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Gulf Weekly Cyber saviour!

INFORMATION technology specialist Ravi Jayasundera aims to pull the plug on cybercriminals by staging free internet safety awareness sessions at schools in order to educate youngsters on how to better protect themselves and their families from hackers and predators.

September 2 - 8, 2015
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Local News
Gulf Weekly Let’s GO catch a bus!

Let’s GO catch a bus!

THE kingdom’s revamped bus service has introduced a fresh ticketing system which Bahrain Public Transport Company (BPTC) general manager Borja Bermudez Perez believes will bring travelling across the kingdom into the modern age.

September 2 - 8, 2015
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Techtronic Specials
Gulf Weekly Notable device has the edge

Notable device has the edge

There have been some testing times for Samsung’s smartphone section recently, but the South Korean giant is hoping that its latest mobile devices will kick-start a revival of good fortune as they were launched with great fanfare in recent days in Bahrain.

September 2 - 8, 2015
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Gulf Weekly More There have been some testing times for Samsung’s smartphone section recently, but the South Korean giant is hoping that its latest mobile devices will kick-start a revival of good fortune as they were launched with great fanfare in recent days in Bahrain.



Health Weekly
Gulf Weekly Health matters

Health matters

For seniors, any exercise may be better than none Even 15 minutes a day of brisk walking, cycling or swimming could help older adults live longer, according to a review of past research that found any physical activity is better than none. For people over 60, meeting current guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous exercise was linked to a 28 per cent lower risk of dying over about 10 years, compared to being completely sedentary. But even lower levels of exercise were tied to a 22 per cent reduction in mortality risk.

September 2 - 8, 2015
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Gulf Weekly More For seniors, any exercise may be better than none
Even 15 minutes a day of brisk walking, cycling or swimming could help older adults live longer, according to a review of past research that found any physical activity is better than none. For people over 60, meeting current guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous exercise was linked to a 28 per cent lower risk of dying over about 10 years, compared to being completely sedentary. But even lower levels of exercise were tied to a 22 per cent reduction in mortality risk.









Fashion Weekly
Gulf Weekly We’re looking chic and sharp

We’re looking chic and sharp

Depending on your mood in the coming months you could be rockin’ an ’80s Bananarama wardrobe, making a clandestine phone call in ‘geek chic’, sitting prim and proper in ‘Victorian vesture’ or hitting it hard with ‘punk panoply’. Your choice really!


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Gulf Weekly More Depending on your mood in the coming months you could be rockin’ an ’80s Bananarama  wardrobe, making a clandestine phone call in ‘geek chic’, sitting prim and proper in ‘Victorian vesture’ or hitting it hard with ‘punk panoply’. Your choice really!




Sports News
Gulf Weekly THE KOREANS ARE HERE

THE KOREANS ARE HERE

THE BOYS from North Korea are in the kingdom in a bid to keep their 100 per cent World Cup Russian dream intact and pour more misery on Bahrain’s embattled Argentinian coach Sergio ‘Checho’ Batista.


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Motoring
Gulf Weekly Tivoli triumphant

Tivoli triumphant

The SsangYong Tivoli is a new crossover SUV and the Korean brand is confident that it will provide a solid and comfortable drive at an affordable price.

September 2 - 8, 2015
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Eating Out
Gulf Weekly Wok ’n’ roll!

Wok ’n’ roll!

Taste buds are being tempted and tantalised at one of the top Asian fare restaurants on the island which is now concentrating solely on delivering a unique offering of authentic Vietnamese cuisine.


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Film Weekly
Gulf Weekly Far from fantastic

Far from fantastic

Another week, another superhero film. It’s no secret that it is a genre I am starting to tire of quickly, and my hopes weren’t particularly high when I heard a new Fantastic Four was in the works after the pretty abysmal efforts thrust upon us in the mid-2000s.


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Property Weekly
Gulf Weekly Villa with homely touches

Villa with homely touches

Star Real Estate has a three-storey property available for sale in A’ali, decked out with the latest in appliances, finishings and homely touches.


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Golf News
Gulf Weekly We’re up for the ‘cup’!

We’re up for the ‘cup’!

New official FootGolf ‘goal’ cups will be placed on the Montgomerie course at the Royal Golf Club (RGC) to replace the current buckets that players have to aim for during competition.


September 2 - 8, 2015
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Gulf Weekly More We’re up for the ‘cup’!