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THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS

Move over Willy Wonka and Charlie …. Sonya Janahi is the new chocolate factory kingpin, writes Mai Al Khatib-Camille.

The entrepreneur is li ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Local News
REVIEW: Around the World in 80 Minutes

REVIEW: Around the World in 80 Minutes

French School of Bahrain – Cultural Hall

ADVENTURE and excitement filled the air at the Bahrain Cultural Hall last Thursday evening as studen ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Local News
REVIEW: Trib Fest – Bahrain Rugby Football Club

REVIEW: Trib Fest – Bahrain Rugby Football Club

THE sun had its hat on and the expats and local music fans came out in droves for a festival family frolic of sounds, old and new, in a grassy fiel ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Local News
The Legend of Hera and Athearus

The Legend of Hera and Athearus

Short Story by Deena Al-Dahwi

Many moons ago, there lived a god in the skies of Zamanland named Athearus.

Athearus was the god of the s ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Local News
Dynamic duo’s creativity to the fore

Dynamic duo’s creativity to the fore

Talented twins Lilo and Deena Al Dahwi’s way with words has won them high praise around the globe, as well as literary accolades and VIP visits.

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Letters and Bookcase
BOOK CLUB

BOOK CLUB

BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings. Play, Dr Amanda Gummer, ISBN 9780091955144  (Vermilion) BD6.200 for Gulf Weekly Book Cl ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Letters and Bookcase
THE WHISPERER

THE WHISPERER

A friend of the Whisperer found a beautiful Himalayan cat on Thursday evening. He is beige and white with bright blue eyes and about nine-months-ol ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Sports News
Pirates plunder place!

Pirates plunder place!

We’ve all heard of Accrington Stanley … but Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town – who are they?

You don’t have to look far in the modern game to ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Too hot to trot
Too Hot To Trot

Too Hot To Trot

TWIN Palms Riding Centre (TPRC) geared itself up in style for last weekend’s mammoth event bonanza.
First on the agenda was the infamous (in-ho ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Sports News
Football challenge on the golf course

Football challenge on the golf course

It’s a lot harder than it looks. My own football career aspirations came unstuck in the headmaster’s office in London at the age of 11.

We we ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Letters and Bookcase
Letters

Letters

THE BSPCA would like to thank everyone who turned out for its recent Art to the Rescue auction at the British Embassy.

Hosted by His Excellen ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Sports News
GOAL-DEN GREENS!

GOAL-DEN GREENS!

FootGolf, the fast-growing sporting craze that singlehandedly appears to have saved scores of golf courses around the globe from extinction, has ta ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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Sports News
‘Worst week ever’ for Bruce

‘Worst week ever’ for Bruce

Hull City’s Steve Bruce was left to ponder his hardest week as a manager after a 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday left them perilously ...

May 20 - 26, 2015
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