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US salute to 'away team'

August 12 - 18, 2009
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THE US Navy's most senior civilian has promised to fully support and back the sailors and marines based in Bahrain.





Golf tourism swings our way

August 12 - 18, 2009
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Golf is typical capitalist lunacy, according to George Bernard Shaw. One wonders what the late Irish playwright and ardent socialist would make of the Gulf states becoming an oasis of plush green courses and a magnet for overseas business executives looking for the best location to unwind from the stresses of the global recession.





We're at your service, sir!

August 12 - 18, 2009
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ONE of Bahrain's leading hotels has appointed a new general manager ... and he's already had a taste of the competition on the island, writes Stan Szecowka.





All that jazz!

August 12 - 18, 2009
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VETERAN jazz star James Moody was the latest internationally- acclaimed maestro to fly into Bahrain to thrill music connoisseurs.





Put your best foot forward

August 12 - 18, 2009
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Getting a perfect pair of shoe isn't as difficult as finding the perfect pair of soles for your heels.





Don't panic, say flu officials

August 12 - 18, 2009
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HEALTH ministry officials held a conference in Juffair this week to dispel some of the myths surrounding swine flu and to urge the general public not to panic.





Fatima sets sights on new horizons

August 12 - 18, 2009
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IN A PERFECT example of the changing fortunes of the financial sector following the world recession a promising banking student has decided to steer away from the profession and has chosen a different path to success.





Too tired to eat healthily

August 12 - 18, 2009
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Almost a third of professionals across the Middle East region (28 per cent) are overworked to the point that they only manage to eat once a day - normally fast food and at night, according to the results of a recent online poll series.