Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
Few regions in the world can even come close to the relationship that the Middle East has with Mercedes-Benz. While it’s a globally recognised luxury car brand, in the Middle-East, it’s not just a car. It’s an icon. A way of life. A culture of comfort and more.
Stand-up is one of the most fascinating oddball microcosms for me. It’s equal parts comedy and group therapy for a lot of comedians today. As Maz Jobrani, who returned to Bahrain last weekend for a packed show at the Gulf Convention Centre, said: “Back in school, this kid told me about two ways to recover from these scars: therapy and stand-up. Twenty years later, I am doing self-therapy on stage with all of you.”
World renowned Nigerian-American artist Victor Ekpuk, famous for his glyph-like paintings and drawing, inspired by the aesthetics of indigenous African writing systems, has made his first mark in the Middle East with a 5.4m tall sculpture in the busy Diplomatic Area of Bahrain.
Cheese aficionados and entrepreneurs, Soha Al Awadi and sisters Shaheera and Fatima Al Gaoud, have shared their love for their kingdom by launching a National Day board boasting an array of berries and dairy delights inspired by the Bahraini-flag.
The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) conducted its roadshow in Russia, in the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg at the beginning of this month.
History buffs in Bahrain have a chance to discover the prehistoric roots of the world’s seas at a new exhibition which opened this week at the Bahrain National Museum and runs until March 16, 2020.
