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OIL'S WELL

OIL'S WELL

AFTER 42 years of being at Bapco a softly-spoken Bahraini knows the company like the back of his hand.

And, having worked 15 hours-a-day, ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Airline spreads wings

Airline spreads wings

Competition is sizzling in Bahrain skies as India's domestic market leader and premier airline, Jet Airways, began its daily non-stop flights fro ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Modernisation drive

Modernisation drive

In his first-ever interview after becoming the chief executive of Bapco, Mr Abdulkarim Jaffer Al Sayed talks to Asma Salman about his early days a ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
We're in seventh heaven

We're in seventh heaven

BAHRAIN'S building boom appears to be continuing unabated as one developer had all remaining properties snapped up in a festive swoop.

Al ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
The feminine lens

The feminine lens

From beauty salons to traditional male strongholds, Iranian women are using photography to show their country in a different light. Kate Connolly ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Friend's death a bitter blow

Friend's death a bitter blow

What a very sad way to mark the end of year 2007. There were two major events that shocked me to my core.

One that really stunned me was o ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Riffa Views reaches out

Riffa Views reaches out

RIFFA VIEWS is aiming to create Bahrain's most prestigious residential development by reaching out across the kingdom and providing a long-

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January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Old bell tolls at new site

Old bell tolls at new site

There were no tears, no tantrums and certainly no clinging on to parents. On the first day of the new term, St Christopher's School infants were ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Struggle of the Nubians is captured on camera

Struggle of the Nubians is captured on camera

THE fight for survival by a displaced people determined to keep their traditions alive has been captured on film by TV producer Marco Morelli.

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January 9 - 15, 2008
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Local News
Artist's sorrow over lost  little boy

Artist's sorrow over lost little boy

AN AWARD-WINNING Bahraini artist was so touched by the plight of missing toddler Bader Mubarak that he decided to capture the little boy's memory ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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The Whisperer

FOR any Brits in Bahrain feeling a little homesick may The Whisperer remind them that motorists are alr ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Letters

Dear Stan,

We all carry our mobile phones with name ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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TV Weekly
Fox is on the prowl

Fox is on the prowl

Matthew Fox is best known for playing the role of Jack Shephard in the hit TV series Lost, currently showing on Dubai One. In this interview, he s ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Comforts of home for Middle East travellers

Comforts of home for Middle East travellers

BUSINESS travellers from Bahrain on a trip to Switzerland can now bank on all the comforts of home.

Park Hyatt Zurich has launched the "C ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Mexican trail...

Mexican trail...

Gabriela Quintero, one half of guitar duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela, shows Jon Bennett round her traditional home town of Zihuatanejo and the surrounding ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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TV Weekly
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wednesday (Jan 9)Docu/series - A Place in France on BBC Prime at 9.30pm

Journalist Nigel Farrell and his friend Nippi Singh set of ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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TV Weekly
The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Star World

The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Star World

IT'S a trio of fun films this afternoon on Super Movies, kicking off with The Pink Panter at 3pm.

When France's football coach is murdered ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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TV Weekly
Watch out for it: Triple treat on Super Movies

Watch out for it: Triple treat on Super Movies

IT'S a trio of fun films this afternoon on Super Movies, kicking off with The Pink Panter at 3pm.

When France's football coach is murdered ...

January 9 - 15, 2008
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