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‘Help bring our son home’ appeal

‘Help bring our son home’ appeal

THE parents of a horrifically injured motorcyclist today pleaded with the GulfWeekly’s family of readers to “help bring our son home”.

Jam ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Cover Story
Appeal launched after son critically injured

Appeal launched after son critically injured

A BRITISH couple has launched a heartfelt appeal to raise funds to cover the cost of flying their badly injured son home from Bahrain.

Jame ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Local News
Doorway smokers facing clamp

Doorway smokers facing clamp

AS smokers in Bahrain get used to the mall ban on lighting up, one of the defining features of working life, huddles of smokers enjoying a quick fa ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Local News
Diplomatic mission for the wives

Diplomatic mission for the wives

THE British Council was recently approached by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organise a language course for the wives of Bahrai ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Local News
Ostrich fact-file

Ostrich fact-file

* The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the only living species of its family, Stru ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Local News
The REALLY fast food!

The REALLY fast food!

A fast food outlet has opened in a Bahrain mall serving low-fat, low cholesterol ostrich burgers, steaks and fajitas.

In less than a month ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Letters to the editor
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, Pakistan ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Letters to the editor
Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor

Dear Stan,
I am working at the Children and Youth Centre (CYC) to provide emergency relief to newly-displaced refugees from the Nahr el ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Sport News
Watch and learn!

Watch and learn!

I’M not sure if the Bahrain national soccer team players watched Sunday’s French Open final and the Canandian Formula One race.

They were b ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Sport News
And finally...

And finally...

Considering there has not been an international tournament it feels like it has been a remarkably long football season in England.

The mat ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Sport News
Pakistan’s Khan beats Catito for tennis title

Pakistan’s Khan beats Catito for tennis title

TOP seed and Pakistan number one Aqeel Khan defeated Antonio Catito 6-2, 6-2 in the Super Singles final of the GPIC-sponsored 21st President of Goy ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Community Campaign
Jules Sprakel

Jules Sprakel

“I think this campaign is a great idea. Education and awareness is the first line of prevention and the more people who read about it the more like ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Community Campaign
Shaikha Suha bint Abdulrahman Al Khalifa

Shaikha Suha bint Abdulrahman Al Khalifa

“I was diagnosed with cancer when I was only 22, but it had gone undetected for 18 months.

I weighed only 48kg and had lumps on my throat ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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Sport News
Summer nights on the green

Summer nights on the green

Gulf Cellar and Energade have announced that they will sponsor a six-week long series of night golf competitions at Riffa Golf Club this summer, ea ...

June 13 - 19, 2007
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