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THE ROAD TO ANGST

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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SENIOR traffic officers have urged 'school run' parents to keep calm and make extra time for their journeys to Isa Town as a major roundabout is converted to a traffic signal-operated junction.





Lulu opens Riffa hypermarket

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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TODAY sees the opening of Bahrain's biggest hypermarket with another believed to be on the way.





Ahmed now in the frame

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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Judges of our 'search for a star snapper' contest were so impressed by young driver Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Fadhel's amazing selection of photographs - they've extended the age limit for entries by a year to allow him to have a shot at securing a dream position as a staff photographer on GulfWeekly.





Drama in reel life

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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A HUMOROUS script, a dedicated team of young artists and a dream of reaching for the stars are some of the ingredients that could help launch Bahrain on to the international youth drama stage.





Into the blue and beyond

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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Thousands of hamour and sobaity have been released in the territorial waters of Bahrain as part of an initiative to replenish the island's dwindling fish stocks.





Mum's drive to buckle-up youngsters is paying off

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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A YOUNG mum's life-saving campaign to get children buckled-up when they travel by car has excited a great deal of interest since it appeared in GulfWeekly with one company promising to print thousands of her pamphlets.





On Centre stage!

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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Finishing touches are being made to the new City Centre complex in Bahrain as excited shoppers eagerly wait for an array of new outlets to the kingdom to open their doors.





Ready for Ramadan

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Lunar calendar. It begins with the sighting of the new moon after which all physically mature and healthy Muslims are obliged to abstain from all food, drink, gum chewing, any kind of tobacco use as well as sexual contact between dawn and sunset.





Credit card firm offers luxurious apartment as prize

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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A credit card company is offering a luxurious apartment in an upcoming property development project situated at a prime location in the kingdom as its grand prize in a summer promotion.





Airlines slash prices to woo travellers

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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AIR_travel for passengers flying in and out of Bahrain promises to be sweeter on the pocket in the coming months.





Bahrain must create public beaches

August 27 - September 2, 2008
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AS I sit here on a balcony overlooking a neighbourhood in Cairo, I cannot help but be affected by the culture shock that has been electrifying me throughout my stay here in Egypt.