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MUM SUFFERS BURNS IN BLAST

MUM SUFFERS BURNS IN BLAST

MUM Marie Pilgrim has issued a warning to tenants to check their gas supply after her cooker blew-up burning her leg and arm.

Her four ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Doctor’s call for ‘clean sport’

Doctor’s call for ‘clean sport’

THE doctor leading

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sailors' base awaits plan

Sailors' base awaits plan

Meetings between officials of General Organisation of Ports (GOP) and APM Terminals (APMT) are being held behind closed doors to decide the fat ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Call to fight climate change

Call to fight climate change

UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for decisive action to reduce the growing impact of climate change as he launched in Bahrain a global assessment o ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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A BITE into kingdom's plans for 
tourism

A BITE into kingdom's plans for tourism

Bucking the trend of the global financial crisis, organisers of Bahrain's premium travel exhibition, the Bahrain International T ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Soccer link to Qatar's quest

Soccer link to Qatar's quest

Qatar 2022, bidding to host the first ever FIFA World Cup in the Middle East, has unveiled its vision to unite the Arab world and drive better un ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Race is on to woo McLaren

Race is on to woo McLaren

A NEW range of high-tech sports cars are set to be placed on display in a showroom in the kingdom ... as McLaren, partly-owned by Bahrain's Mumta ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Navy staff are hailed for dedicated service

Navy staff are hailed for dedicated service

ONE of the US Navy's top brass visited sailors in Bahrain to discuss current personnel issues and to thank them for their service.

Chief ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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US ship in historic visit

US ship in historic visit

THE USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) became the first Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier to pull in pier side in Bahrain as part of an ongoing effort ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Young must avoid temptation

Young must avoid temptation

Everyone goes through life with some degree of hardship, especially teenagers because the mistakes they make affect their physiological and social ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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For art's sake

For art's sake

A contemporary Arab Art Show will be held at the Caravan Galleries in Barbar from tomorrow until May 25 featuring works of 12 Arab artists ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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No strings attached

No strings attached

The galleria area of Bahrain City Centre has been turned into a giant harp and passersby have the opportunity to try their hand at the amazing ins ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Flying down memory lane

Flying down memory lane

FOR more than half a century Bahrain has been an important aviation hub, from the flying boats of the 1930s to the first flight of Concorde ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Artist goes bananas over 
camels

Artist goes bananas over camels

A Bahrain-based Dutch artist is so crazy about camels she has been inspired to stage a show of her work featuring the Arabian ship of the desert. ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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TV Weekly
Action-packed blockbusters to hit Showtime screens

Action-packed blockbusters to hit Showtime screens

Showtime Arabia, the pay TV network has signed an agreement with MGM Worldwide Television, a division of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc.

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Wednesday (May 20) Film - Asylum on Fox Movies at 11pm. Directed by David Mackenzie, Asylum follows a 1950s family living in a home on the ground ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sport
Abu Dhabi GP emerges out    of the desert

Abu Dhabi GP emerges out of the desert

Racing against the clock, 11,000 workers toil beneath the blazing sun to construct the Yas Marina circuit that will host the UAE's first g ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sport
Holing more putts is the key!

Holing more putts is the key!

Your success on any given day on the golf course relies heavily on your success from within six feet of the hole. If you had the ability to break ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Wentworth, here they come!

Wentworth, here they come!

The ability of the BMW PGA Championship to attract the 'men of the moment' in the world of golf will be emphasised once again this year when S ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sport
Testing times for cricket

Testing times for cricket

The West Indies should show the door to captain Chris Gayle after his latest pronouncements about his future in Test cricket.

Gayle has gru ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sport
United we stand!

United we stand!

Manchester United's draw at home to Arsenal on Saturday sealed the Premiership title with one match to spare and there can be little doubt they d ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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Sport
Teams fail to reach agreement with Mosley over budget cap

Teams fail to reach agreement with Mosley over budget cap

Formula One teams failed to resolve their dispute last Friday with the sport's administrators over a proposed budget cap, and Ferrari took legal ...

May 20 - 26, 2009
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