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Changing the tide

Changing the tide

TODAY GulfWeekly backs calls for an all-powerful tourism commission to keep Bahrain’s public beaches clean and make them show-pieces of the kingdom ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Cover Story
Girl power does it again

Girl power does it again

It has taken the passion of three young school-leavers to make Bahrain finally sit up and take notice of an environmental catastrophe that is threa ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
I want to break down every wall that comes in our way and instead build a bridge

I want to break down every wall that comes in our way and instead build a bridge

Two years ago the Arab world’s first regional parliament was inaugurated in Cairo.

Arab states were invited to nominate representatives an ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
Making a mark abroad

Making a mark abroad

Working abroad can be a daunting task, but as GulfWeekly found out, Bahraini girls are doing it with ease.

Ohood Abdulghaffar, 23, has been ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
The Russian style

The Russian style

A brand new Russian-style music school is set to open its doors to young musicians in September.

The ‘Life in Music’ school in Sanad is the ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
Register of abuse fiends

Register of abuse fiends

A register of child abusers is set to be produced in Bahrain in a bid to prevent sex fiends from applying for jobs which bring them within striking ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
Rich pickings

Rich pickings

It was a risk that paid off. To anyone BD1,700 is a sizeable amount that should be spent wisely – preferably on something that you can examine firs ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Local News
A new beginning

A new beginning

EXAMINATION results have finally been published putting an end to two months of excruciating agony playing the waiting game.

I sat the exam ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Marie Claire
Top 5 i-tunes

Top 5 i-tunes

Mutya Buena – Real Girl
Keiser Cheifs – Ruby

Just Jack – Starz In Their Eyes
Moby – We are all made of Stars
Texas – Black Eyed Bo ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Marie Claire
TV I’m loving this week

TV I’m loving this week

Carlos Mencia – No Strings Attached
After listening to me lamenting the lack of opportunity ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Sport News
Sport in brief

Sport in brief

Day of glory for Mike’s team
Mike Eastwood led his team – consisting of John Sutcliffe, Jonty Cross ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Sport News
Courting Success

Courting Success

TENNIS is set for a bright future as youngsters in the kingdom continue to shine in the sport and plans for a new complex begin to take shape.

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August 22 - 28, 2007
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Sport News
... While England reach crossroads

... While England reach crossroads

With the test series with India over it has been a mixed summer for England’s cricketers both as a team but also for the individuals involved.

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August 22 - 28, 2007
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Marie Claire
Womanspeak

Womanspeak

Womanspeak is a female-to-male dictionary, aimed at enlightening the male population on what a woman means when she says…

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Marie Claire

Amy Winehouse sings new tune

Amy Winehouse burst back on to the music scene with the lines: “They tried to make me go to rehab, and I say no, no, no.”

Now it seems she ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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Marie Claire

Jailhouse rocks for stars

IS jail the new rehab? It used to be that when a celebrity went off the rails, their management discretely sent them off to a ‘retreat’ for a while ...

August 22 - 28, 2007
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