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BARGAIN-HUNTERS are boosting a leading animal charity's coffers thanks to a thrift shop extension and the generosity of supporters.
Gossip has been the cornerstone of most high schools around Bahrain, as well as the world. Rumours, cat calls and fights are all the ingredients for making growing up a difficult experience for many children.
Al Khamis, one of Bahrain's oldest surviving mosques, was created to symbolise the irrefutable strength of the Islamic faith.
Bahrain's art scene sees the opening of Artlounge 3 tomorrow evening at the Al Aali Shopping Complex in the new extension area, writes Anasuya Kesavan.
TEACHER and social worker Vicky Honar is planning to pedal away for a good cause and raise funds to help improve the well-being of women and babies.
The Sirius Star is one of the world's newest, and biggest, supertankers. Like other modern Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), it cost about $150 million (BD56.56 million) to build and measures around 330 metres from bow to stern. It is, in the words of Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the Bahrain-based US Naval Forces Fifth Fleet, roughly three times the size of an aircraft carrier.
The Friendship Society for The Blind in Isa Town runs a kindergarten school for visually impaired children. With help of six trained teachers the institution gives specialised aid to young children.
Plans to stage a week-long fashion extravaganza in Bahrain to compare with international events held in Milan, Paris, Dubai, London and New York are going to be tested this week.
LEADING Italian silverware company Daliana Andrea will launch its extensive and diverse collection in Bahrain for the first time at La Fontaine Centre of Contemporary Art this coming weekend.
Lawyers for Michael Jackson have reached a settlement with a member of the Bahraini royal family who claimed the singer owed him $7 million after breaching a signed contract, the pop star's spokeswoman said.
SCHOOLS across the kingdom are digging deep for ideas which will prove they are a patch above the competition in The Riffa Views Eden Challenge 2009.
The blind and visually-impaired citizens of Bahrain were joined by hundreds of their friends, family and supporters in an hour-long march organised as part of the White Cane Safety Day celebrations.
BAHRAIN'S best bakers are hoping to cook up a treat in a culinary contest to find who can dish up the best chocolate cake and dessert and walk away with a sparkling set of ear-rings.
