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Sparks of celebration erupted around Bahrain as the kingdom rung in 2023 and bid farewell to 2022. The New Year’s Eve celebrations featured a spectacular show of fireworks at four locations – Avenues Park, Marassi Beach, Water Garden City, and Harbour Row.

2022: The Year That Was

After a two-year Covid-19 pandemic marred by social restrictions and health precautions, 2022 was the year in which we returned to a new version of normal. The year was filled with tales of travels, both of Bahrainis conquering new heights and globetrotters traversing through our sandy shores.

Rising from the ashes

When boxing great Muhammad Ali passed away in 2016, former Bahrain resident Art Jones was in Atlanta, the city that saw the rebirth of the legendary boxer’s career in 1970… a moment that has inspired Art’s documentary Ali’s Comeback.

Rosie’s raw horse power

Shattering glass ceilings has become a habit for Bahrain’s only female jockey Rosie Jessop, who has now started to break her powerlifting records, being able to lift 147kg, while weighing just 52kg, writes Naman Arora.

Of Witches and sinister spirits

A new thriller drama pitting science against the supernatural, starring Alexandria Daddario, is set to premiere this week on AMC.