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The shrinking dinar

The shrinking dinar

THE spiralling cost of living in Bahrain has been put under the spotlight by Ernst & Young, one of the world's largest professional services fi ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
School raises term fees by 10 per cent

School raises term fees by 10 per cent

St Christopher's School this week announced a 10 per cent increase in the school fees from September in a bid to attract and retain good teachers ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Spread awareness of key issues

Spread awareness of key issues

There is something that I would really like to share with you this week. All those who know me realise that I prefer stating my ideas and opinion ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Feeling the pinch

Feeling the pinch

Prices of basic foods traded on international commodity markets are at record highs and concerns over cost are being voiced around the world.

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March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Counting the costs

Counting the costs

THE_cost of shopping has increased by at least 11 per cent in just eight months, according to Shilpa's Weekly Shopping List.

GulfWeekly se ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
The inflation battle is on

The inflation battle is on

Government officials have vowed to tackle the kingdom's inflation worries and the social impact of soaring commodity prices.

At the beginn ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Revolutionary reformer

Revolutionary reformer

TO many women across the Indian subcontinent, Dr Kiran Bedi is an icon.

As India's first female police officer and the reformer of ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
New beginning with Terminal 5

New beginning with Terminal 5

British Airways' new £4.3 billion home - Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 - has been officially opened by Queen Elizabeth.

Built on time and ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Art safari in Bahrain

Art safari in Bahrain

THE_Culture Vultures are co-ordinating the first ever 'ArtHouse Open Studios' event in Bahrain in April.

Emerging and established artists ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
Getting to the art of the matter

Getting to the art of the matter

ONE of Bahrain's most celebrated artists Jamal Abdul Rahim is preparing to display his latest work at the prestigious Art Dubai exhibition and is ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
WE have the
race, the car
and airline!

WE have the race, the car and airline!

The friendly motor-racing rivalry between Bahrain and Abu Dhabi is set to intensify as the two Gulf countries battle out for F1 supremacy in the ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Local News
The face behind the masks

The face behind the masks

ONE HUNDRED ethnic masks from South America, Africa, Asia and Oceanic regions that represent and form part of the collection of the musŽe du quai ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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TV Weekly
Ghost Whisperer returns to thrill

Ghost Whisperer returns to thrill

The hugely popular Ghost Whisperer starring Jennifer Love Hewitt returns to Showtime tomorrow and every Thursday at 9pm.

Melinda Gordon is ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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TV Weekly
Watch out for it: New season of Heroes

Watch out for it: New season of Heroes

'Heroes' begins its second season at 9pm on March 26 with the episode entitled 'Four Months Later' after the big New York City battle. The charact ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Sport
Fantastic atmosphere for race

Fantastic atmosphere for race

I thought the race was fantastic ... as it always is in Melbourne. And, as always, the race was a bit of a lottery. For some reason it tends to t ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Sport
Top dogs analyse results

Top dogs analyse results

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne 5.4 seconds ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton's new t ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Sport
Hamilton sets    the track ablaze

Hamilton sets the track ablaze

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton started from pole position and avoided the carnage behind him to win an accident-filled Australian Formula One Grand Pri ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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TV Weekly
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Wednesday (Mar 19)Film - Stay on Star Movies at 8.30pm. In this mind-bending psychological thriller, college student Henry Lethem (Ryan Gosling) p ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Silence is golden

Silence is golden

For Vanessa Thorpe and family, a holiday in a cabin deep in the heart of a Scottish forest is the perfect antidote to urban li ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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Travel Weekly
Starwood plans luxury hotel

Starwood plans luxury hotel

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to build a luxury hotel at Ras Al Khaimah, the fourth largest in the UAE.

Under ...

March 19 - 25, 2008
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