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OUDLES OF JOY!

OUDLES OF JOY!

OUD-PLAYING sensation Essa Mubarak Al Najem has secured the coveted title of Young Musician of the Gulf 2011 ... and so impressed judges that they ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News
‘Upmarket’ UK store opens

‘Upmarket’ UK store opens

Leading British food retailer Waitrose opened its first outlet in

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

Online bullying clamp

Students in Bahrain have been found using a website for bullying and defaming schoolmates, teachers and rival schools.

On condition of an ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

Crackdown on a web of hate, gossip and lies

Rampant cyber bullying in schools has caused an outcry amongst pupils, teachers and parents and resulted in the kingdom blocking a social network ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

That's my boy, Essa!

The traditional rhythms rooted in Bahrain have secured success for a teenage oud-playing sensation who listened to the sounds of the instrument fr ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

Leading British food retailer Waitrose opened its first outlet in Bahrain at The Lagoon to a flurry of excited Amwaj Island residents as well as ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

Strikingly beautiful performances

FEW things affect the human race like music; its power to inspire, to inflame, to completely overpower. The sheer beauty of music is hard to expr ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Local News

Adel's artistic passion runs free

BY day, Adel Al Abbasi is a successful banker who diligently crunches numbers behind his desk. But when he leaves the bank and steps into his 'te ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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TV Weekly

Biting drama behind the gated compound

A NEW supernatural crime drama will be screened next month - a blend of the hit show Desperate Housewives and the current obsession of all things ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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TV Weekly

'Panda-monium' over TV star cub

A SMALL boy wriggles in his mother's arms, jabs a quivering finger towards a leafy clearing and with an expression of unrestrained glee cries 'Lin ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Sport

Fernandes rejects offer to end Lotus naming dispute

AVIATION tycoon Tony Fernandes has rejected a $9.7 million offer to settle the Lotus naming dispute that has embroiled two Formula One teams.

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February 16 - 22, 2011
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Sport

Salman targets double victories in Bahrain

BAHRAIN'S championship leader Shaikh Salman bin Rashid Al Khalifa aims to give his title hopes a double boost in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Mi ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Sport

Lucky Quiros seeks major boost

WINNING the prestigious Dubai Desert Classic is one thing, but Alvaro Quiros believes he needs to find another level before he can hope one day t ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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TV Weekly

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WEDNESDAY (Feb 16) Film - An Education on Super Movies at 9pm

A suburban London teen finds her traditional education replaced by something ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Travel Weekly

Earthship holiday

THE first earthship holiday home in Europe - a totally off-grid, power-generating, water-collecting miracle gite - is available for bookings, writ ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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Music Box

MUSIC BOX

International DJ Stevie George can be found entertaining the masses at Muju Lounge on Amwaj Island and many other places around Bahrain. This edi ...

February 16 - 22, 2011
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