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IVANA 
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TRUMP
 CARD!

IVANA - OUR TRUMP CARD!

IVANA Trump, one of the world's most celebrated interior designers, is proudly buying into the Bahrain dream and is determined to ma ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Plenty to cheer as netball aces get set for action

Plenty to cheer as netball aces get set for action

THEY'LL be plenty of fizz on and off the court as a new band of cheerleaders get the crowd warmed up during an international netball tournament wh ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Children of the revolution

Children of the revolution

Don't mention global warming, it's over-the-top, it's a clichŽ." These words of caution were recently bestowed on Shaikh Hassan bin Rashed Al Kha ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Ivana rolls out  plans

Ivana rolls out plans

MULTI-MILLIONAIRE interior designer and businesswoman Ivana Trump has fallen head over heels in love with Bahrain and cannot wait to see her late ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
I like Bahrain - I love the place. It's beautiful. I think          the kingdom has everything to offer

I like Bahrain - I love the place. It's beautiful. I think the kingdom has everything to offer

Q. What is your opinion on the roles that women play in this day and age?

A. I think women are getting more and more powerful. You can see ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Huda Janahi sets shining example

Huda Janahi sets shining example

Huda Janahi's meteoric rise from a stay-at-home mother to a successful award-winning businesswoman is a remarkable example of true grit and determ ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Long may Fayrouz reign

Long may Fayrouz reign

DEVOTEES of the 'queen' of Arabic music snapped up tickets for Fayrouz's much-anticipated return concert at the Arad Fort next Wednesday within t ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Shapely curves

Shapely curves

Bahraini artist Khalid Farhan will hold an exhibition on March 8 at Abdulla Al Zayed House in Muharraq.

The two-week event, marking the Int ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Children of the revolution

Children of the revolution

Don't mention global warming, it's over-the-top, it's a clichŽ." These words of caution were recently bestowed on Shaikh Hassan bin Rashed Al Khal ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Bahrain artists invited for Dubai show

Bahrain artists invited for Dubai show

ORGANISERS of what has become one of the Middle East's largest contemporary art events is encouraging Bahrain's community of artists, galleries an ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Royal seal for film festival

Royal seal for film festival

An international human rights film festival set to be held in Bahrain in May has been given Royal approval and will be held under the patronage of ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Local News
Gymnasts gunning for golden glory

Gymnasts gunning for golden glory

A talented squad of 23 gymnasts in Bahrain are in training for the '2008 Inter GCC Club Competition' that will be held for the first time in the ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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The Whisperer
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LOOKS like there will be additional shopping chores for the harassed Bahrain to Saudi commuter with the imminent opening of an Ikea store in Damm ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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TV Weekly
Kill Bill 1 & 2 on Super Movies

Kill Bill 1 & 2 on Super Movies

In two parts, Kill Bill is an epic-length story of revenge brought to you by controversial writer/director Quentin Tarantino. Full of over-the-to ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Rocking Austin, Texas

Rocking Austin, Texas

It's Texas, but not as you know it. Laura Barton and Amy Fleming take in one of the world's biggest rock festivals and find a bohemian oasis in t ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Sport
Stretching the limit on and off the field

Stretching the limit on and off the field

Cricket has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons these days.

Just when it was thought that the Andrew Symonds-Harbhajan Singh c ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Sport
SUPER SUNDAY

SUPER SUNDAY

Indian cricket's cup of joy is full till the brim and the back page banner heading in our sister publication Gulf Daily News said it all. It was ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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TV Weekly
Watch out for it: Shark on Star World

Watch out for it: Shark on Star World

Oscar nominee James Woods is a law unto himself in the new legal drama, Shark which kicks off today on Star World at 10pm.

The series fol ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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TV Weekly
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WEDNESDAY (Mar 5)Film - Romeo is Bleeding on Star Movies at 8.30pm

Jack Grimaldi (Gary Oldman), one of New York's "finest" is working on t ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Ritz-Carlton offers 'pearl' of a package

Ritz-Carlton offers 'pearl' of a package

Bahrain's natural pearls are considered some of the finest in the world and this accolade inspired The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa to create ...

March 5 - 11, 2008
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