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Cover Story
Gulf Weekly Taking flight

Contingency plans are being put in place to ensure essential employees can get to their places of work and are not caught up in, or delayed, by possible demonstrations threatened to be staged next week.

February 8 - 14, 2012
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Local News
Gulf Weekly Story of our pearling heritage

Story of our pearling heritage

In a special ceremony marking Bahrain’s ascent to an artistic position of ‘Manama: Cultural Capital of the Arab World 2012’, the kingdom’s culture connoisseurs and royal guests made their way to the shores of the sea next to the National Museum in Manama.

February 8 - 14, 2012
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Business Weekly
Gulf Weekly Showcasing industry

Showcasing industry

MORE THAN 100 exhibitors from 21 countries are participating in the fifth Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) which opened yesterday under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

February 8 - 14, 2012
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Gulf Weekly More MORE THAN 100 exhibitors from 21 countries are participating in the fifth Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) which opened yesterday under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.



Show Review
Gulf Weekly Moving Moments

Moving Moments

‘Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow!’... there were few in the audience who did not leave the British Club humming the most popular of Broadway musical Annie’s songs after a sold-out performance by the students of Music and Stage for Kids (MASK) and a very obedient dog called Milly.

February 8 - 14, 2012
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Gulf Weekly More ‘Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow!’... there were few in the audience who did not leave the British Club humming the most popular of Broadway musical Annie’s songs after a sold-out performance by the students of Music and Stage for Kids (MASK) and a very obedient dog called Milly.










Property Weekly
Gulf Weekly Bachelor pad with a view

Bachelor pad with a view

The kingdom’s man-made Reef Island offers investors and property seekers a diverse selection of apartments in 39 different buildings with a dozen architecturally distinct interior and exterior styles. There are around 1,217 tastefully-appointed one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments as well as penthouses ranging in sizes from 100sq/m to 596sq/m.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Sports News
Gulf Weekly Elephants march on

Elephants march on

While the favourites Ivory Coast march on to the semi-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations without breaking a sweat, my personal outside tip produced the worst performances imaginable.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Golf Weekly
Gulf Weekly Escaping the bunker

Escaping the bunker

If you play golf at any of the courses in Bahrain, you will likely find yourself in a fairway bunker or ‘waste bunker’ before long.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Motoring Weekly
Gulf Weekly Cruising in a sleek sedan

Cruising in a sleek sedan

Kia continues to grow and impress and the drive forward into prominence in a highly-competitive marketplace is best illustrated by its latest model, the new Cerato.

February 8 - 14, 2012
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Eating Out
Gulf Weekly Moore than a difference

Moore than a difference

WHEN the new man comes to town and takes over the kitchens of one of the bastions of expat life in the kingdom, it can go either way, bitter or sweet.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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TV Weekly
Gulf Weekly Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons

Julian Assange to guest star on The Simpsons

Controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be a guest character and voice on animated TV comedy The Simpsons, playing a neighbour of the family after they move from their home in fictional Springfield.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Film Weekly
Gulf Weekly Pacing problems

Pacing problems

I’M all up for female empowerment, some of the toughest and bravest people I know are women … but that doesn’t mean that girls have the right to try and usurp the action genre.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Travel Weekly
Gulf Weekly Mauritania flies in European tourists to ‘red zone’ to prove its safety

Mauritania flies in European tourists to ‘red zone’ to prove its safety

Mauritania has invited a group of tourists to visit the north of the country and boost tourism which has been hard-hit by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.


February 8 - 14, 2012
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Gulf Weekly More Mauritania flies in European tourists to ‘red zone’ to prove its safety