Just before sunset on sweltering Ramadan afternoons crowds of people are gathering outside petrol stations across the kingdom to break their fast courtesy of a unique charitable partnership between a supermarket and an oil giant.
THERE is an alternative for families thinking of spreading their wings around the Gulf States for a short-break holiday … right on their own doorstep in Bahrain.
There was turbulence in the air as I set off on a 22-hour flight to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands to catch up with old friends for a well-deserved summer vacation, writes Susan Tealby. Sparks began to fly when an overzealous traffic policeman hovered, itching to book me for parking outside departures at Bahrain International Airport, whilst waiting for the rental car company man to pick up my car.
Lewis Hamilton delivered a flawless drive from pole position to the chequered flag to win Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix for McLaren and revive his challenge for this year’s Formula One drivers’ world championship, writes Gordon Howard.
THEY say variety is the spice of life and this rings true at the recently-opened Baharat restaurant which is offering the kingdom’s fasters an eclectic array of Middle Eastern dishes with a nightly slice of Arabic entertainment.
AMERICAN Idol is reaching out to former contestants to join as the potential new faces behind a judging panel led by Randy Jackson and singer Mariah Carey, pictured above.Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler may have left the show to focus on their music, but fans are being kept excited for the new series to begin.
