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EXOTIC PETS AND THE PLAGUE 
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EXOTIC PETS AND THE PLAGUE threat

THESE wild cats, believed to be African lynx, are kept at a farm in Bahrain and are among the menagerie of exotic creatures living in the kingdom ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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The deadly companions

The deadly companions

THE_international trade in exotic animals must be stopped in order to protect humans from global pandemics, a leading microbiologist has warned.

December 5 - 11, 2007
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A dose of laughter

A dose of laughter

Pantomimes are a very British phenomenon ... men dress up as women, the lead character is usually a man played by a woman and the audience keeps ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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We're 75 and still going strong

We're 75 and still going strong

AS Bapco celebrates its 75th anniversary of oil exploration in the kingdom today, Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa will inaugur ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Reaching out

Reaching out

If you are looking for an extra pair of hands to carry out your social cause, help is just a telephone call away.

The group, called Bahrai ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Highways are not race tracks

Highways are not race tracks

It comes as a huge surprise to foreigners and tourists when they come to visit the kingdom and see what kind of roads we have on the island and th ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Jobs protest outside ministry

Jobs protest outside ministry

FIVE unemployed young men are staging a demonstration outside the Ministry of Municipality Affairs and Agriculture in Budaiya in a bid to secure j ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Future envoys

Future envoys

Over the weekend, around 200 youth delegates from 14 universities in Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar gathered in the kingdom to participate in the thir ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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The Whisperer
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It's not just chocolate powder that Bahrain hotels run out of. One of the Whisperer's acquaintances went to one hotel's business centre and asked ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Travel Weekly
Riding on a wave

Riding on a wave

INTERNATIONAL cruise ships operator Royal Caribbean has announced that from this month it be returning to Asia for the first time since 2001.

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December 5 - 11, 2007
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Sport
FORUM FEVER

FORUM FEVER

After announcing the Motor Sport Business Forum Middle East on April 1 and 2 next year, key representatives from Bahrain will be heading to Monac ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Sport
'Group of death' will provide the most      exciting football

'Group of death' will provide the most exciting football

Following on from last week's World Cup qualifying draw this weekend saw two more take place - _ one for the European Championships and the other ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Sport
Kiwis have to wake up soon

Kiwis have to wake up soon

New Zealand cricket will soon reach a point of no return if the cricket authorities don't wake up now.

Though the team's one-day record is ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Travel Weekly
Airline adds new India destination

Airline adds new India destination

Qatar Airways will start daily operations between Doha and Ahmedabad in the western Indian state of Gujarat from December 12.

The city is ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Travel Weekly
Qatar Airways goes green

Qatar Airways goes green

Qatar Airways has entered into a landmark agreement with key players across the aviation, fuel and educational sectors to power its aircraft with ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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Sport
250 to tee off for charity

250 to tee off for charity

THE Riffa Views 'Shaikh Faisal Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Memorial Trophy' will be held at His Majesty King Hamad's golf course in Safriya on February ...

December 5 - 11, 2007
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