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Welcoming Singapore

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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TWO ambitious management trainees are learning the ropes of the hospitality industry in Bahrain ... as part of a unique international employee exchange programme.





Great works now in Arabic

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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Books by Stephen Hawking, Umberto Eco, Hireko Murakami and other star writers past and present have been chosen as the first works to be translated into Arabic, in a major initiative to widen access to foreign literature.





BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF OUR ISLAND

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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"Be sure to be at the helipad at one o'clock. Don't be late," I was told by the ever-efficient and lovely Sarah Al Fayez at the Ministry of Information.





A doctor's take on cultures

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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For Dr Nazar Al Haddad clicking several frames of his subject comes as naturally as examining patients as Gulf Air's Aviation Medical Examiner.





Our safety plea

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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Traffic police today called on drivers to show them more respect, cool down the pace and follow the basic rules of the road in a bid to cut down the number of injuries and deaths caused by idiotic driving.





'Bahraini youngsters should know what they are good at and then enhance and develop those skills'

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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Two Bahraini girls who took part in Young Arab Leaders (YAL) Youth Round Table sessions spoke to Gulf Weekly about their dreams, achievements and their participation in YAL's youth programmes.





Ideas for success

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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AN Arab youth leader has urged young people in Bahrain to believe in their abilities and to set themselves goals to achieve success.





Women excelled throughout

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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IT has been a great year all around for the Bahrainis and the expatriates living in the kingdom.





Camels face calamity

December 26, 2007 - January 1, 2008
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An unprecedented number of camels across the Middle East and North Africa died last year, researchers have discovered.