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World's your oyster

World's your oyster

BAHRAIN is set to splash out millions of dinars to re-establish its prominence as the world's 'island of pearls'.

Plans are in place to wel ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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I'm like Maddie says sad Adam

I'm like Maddie says sad Adam

DETERMINED mother Rebecca Jones will be filing an appeal for custody of her 10-year-old son Adam in the Qatari courts on Sunday in the latest rou ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Food scarcity fears fall as GM rice gets nod

Food scarcity fears fall as GM rice gets nod

China has approved its first strain of genetically modified rice for commercial production, two scientists involved in the approval process have ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Local News
Driving in the fast lane

Driving in the fast lane

Private lessons to help expatriates steer towards gaining a British driving licence are now being offered on the island ... in the first ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Local News
YouthTalk

YouthTalk

It was a bright sunny day with a whimsical cool breeze playing across our faces, as we walked down the street breathing in the holiday spirit.

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Local News
Beauties line up to make club dreams come true for Filipinos

Beauties line up to make club dreams come true for Filipinos

Members of the Filipino community in Bahrain are working hard to realise a long-cherished dream of building their own clubhouse in their adopted ho ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Local News
Diving into pearling history

Diving into pearling history

THE Pearl Pathway will cover around 3.22km in South Muharraq and will feature a natural shoreline and buildings where individuals of the pearling c ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Sport
Top dressage trainer Winnie back in Bahrain

Top dressage trainer Winnie back in Bahrain

With all this talk of dressage it is wonderful to welcome back Winnie Bruil, international dressage tra ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Sport
Taking up the test on a well-groomed pony

Taking up the test on a well-groomed pony

Dressage – pronounced dress-ahhzh – is a French term most commonly translated to mean ‘training’. Dress ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Dec 2)Film - Anger Management on Fox Movies at 11pm.

After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane that escalates out of control, ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Travel Weekly
Treated like royalty

Treated like royalty

GulfWeekly reporter Shilpa Chandran had a right royal time in Malaysia when she joined a whistle-stop tour of the popular holiday destination. ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Sport
Suzanna swings away

Suzanna swings away

Bahrain's young golfing sensation, Suzanna Hobday, was recently crowned champion of the 22nd Bahrain Ladies Open Golf Tournament, organised by ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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Sport
Action-packed day out for riders

Action-packed day out for riders

Hundreds of riders of all ages turned up on Sunday for the

December 2 - 8, 2009
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TV Weekly
Mystery surrounds broadcast of Saddam Channel

Mystery surrounds broadcast of Saddam Channel

Turning on their TVs during the long holiday weekend, Iraqis were greeted by a familiar if unexpected face from their past: Saddam Hussein.

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December 2 - 8, 2009
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TV Weekly
Obama dinner crashers shopping interview

Obama dinner crashers shopping interview

THE couple who crashed US President Barack Obama's first state dinner are peddling their story to broadcast networks for hundreds of thousands of ...

December 2 - 8, 2009
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