After a three-year gap, twelve young Bahrainis will be representing the country on the high seas and in the country of Japan during a 45-day adventure starting next week, as Bahrain’s fourteenth delegation to the annual Ship for World Youth (SWY) programme.
After a stringent process, 12 talented Bahraini young professionals and students have been hand-picked for the 45-day adventure starting next week, as Bahrain’s fourteenth delegation to the annual Ship for World Youth (SWY) programme.
The West Asian Table Tennis Championship was held in Bahrain for the first time, with Bahrain’s Saar club and Bahrain team finishing second and third in the men’s championship. Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli team took home the top prize.
I am sure that there are ways to gauge how many people read this particular column within the GulfWeekly readership, I just don’t know what they are or how to access them. Anyone who has taken the time to read even a word of this, I thank you greatly and regardless of whether you have or not, I wish you all the most prosperous of New Years. Whilst it is not perfect, it was a relatively prosperous year for Women’s sport last year and it was delightful to see one last success story before 2019 came to a close.
Crisis is often the mother of innovation. That can definitely be said for the last decade as the post-financial crisis world of 2009 took a long hard look at some of the financial products and services that have reshaped day-to-day life and interactions.
Parisian fashion house Chloé pays tribute to the 2020 Lunar New Year by launching a capsule collection based on the year of the Rat which signifies optimism and good fortune.
Making movies about controversial characters is hard. The burden gets heavier when it’s a circus of controversial characters. It’s even tougher when they are alive. And it’s near-impossible when they are still in the public sub-conscience.
With the weather getting better and a little chillier, more people are taking to enjoying their morning cuppas or evening gatherings outdoors. Plus, in the kingdom, this is the ideal weather for barbecuing. Hence, it’s time to bring that cosy indoor feeling outside for the entire family to enjoy.
There is nothing as ubiquitous to Bahraini feasts as shawarma. Originally from Turkey, the shawarma is an Arabic rendering of Turkish çevirme which means ‘turning,’ a reference to the slowly-turning vertical rotisserie or spit on which it is cooked.
Shaikh Salman bin Isa bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa and Ahmed Almuyini dominated their respective series in an eventful third round of National Race Day, held at the 2.55-kilometre Inner Track of the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir.
The Bahrain Endurance 13 (BE13) team has amassed collectively five world championships among the 45 wins in 2019, making it the most successful year yet.
Bahrain Bay will be the new venue for the annual Bahrain For All festival, which will bring together more than 50,000 people from over 40 local and expatriate communities to showcase their respective cultures. Held under the theme Leaving Nobody Behind, this year’s event will take place on Thursday 6th and Friday, 7th February on the 7,000 sqm site, which will house more than 250 market stalls and a 128 sqm stage that will feature performances by the Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Jordanian, Thai, Bangladeshi, and Egyptian communities, among others. Bahrain For All will be supported by the Capital Governorate and the office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, His Excellency Amin El Sharkawi, with logistical support provided by the Office of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
