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Deeply missing my mother who fell victim to breast cancer

March 18 - 24, 2009
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As I am writing this, I am marking two years since I lost my mother to breast cancer. As I ponder how to convey the message of this week's column ...

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Deeply missing my mother who fell victim to breast cancer



Retail is detail says trade centre boss

March 18 - 24, 2009
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The Bahrain retail market has undergone a sea change in the last few years. Many new malls, supermarkets, shops etc, have opened al ...

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Retail is detail says trade centre boss



Drivers are urged to obey traffic guidelines

March 18 - 24, 2009
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WITH Gulf Traffic Week in full swing across the GCC, Bahrain's police are urging drivers to think twice before taking the kind of actions that re ...

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Drivers are
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Retired vet puts his best 'paw' forward

March 18 - 24, 2009
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A RETIRED vet found himself on a busman's holiday when he came to Bahrain and found the kingdom's rescued dogs and cats were in need of a helping ...

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Retired vet 
puts his best 'paw' forward



Influencing culture

March 18 - 24, 2009
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AN unparalleled building boom is a unique characteristic of the Gulf nations. The diversity of construction in the region ranges from modern arch ...

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Influencing culture



Family prays for Ma'ameer petrol bomb victim

March 18 - 24, 2009
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AN expat worker whose truck was hit by a Molotov cocktail in Ma'ameer as he drove home is making a slow recovery from the horrific burns he suffe ...

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Family prays for Ma'ameer petrol bomb victim



Waste site story

March 18 - 24, 2009
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Depositing trash around the kingdom has got a new meaning this week with the installation of the first recycling bank at Al Osra car park in Saar. ...

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Waste site story



Task force making waves in piracy war

March 18 - 24, 2009
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THE newly-established Bahrain-based 20-nation Combined Task Force, CTF 151, started its operations in January and is patrolling the waters of the G ...

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Task force making waves in piracy war