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8,000 shoppers log on to Facebook to make Gulzar a star

8,000 shoppers log on to Facebook to make Gulzar a star

SMILING Gulzar Ahmed - the world's friendliest car park attendant - has attracted thousands of fans on a website page set up by a mall visitor am ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
Trade sources predict a costlier cuppa

Trade sources predict a costlier cuppa

The prices of tea, a staple beverage of households across the region, is set to rise in the coming months, according to trade sources.

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September 9 - 15, 2009
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Fountains can help spring a garden to life

Fountains can help spring a garden to life

There are a vast range of water features to choose from nowadays ranging from a calm mist of water droplets through to pools of reflective stillne ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
Providing a quality education

Providing a quality education

TCF is a non profit organisation set up in 1995 by six businessmen to provide education to street children and children of slum and impoverished ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
HOG-ing the road

HOG-ing the road

BIKERS galore will be descending on Bahrain in November when hundreds of Harley Davidson enthusiasts gather from all over the Mi ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
Ain't no mountain
high enough

Ain't no mountain high enough

CHARITY champion Junaid Jaffar is banking on a strict training regime to help him conquer one of the world's toughest climbing challen ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
Yalla ya shabab!

Yalla ya shabab!

GULFWEEKLY'S barmy army of Bahrain football fans showed their support by waving copies of their favourite newspaper in the air as their hero ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
new weapon in  swine flu fight

new weapon in swine flu fight

The battle against swine flu is taking a hi-tech turn with a device developed by military scientists which is likely to be introduced into Bahr ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Local News
Great minds to help us fly

Great minds to help us fly

GULF AIR'S new chief executive officer Samer Majali is calling on some of the world's greatest aviation brains alongside hotshots from w ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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TV Weekly
It's ladies' night for fans of television detective series

It's ladies' night for fans of television detective series

This September HBO and the BBC present a spirited new drama series about one woman's crusade for justice, one case at a time: The No. 1 Ladies' De ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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TV Weekly
The Unusuals makes its Showseries debut

The Unusuals makes its Showseries debut

This September SHOWSERIES welcomes THE UNUSUALS, like a modern-day M*A*S*H, exploring both the grounded drama and comic insanity of the world of N ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Sport
Please don't Messi it up

Please don't Messi it up

Last weekend saw another round of World Cup qualifiers take place and after tonight's games the picture of who will be in South Africa next year w ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Sport
Club captain 
fits the Bill!

Club captain fits the Bill!

BILL Beddall has been appointed captain of Awali Golf Club and is aiming to help drive the club forward and attract more sponsors to the thriving ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Sport
IT'S ALL TO PLAY FOR!

IT'S ALL TO PLAY FOR!

BAHRAIN'S footballers can achieve World Cup glory tonight in Saudi Arabia without winning the match ... as long as the team scores!

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September 9 - 15, 2009
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wednesday (Sept 9) Film - Get Shorty on Star Movies at 8 30pm. John Travolta stars as Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark who's been sent to L.A. to ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Sport
Driving forward to the next level

Driving forward to the next level

BAHRAIN'S cricketers are celebrating promotion despite losing to Singapore by 68 runs in the final of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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Sport
Conquer the hard ground

Conquer the hard ground

PGA Teaching Professional, Oliver Brown, gives tips on how to face the hard ground lie. Regardless of where you play, you'll eventually face a tou ...

September 9 - 15, 2009
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