Brilliant Button extends lead in style

Jenson Button consolidated his lead in this year's title race with a masterful triumph for Brawn GP in Sunday's closely contested and supremely t ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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A joyride in the desert

A joyride in the desert

It wasn't a movie where a violin breaks the silence, the trees sway in slow motion and finally the vision focuses on the protagonist.

But ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Novel display has a whole lot of buyers

Novel display has a whole lot of buyers

HUNDREDS of readers flocked to a novel display of more than one million works of literature at the Bargain on Books exhibition which took place a ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Jimi strikes the right note

Jimi strikes the right note

FROM Bahrain to Brixton a former St Chris student is making a big noise on the British music scene.

Jimi Alexander, 28, first came to the i ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Riding     the waves

Riding the waves

The kingdom could produce the Gulf's first solo round-the-world sailor if the boys from Bahrain Team Pindar have their way.

The British-ba ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Apr 29) Film - Mr Deeds on Fox Movies at 11pm

When Deeds inherits controlling interest in a media corporation from his deceased ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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TV Weekly
Damages returns exclusively on Showtime

Damages returns exclusively on Showtime

Season 2 of the triple Emmy award and Golden Globe winner Damages returns to Showseries every Sunday at 8pm from May 3. The new season continues t ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Sport
Anne and Fine Art make the best music

Anne and Fine Art make the best music

As the temperatures rise dramatically, it is now what we, in equestrian circles, call the end of the season.

Another fantastic year o ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Drink lots of water in desert heat

Drink lots of water in desert heat

If you are going to play golf in the hot sun, be sure to hydrate your body with plenty of fluids before, during, and after your game, even if you' ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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The Tour is back on home soil

The Tour is back on home soil

May is upon us already and the European Tour finally arrives in Europe!

So far this season only three of the 20 events played have taken pl ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Travel Weekly
Travel agents set to soar with Tamkeen

Travel agents set to soar with Tamkeen

Small and medium sized travel agencies in Bahrain will receive a welcome break in time for the big summer holiday season through a Tamkeen (Labou ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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Gulf Air launches special summer flights

Gulf Air launches special summer flights

IN response to overwhelming customer feedback, national carrier Gulf Air announced it will start flying to two new popular vacation destinatio ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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A perfect BITE for Bahrain

A perfect BITE for Bahrain

Undaunted by the crisis caused due to the global recession in the travel industry, Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE) 2009 - the first b ...

April 29, May 5, 2009
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