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BUSTED!

BUSTED!

The Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, has seized 539 kilogrammes of heroin worth $107 million (BD40.55 m ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Bridget in Bahrain

Bridget in Bahrain

I think that Christmas songs are on the verge of extinction. Nat King Cole has been roasting chestnuts since 1946 and Wham started singing about la ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Honour for training course

Honour for training course

Within just nine months of its launch, VIVA Bahrain’s first Graduate Development programme for talented Bahraini nationals has received regional re ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Band raises decibel levels

Band raises decibel levels

Popular band, The Noise, have won the hearts of music-lovers across the kingdom as well as Bahrain International Circuit’s five-day Musical Competi ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Chlea sets stage alight

Chlea sets stage alight

Singer Chlea Maria Trinidad, pictured above, lit up the stage with her beautiful voice, winning her the title of Seef Junior Superstar and a record ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Delicious treats on the table

Delicious treats on the table

Members of the media took part in a cook-off challenge organised by VIVA Bahrain. GulfWeekly’s Charlie Holding  tried to take advantage of his ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
International air show tickets go on sale

International air show tickets go on sale

Tickets are now on sale at Batelco Retail Shops for the Bahrain International Airshow 2014, which will take place at the Sakhir Airbase from Januar ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
New Year’s Eve party contest winner

New Year’s Eve party contest winner

GulfWeekly reader Olivia Braganza bagged a pair of tickets to the New Year’s Eve Ballroom Party at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea and Spa ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Local News
Schoolboy is  lending a helping hand

Schoolboy is lending a helping hand

SCHOOLBOY Shane McCarthy was so moved by TV documentaries focusing on the victims of the Syrian conflict that he was determined this festive season ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Sports
New call to rally around Bahrain’s young players

New call to rally around Bahrain’s young players

National football coach, Anthony Hudson, urges fans to rally around the kingdom’s young players as they could be Bahrain’s future ticket to the 201 ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Sports
MAKING A MARK!

MAKING A MARK!

KARATE kid Stan Szecowka has followed in the footsteps of his Sensei’s son to become the youngest pupil in the Gulf to gain a black belt from Japan ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Golf News
Nasser and Jane crowned

Nasser and Jane crowned

THE pairing of Nasser Yaqoob and Jane Guinane claimed the 11th Annual National Day Tournament played at the Royal Golf Club’s Montgomerie champions ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Golf News
Stop topping your shots!

Stop topping your shots!

A common mis-shot often made by amateur golfers is the ‘top’ or ‘thin’ shot where the ball travels along the ground.

The reason for this is ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Golf News
Against the odds

Against the odds

Red and white was the flavour of the day at Awali Golf Club, with the Christmas Hamper Competition which saw players battling around the course aga ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Sports
Title fight too close to call

Title fight too close to call

We are fast approaching the half-way point of the season and what a start we’ve had. At the time of going to press there are only three points sepa ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Too hot to trot
Riding festive wave

Riding festive wave

Bahrain National Day celebrations were in full swing with the Twin Palms Riding Centre Pony Camps, the Dilmun Stables, show jumping and dressage ev ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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Golf News
Young champions show off their skills

Young champions show off their skills

The three-day BTA (Bahrain Tennis Academy) Winter Junior Tennis Tournament concluded with champions being determined in the 6/U, 8/U, 10/U and 12/U ...

December 25 - 31, 2013
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