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Gulf Weekly WEEKEND HELL IN PARADISE!

Non-stop partying in Amwaj Islands is leaving property owners sleep-deprived, shattered and complaining that this is not what they signed up for when they bought into the Bahrain dream.

January 9 - 15, 2013
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Local News
Gulf Weekly Inspired by a white winter

Inspired by a white winter

Bahrain is enjoying its first splattering of snow this month thanks to Aila Asu who has captured the essence of a white winter covering her Finnish homeland with some stunning paintings.The Bahrain-based artist is staging her first exhibition in the kingdom at the World Beat Fitness Centre in Janabiya.

January 9 - 15, 2013
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Travel Weekly
Gulf Weekly The Bond lifestyle

The Bond lifestyle

Although visitors to the UK might not jump out of a helicopter after The Queen of England, as the 007 agent did during the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, tourists’ chiefs say they can still ‘live like Bond’ and try out the sort of fashionable restaurants that the spy would frequent by going on a Bond-style adventure.

January 9 - 15, 2013
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Gulf Weekly More Although visitors to the UK might not jump out of a helicopter after The Queen of England, as the 007 agent did during the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, tourists’ chiefs say they can still ‘live like Bond’ and try out the sort of fashionable restaurants that the spy would frequent by going on a Bond-style adventure.



TV Weekly
Gulf Weekly Spears may follow Reid and quit X Factor US show

Spears may follow Reid and quit X Factor US show

Just as season two of Simon Cowell’s reality singing competition, The X Factor US, has come to an end, judge L.A. Reid left the show for good and the departures may be continuing.It has been reported that newcomer Britney Spears and her $15 million contract will be following the ex-judge out the door.

January 9 - 15, 2013
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Gulf Weekly More Just as season two of Simon Cowell’s reality singing competition, The X Factor US, has come to an end, judge L.A. Reid left the show for good and the departures may be continuing.It has been reported that newcomer Britney Spears and her $15 million contract will be following the ex-judge out the door.










Sports News
Gulf Weekly ACE BIKER ON TRACK

ACE BIKER ON TRACK

Motorcycle GP rookie Bradley Smith has been putting the winter blues behind him with a pit stop in Bahrain in a bid to rid himself of any off-season rustiness and help keen riders in the kingdom.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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Business Weekly
Gulf Weekly Jewelled promise

Jewelled promise

ONE of the region’s leading gold and diamond jewellery designers and retailers is offering customers a promise ‘worth its weight in gold’.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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Motoring
Gulf Weekly Sturdy and powerful

Sturdy and powerful

To really experience what the 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive 28i is all about, you have to drive it with the top down on a beautiful warm summer’s day … not a grey, wet and cold afternoon.

January 9 - 15, 2013
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Eating Out
Gulf Weekly Tasty treat for loyal custom

Tasty treat for loyal custom

More than 25 years on and fine dining restaurant Lanterns is still dishing out authentic Indian cuisine infused with tantalising spices and a variety of vindaloos, kormas and bhajis reminiscent of the region’s vast heritage.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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Film Weekly
Gulf Weekly A remarkable story

A remarkable story

I was first introduced to the Life of Pi by Yann Martel in high school. I remember being forced to read a passage from the book as I chomped at the bit in boredom, waiting for the bell to mark the end of the lesson … so it’s only natural that when I heard a film was being made, I didn’t know how to react.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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Golf News
Gulf Weekly Bouncing out of tough situations

Bouncing out of tough situations

Anyone who plays golf in Bahrain (on any of its golf courses) will likely have found themselves in a variety of lies around the green.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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Gulf Cup
Gulf Weekly Bahrain set for Qatar clash

Bahrain set for Qatar clash

BAHRAIN’S Argentinian tactician Gabriel Calderon will be hoping his side gets its shooting boots on for the vital final Group A Gulf Cup clash against Qatar on Friday evening.


January 9 - 15, 2013
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