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Raise your voice to benefit peers

December 10-16, 2008
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Last week, I watched a riveting documentary by one of my favorite journalists, Christiane Amanpour. The documentary was entitled 'scream bloody murder'.





United we will rise!

December 10-16, 2008
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The world has condemned the recent terrorist attacks on the financial and cultural capital of India, Mumbai. In the kingdom, leaders of both Indian and Bahraini communities were last week united at special condolence meetings organised by the Bahrain-India Society to express their sympathies for those killed and injured in the atrocity.





Eid playground!

December 10-16, 2008
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Adhari Park, the kingdom's popular amusement venue, which has attracted more than 400,000 visitors since its reopening, is all geared up for the holiday season.





Gateway to success on the horizon

December 10-16, 2008
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BAHRAIN could become the goods and cargo gateway to the northern Gulf with the opening of the Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP), writes Liz O'Reilly.





Zooming in on India

December 10-16, 2008
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CELEBRATED Bahraini photography Ghada Khunji - applauded and awarded internationally for her reflections on life - opened her first solo exhibition in the Middle East and has displayed her work online for the world to admire.





An enriching experience

December 10-16, 2008
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In a bid to immerse themselves in the joys of theatre and drama, school students from Russia and Dubai came together with their peers in Bahrain to celebrate a three-day International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA) festival.





Wind turbines all set to start turning

December 10-16, 2008
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The wind turbines on Bahrain's iconic building, Bahrain World Trade Center (BWTC), are expected to be fully operational by mid-December in celebration of the kingdom's National Day.





Chocolate delights

December 10-16, 2008
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A LITTLE French fancy captured the hearts of the judges and helped housewife Muriel Dunand walk away with a dazzling set of prize diamond earrings.