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GET YOUR PAWS OFF OUR 
DELMUNS!

GET YOUR PAWS OFF OUR DELMUNS!

THE claws are out for a showdown in the cat world after an international body granted registration to a new breed of feline called the 'Arabian M ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
Cat-astrophe!

Cat-astrophe!

LEADINGmembers of a Bahrain cat society say they are de ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
Young reach out to needy with food campaign

Young reach out to needy with food campaign

Bahrain's thirst quenchers are back in action.

During the Holy Month, the 70-strong band of volunteers, has changed its community challeng ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Students must be careful with university application process

Students must be careful with university application process

I know that I have only scratched the surface on the subject of universities and the application process. Well, this week I bring to you more of ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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HULLABALOO OVER HUBBLY bubbly

HULLABALOO OVER HUBBLY bubbly

Dr Kadhem Al Hawaji has been working on an anti-smoking campaign and planned tobacco controls for nearly a year now.

He was a consultant ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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What the smokers say

What the smokers say

Charles Swamy, 26, customer sales representative, from Tubli I was against the ban on the corniche. I believe that since it is open air it isn't ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
What is sheesha

What is sheesha

There are so many different names for this unique smoking experience. Some call it a hookah, hooka, shesha, huka, nargile, narghile, shisha, shesha ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
To ban or not to ban?

To ban or not to ban?

The controversial sheesha debate continues to rage in Bahrain as traditionalists fight to save their heritage amidst attempts to disco ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
City Centre adds a new dimension to shopping

City Centre adds a new dimension to shopping

Excited shoppers have been pouring into the partially-opened City Centre to check out the outlets, some of which are new to the island.

Ev ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Customer service teams in place

Customer service teams in place

Bahrain City Centre has recruited two teams dedicated to providing 'the best' in customer service.

Dressed in bright green T-shirts, the g ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Hair-raising gesture

Hair-raising gesture

SCHOOLGIRL Olivia Hind McEntee has shown she is a cut above the rest by donating her long, glossy hair to make wigs for children suffering from c ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Local News
Resort's buyout stays a mystery

Resort's buyout stays a mystery

MYSTERY surrounds the identity of the new owners of one of Bahrain's premier resorts ... but The Banyan Tree says it's 'business as usual' with a ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Soft opening for complex as     harp plucks shoppers' hearts

Soft opening for complex as harp plucks shoppers' hearts

After two years in development, the main construction of Bahrain's biggest and brightest mall is now complete and the next phase of life at the B ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Ask Betsy
TEA TREE OIL IS A GREAT HEALER

TEA TREE OIL IS A GREAT HEALER

Dear Betsy, I read an article of  yours some months ago reg ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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TV Weekly
Watch out for it: The Simpsons on Super Comedy

Watch out for it: The Simpsons on Super Comedy

THE Simpsons, the hysterically funny animated family, which debuted on the Emmy Award-winning Tracey Ullman Show, has come to primetime Super Come ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Sport
England back on track

England back on track

It is not so long ago that I was writing about the apparent transformation in the England cricket team and now it appears it must be catching fol ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Sport
Hopes can rest on shortest of putts!

Hopes can rest on shortest of putts!

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about life at the levels of professional golf and the pressures on the less unfamiliar names at this time of the ye ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Sport
Vettel makes history with maiden win

Vettel makes history with maiden win

Sebastian Vettel became the youngest driver to win a Formula One race after finishing first in a wet Italian Grand Prix from pole position.

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September 17 - 23, 2008
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Sept 17). Film - All the Right Moves on Star Movies at 8.30pm.

Stefen (Tom Cruise) is determined to leave the sleepy Pennsylvan ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Singapore ideal for celebrations

Singapore ideal for celebrations

Throughout Ramadan, Singapore is hosting the Hari Raya Festival, a month-long event honouring Singapore's rich Muslim heritage - providing the id ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Kurdistan calling

Kurdistan calling

With foreign occupation, violent resistance and sectarian bloodshed making it one of the world's most dangerous countries, Iraq might not seem li ...

September 17 - 23, 2008
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