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VERY B-ECO-Ming!

VERY B-ECO-Ming!

LEADING supermarket chain Alosra is hoping to encourage shoppers in Bahrain to become more environmentally-friendly by using new highly-versatile r ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings.

BOOK OF THE WEEK with Linda Jennings.

Havana Sleeping, Martin Davies, ISBN 9780340980477 (Hodder) BD5 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members

Havana in the 1850s is a city as dangerous ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Review: DMC – Club Wrangler, Juffair Grand Hotel

Review: DMC – Club Wrangler, Juffair Grand Hotel

DMC topped off his three-day extravaganza with a riveting performance on Friday night, while sharing the limelight with local musicians and produce ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Singing star delights fans

Singing star delights fans

DMC kicked off the three-day extravaganza organised by Jam Up at Virgin Megastore at City Centre Bahrain, where he posed for photographs, signed au ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Making a connection

Making a connection

HIP HOP heavy-hitter Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels rocked the weekend with a three-day spectacular featuring a meet-and-greet session, a motivational spee ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Spirit of adventure beckons

Spirit of adventure beckons

Adventurous pupils are setting a path for a once-in-a-lifetime expedition this summer as they trek through some of the remotest terrain in Vietnam ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Band’s universal appeal

Band’s universal appeal

THE Boxtones, one of the region’s favourite music-makers, have just notched another major entertainment honour and have been signed up by Universal ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Local News
Innovative projects are rewarded

Innovative projects are rewarded

THREE teams will be representing the kingdom on home soil in the regional final of the 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup.

Team Vanguards won the Gam ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Letters
MORAG FROM MANAMA

MORAG FROM MANAMA

Breaking news, our 40ft high container has landed and has now been unpacked. Yikes, I had forgotten the work involved. It’s like child birth; we qu ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Letters
THE WHISPERER

THE WHISPERER

The Whisperer’s good friend ‘butter-fingers’ Bambi Manalese dropped her old iPhone 4 into the toilet bowl and literally dived in (the water was sti ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Sports Weekly
United will bounce back!

United will bounce back!

Things can only get better for Manchester United’s beleaguered fans, according to former favourite Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on a first visit to the kin ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Sports Weekly
Kitesurfers are ready to take off

Kitesurfers are ready to take off

Kitesurfers from across the region are coming to Amwaj Islands next month to participate in the only regional amateur kitesurf competition.

I ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Sports Weekly
WIMBLEDON DREAM

WIMBLEDON DREAM

French tennis ace Shannon Mariani is smashing through competitions, locally and internationally, setting him closer to courting success and securin ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Letters
LETTERS

LETTERS

This is with reference to last week’s Whisperer column. Do you wake up excited to start your day or just hoping that you can crawl back into bed? W ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Sports Weekly
Rugby clash to aid charities

Rugby clash to aid charities

The DHL Barbarians, the logistics company’s rugby team, enjoyed an all-action game with Bahrain RFC in Janabiyah with team members arriving from ac ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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Sports Weekly
Loyalty plan

Loyalty plan

VIVA Bahrain has launched a loyalty rewards programme allowing subscribers to accumulate points based on their usage, which can then be redeemed fo ...

May 13 - 19, 2015
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