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Why small is still beautiful

Why small is still beautiful

TELEVISION is literally shaping the way women in Bahrain think they should look, according to new research, writes BASMA MOHAMMED.

It is ch ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Ringing in the new

Ringing in the new

Amjad Al Zoubi, 21, from Jordan, is a pupil of Dilmun University: I will be travelling to Jordan and will spend New Year's Eve with my friends. My ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Bright chance for a new beginning

Bright chance for a new beginning

The calendar is thinning and the days to a new year, a new beginning, are dwindling away. As we approach this period of transition, we encounter ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Major showcase for film

Major showcase for film

Bahrain-based director and copywriter Anish Babu Verghese is all set to brush shoulders with top-notch movie makers at an exclusive film f ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Local News
Life's a beach at Hawar's new resort

Life's a beach at Hawar's new resort

Sunshine galore, a sandy beach and family fun was on hand at the BD2 million Tulip Inn Hawar Beach.

The four-star Inn invited the media fo ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Stamp of approval

Stamp of approval

Bahrain has been ranked as one of the most welcoming places for expatriates to work in upsetting traditional favourities Canada and Australia, acc ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Dec 30)Film - Message in a Bottle on Fox Movies at 11pm.

Following a hurtful divorce, journalist (Robin Wright Penn) takes a s ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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TV Weekly
Domestic trouble for Charlie Sheen

Domestic trouble for Charlie Sheen

Actor Charlie Sheen, star of the hit sitcom Two and a Half Men, has been released from jail in the Colorado ski resort city of Aspen after his Ch ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Sport
TOP TIPS FOR COLD WEATHER RIDING

TOP TIPS FOR COLD WEATHER RIDING

Warm the bit before you tack up: You can run hot water over it, or breathe on it or warm it in your hands. After all, how many of us would like a ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Sport
A lot in store

A lot in store

Welcome to my last column for 2009, but rest assured 2010 promises to be filled with lots of events to keep everyone occupied.

The Christm ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Sport
Keeping the horses warm

Keeping the horses warm

We have recently experienced some unusual weather for Bahrain, so with winter here or coming it means we need to be considering our horses' welfa ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Travel Weekly
Sri Lanka now a popular cruise call

Sri Lanka now a popular cruise call

Calls by international cruise vessels to Sri Lanka are on the rise in the post-war era with an increasing number of cruise liners including ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Sport
A lot to look forward to

A lot to look forward to

There should be no doubt that 2010 has the potential to be a vintage year for golf. Forget for a moment the credit crunch, the gaps in the ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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Sport
Bunker shots made easy

Bunker shots made easy

This week the Royal Golf Club's PGA Teaching Professional, Oliver Brown, gives you tips on how to play from the bunkers

One of the bigge ...

December 30, 2009 - January 5, 2010
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