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Cover Story
It’s a visual treat!

It’s a visual treat!

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 – At World’s End

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Cover Story
Beware of the Jolly Roger

Beware of the Jolly Roger

The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of the various flags flown to identify the vessel as a pirate ship.

The most famous Jolly Roger t ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Cover Story
Film facts

Film facts

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Cover Story
It’s a pirate’s life  for Bahrain star

It’s a pirate’s life for Bahrain star

Dressed in flowing robes and a colourful turban, chiselled features combined with dark rugged looks, Khalifa Shaheen looks very much the part of a ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Cover Story
When Bahrain Pirates Ruled The Screen!

When Bahrain Pirates Ruled The Screen!

MOVIE-FANS are flocking to Bahrain cinemas to watch the latest Pirates of the Carribean blockbuster … but the kingdom boasts its own swashbuckling ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Sitra Mall first with smoking ban

Sitra Mall first with smoking ban

Sitra Mall, one of Bahrain’s leading shopping destinations, is set to become the first shopping mall in Bahrain to ban smoking. 

On M ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Historic delivery for Bahraini doctor

Historic delivery for Bahraini doctor

Gynecologist Abdulla Al-Khan from Bahrain helped make medical history after delivering a 60-year-old woman’s twin boys.

Frieda Birnbaum bec ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Scaling new heights

Scaling new heights

Mount Everest facts

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Bahrain adventure woman to trek to Everest base for charity

Bahrain adventure woman to trek to Everest base for charity

Bahraini adventurer Maha Mansoor will be in Nepal on the ‘Gulf for Good’ Everest Base Camp Challenge to raise funds for charity. 

Rea ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Media matters in Gulf

Media matters in Gulf

Gulf and NATO media experts are to converge on Manama for a forum entitled ‘Media in a changing world – perspective from the Gulf and NATO’.

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May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Mövenpick has the coolest pool in town

Mövenpick has the coolest pool in town

ONE of Bahrain’s top hotels aims to ensure guests really chill out this summer when they splash about in the pool.

The Mövenpick Hotel Bahr ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
New trend kicking in

New trend kicking in

KICKBOXING is gaining in popularity across the country as more and more enthusiasts take to the sport.

The Zen-Do form of kickboxing is now ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Stubbing it out

Stubbing it out

As Bahrain’s smokers are forced to stub it out at the entrance of shopping malls or face a BD20 fine, writer Charlie Brooker, talks of his personal battle against the dreaded weed as World Anti-Smoking Day beckons tomorrow.

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Dear Stan,
Why isn't Bahrain adopting the same time zone of Dubai instead of Saudi Arabia?

Geographic ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
The Wisperer

The Wisperer

You don’t know me; I know you, I know what’s being said about you. I’m the ‘whisperer’. I am socially mobile: Arab, Brit, Indian, Pakistani, Americ ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Local News
Twilight in Manama

Twilight in Manama

Men seem to like my work,” says Jessica Watson-Thorp, an artist from Australia who has made Bahrain her home for the last four years.

“Pos ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Italian Special
Italy fact-file

Italy fact-file

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Italian Special
Message of H.E, the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain, Calogero Di Gesu

Message of H.E, the Italian Ambassador to Bahrain, Calogero Di Gesu

On June 2 Italians celebrate National Day, the 61st anniversary of the foundation of the present Italian Republic.

Exactly 61 years ago, th ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Motoring
Proton model is launched

Proton model is launched

Malaysian car-maker Proton launched its new Waja Campro 1.6 litre sedan in Bahrain.

The launch, at International Motor Trading Agencies, S ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Motoring
Full-fledged Aston Martin showroom is inaugurated

Full-fledged Aston Martin showroom is inaugurated

THE directors and staff of Montana Motors, the official Aston Martin dealer in Bahrain, officially opened the first dedicated Aston Martin showroom ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Motoring
The Chinese are coming

The Chinese are coming

China is emerging as a major market for cars as manufacturers are moving away from churning out copycat models. Thomas Geiger reports

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Ask Betsy
Betsy Says…If You Only Do One Thing This Weekend...

Betsy Says…If You Only Do One Thing This Weekend...

Do some Soduko! Apparently research has shown it  keeps your brain cells ticking over nicely and reduces your brain’s  decline in old age ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Ask Betsy
Betsy says relax...

Betsy says relax...

Try going for a long leisurely walk with friends or family this weekend before the summer humidity kicks in.

Aim to be out there for sunse ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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Motoring
Motor briefs

Motor briefs

New $750 million R&D centre for Nissan
Japanese car-maker Nissan said it will invest some $750 mi ...

May 30 - June 5, 2007
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