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My New Year resolutions

January 2 - 8, 2008
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For Bahraini Gulf Saatchi and Saatchi chief executive and head of the Bahrain chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA), Khamis ...

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My New Year resolutions



Close encounters that had a big impact on Khulood's view of life

January 2 - 8, 2008
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YOUNG banker Khulood Ebrahim has today spoken of her amazing encounter with some of the world's most charismatic leaders on a course which has cha ...

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Close encounters that had a big impact on Khulood's view of life



Bend it or keep it ?

January 2 - 8, 2008
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DO you have trouble keeping your resolutions? Does your determination to get fit or write that novel wane after just a few weeks of effort?

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 keep it ?

Bend it or
 keep it ?



Bilawal vows to follow democratic path for revenge

January 2 - 8, 2008
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Benazir Bhutto's 19-year-old son Bilawal has been catapulted into the maelstrom of Pakistani politics, appointed leader of her party just three d ...

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Bilawal vows to follow democratic path for revenge



Finding the culprits ...

January 2 - 8, 2008
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Who is the man blamed by Pakistan's government for Bhutto's murder?

Baitullah Mehsud, 34, is the leader of a group of jihadist militants ...

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Finding the culprits ...



Shock and dismay

January 2 - 8, 2008
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THE Pakistan Embassy in Bahrain has opened a condolence book to mark the death of the former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. ...

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Shock and dismay



Hats off to all loving parents

January 2 - 8, 2008
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LAST week I was watching a late re-run of CNN's most touching documentary show yet. It was titled: "rescuing Youssif", and what a show it was.

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Hats off to all loving parents



Saving Sadeesha

January 2 - 8, 2008
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The Sri Lankan community in Bahrain is campaigning to help a school girl suffering from a life-threatening condition by covering the cost of a ser ...

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Sadeesha

Saving
Sadeesha



Who is in your wallet or on your phone?

January 2 - 8, 2008
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Hard cash and plastic money, driving licences and sales receipts ... wallets contain all sorts. But who do you carry in your wallet or on your mob ...

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Who is in your wallet or on your phone?



Rioters slammed

January 2 - 8, 2008
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More than 1,500 people demonstrated in Isa Town to condemn the riots and acts of sabotage during the National Day and Eid Al Adha holidays.

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Rioters slammed



Crisis management

January 2 - 8, 2008
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AROUND 1,200 personnel assigned to US Naval Support Activity Bahrain and the kingdom's ministries of interior, defence and health conducted a joi ...

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Crisis management



On the starting grid at BIC as Formula One fever sets in

January 2 - 8, 2008
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THIS year's Formula One race will be the third round of the FIA Formula One World Championship - following Australia and Malaysia - and the Bahrai ...

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On the starting grid at BIC as Formula One fever sets in



Hand luggage limit to go

January 2 - 8, 2008
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Cabin baggage restrictions will be lifted at Heathrow Airport. Passengers will be allowed to carry more than one piece of hand luggage through sec ...

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Hand luggage limit to go



Top airline award for BA

January 2 - 8, 2008
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British Airways - the UK's flagship carrier which operates 55 weekly flights from the GCC to London Heathrow - has been awarded 'World's Leading A ...

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Top airline award for BA



Middle East air travel is all set to take off

January 2 - 8, 2008
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AS Bahrain Air, the baby of the Middle East's aviation industry prepares for take-off, one of its main rivals reckons the sector is poised for sig ...

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Middle East air travel is all set to take off



Bahrain going 'green'

January 2 - 8, 2008
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THREE Bahraini teenagers have inspired a multinational giant to invest in a major environmental campaign which aims to clean-up the island with su ...

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Bahrain going 'green'



Waiting in the wings for BA's new terminal

January 2 - 8, 2008
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A NEW era in air travel for people travelling from Bahrain to London is just a few weeks away thanks to British Airways' exclusive new home at Hea ...

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Waiting in the wings for BA's new terminal