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Pollution SOS by ‘sick’ villagers
Residents who claim they live in one of the most polluted villages in Bahrain plan to send a message to decision-makers with a festival on Wednesday to mark Earth Day. The event will be held at the old Ma’ameer Club to call attention to the air and sewage pollution, which organisers claim has even given [...]
Full StoryArtists to display work
THE 33rd annual Contemporary Art Festival will open at the Bahrain National Museum, in Manama, tomorrow under the patronage of Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. A group of artists will also hold an open seminar for visitors at 7pm in the museum’s conference hall. “The event will feature 160 works by 60 [...]
Full StoryDesign expo first for Bahrain
The first Gulf International Exhibition for Building & Interior Design (gulfBID 2006) will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.”His Highness the Prime Minister has agreed to host the event under his patronage,” said Prime Minister’s Court Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa. The news comes as [...]
Full StoryHoly Week celebrations
Services in celebration of Holy Week and Easter are being held at the St Christopher’s Cathedral in Manama from today until Sunday. A one-hour Good Friday service of reflection at the foot of the cross and some children’s activities will be held at 9.30am today. At 8am tomorrow there will be morning prayer and reflection [...]
Full StoryFocus on photography
A photography workshop is being held at Alriwaq Art Gallery, in Adliya, from May 6 to 10. The Moving Walls Workshop aims to help photographers develop a documentary approach to their subjects. It will be conducted by Edward Grazda, who studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, US. Applications for the workshop, comprising [...]
Full StoryA green theme takes root…
Desert plants will be the highlight of next year’s Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS), Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa announced yesterday. The wife of His Majesty King Hamad and chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Women said the slogan for the event would also promote the importance of conserving water. Shaikha Sabeeka [...]
Full StoryThere’s no short cut to success…
There is no shame in starting at the bottom of the employment ladder and working your way up, says a top industry leader. Bapco president Dr Mustafa Al Sayed said it was very bad that unemployed Bahrainis were turning down jobs just because they thought the position was beneath them. Competition in the workplace, he [...]
Full StoryVigil for cruise boat tragedy victims sparks controversy
A candlelit vigil, held to pay tribute to the victims of the Al Dana boat tragedy, has sparked a controversy in Bahrain after Salafist MP Shaikh Adel Al Mouawda condemned it as a peculiar activity that is not condoned by Islam. “The practice of holding a candlelit vigil is totally inappropriate and must be boycotted [...]
Full StorySowing seeds for greener Bahrain
People still have time to visit the spectacular Third Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS), which concludes today.Thousands of people of all ages have visited the colourful and educational exhibition, which is being held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad. It is supported Her Highness Shaikha Sabeeka [...]
Full Story‘Satanic cult party’ claims dismissed
Organisers of Area 77 Rock Concert held on Wednesday at the Gulf Air Club in Salmabad, dismissed reports that the party was a Satanic cult meeting. Concert sponsor Jameela Mohanna, who attended the event with her two-year-old daughter, said yesterday the event was like any other rock concert and in no way had Satanical affiliations. [...]
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