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Keep off 'free visa' cheats!

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty has urged members of the Indian community not to accept work in Bahrain without valid employment contracts and to av ...

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Keep off  'free visa' cheats!



Strumming up support for musicians

August 6 - 12, 2008
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A music store is setting the kingdom rocking by helping aspiring musicians to make the grade and gain enough confidence to reach for the stars.

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Strumming up support     for musicians



Ruqaya is so inspirational

August 6 - 12, 2008
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IT is great news to hear the kingdom's very own Ruqaya Al Ghasra will be leading the Bahraini delegation at the opening ceremony of the Olympics ...

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Ruqaya is so inspirational



China's massive bid to combat pollution

August 6 - 12, 2008
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LIKE everything else done for the Olympics, China's quest to clear up notoriously polluted skies in time for opening ceremonies this week has bee ...

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China's massive bid to combat pollution



Catch the drug cheats before they get there

August 6 - 12, 2008
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There's one good way of avoiding a rash of damaging doping scandals at the Olympics: Catch the drug cheats before they get there.

The poli ...

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Catch the drug cheats before they get there



Youngsters for Olympic games camp

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Bahrain will be taking part in the historical Olympic Youth Camp. The camp is an educational and cultural exchange programme under the Olympic fl ...

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Youngsters for Olympic games camp



A proud moment

August 6 - 12, 2008
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GOLDEN girl Ruqaya Al Ghasra will be the kingdom's standard bearer holding the red and white Bahraini flag high during the Olympic Games opening ...

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A proud moment



In profile

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Field and track Maryam Yusuf Jamal (women's 1,500m) - Age 23. A middle distance runner who has been compared to Britain's gold medallist Dame Kel ...

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In profile



'My parents' divorce left all my dreams shattered'

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Children are always the victims of divorce. They are the ones who suffer, often in silence, confused and caught up in an explosion of hate betwee ...

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'My parents' divorce left all my dreams shattered'



Fathers don't stray for your daughters' sake

August 6 - 12, 2008
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If you want to know why single women get involved with married men, look at their parents, Ruth Sunderland reports. THE_affair between Sienna Mill ...

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Fathers don't stray for your daughters' sake



Different strokes

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Swimming is hugely popular but, shockingly, recent US research shows that 98 per cent of recreational swimmers do not make gains in aerobic fitnes ...

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Different strokes



Buckle up for a safer ride

August 6 - 12, 2008
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A YOUNG mother is so concerned children are being put at risk when they travel unrestrained in cars in the kingdom she has produced her own bookle ...

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Buckle up for a safer ride



Ready to make a splash!

August 6 - 12, 2008
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Bahrain's teenage swimming sensation Omar Yousef Jassim has snapped up the chance to put his talents to the test on the biggest sporting stage in ...

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Ready to make a splash!



'Why I pulled out of show'

August 6 - 12, 2008
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DANCER Vishnu Priya Ramachandran has just returned to the kingdom from India after stepping away from one of the country's leading reality televi ...

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'Why I pulled out of show'