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The curtain has come down on one of the kingdom’s oldest movie theatres and popular community hotspots. Awal Cinema has filmed its last reel and is now being demolished to make way for a new development project.

Books appeal for refugees

An appeal has been launched for books in Arabic and Farsi to be donated to help tackle the boredom endured by refugees herded into a camp in Cyprus, as their status and future is slowly determined by the authorities.

Reggae star Cliff set to rock F1 party!

The 2016 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix is off to a cool start as Ska sensation Jimmy Cliff is set to entertain fans with a full set of his reggae classics for visitors to the festival of motorsport.

Lunar expedition challenge

Audi is taking on an entirely new type of challenge: a mission to the moon. The company is assisting an engineering group called Part-Time Scientists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE contest.

Classy, comfortable outfits

‘Every child is a different kind of flower, and all together make this world a beautiful garden’.

Scintillating aerial acrobatics

Thousands of aviation fans flocked to the fourth edition of the Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) to witness thrilling aerial acrobatic displays, tour an array of winged and bladed aircraft and to see business partnerships take-off.