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6 countries announce the inclusion of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
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This announcement makes it 24 countries across the world that have now included Prevenar in their immunizations schedules. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), pneumococcal d...
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Batelco profit slips despite soaring revenues
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MANAMA: Batelco's profit slipped in the first half of the year, despite soaring revenues. Profit was down 2.8 per cent to BD50.8 million, on revenues that rose by 17.7pc to BD160.5m. The fall in prof...
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Ramadan food supply vow
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By RASHA AL QAHTANI SUPPLIES of meat, vegetables and fruit are exceeding demand as Bahrain's central markets prepare for the advent of Ramadan in September, it emerged yesterday. Prices of items a...
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Salam Bank - Sudan posts Dhs36m net profit in H1 of 2008
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Salam Bank - Sudan has achieved a net profit of about Dhs36m in the first half of 2008, against Dhs17m the bank realized during the same period last year.
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Worker clings to life after 12-storey fall
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By BEGENA P PRADEEP MANAMA: A worker was clinging to life last night after falling 12 storeys of a building in Umm Al Hassam. Bangladeshi Nuru Mia, apparently an illegal worker, was working on a ...
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Help vow forblaze row 25
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By Begena P Pradeep SOCIAL workers yesterday came to the defence of more than 25 workers being held in police custody for allegedly setting fire to a company vehicle. The workers were arrested in ...
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Death for Baksh killers call
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AN MP yesterday called for a policeman's killers to face the death penalty for their "terrorist" act. If that happened it would be the first time a Bahraini has been executed in over 10 years. The la...
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NBB help for care centre
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A CHEQUE for BD2,000 was donated by the National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) to Al Manar Parent Care Centre. Bank deputy general manager Abdul Rahman Abdulla Mohammed presented the cheque to centre chairma...
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Facilities vow for youngsters
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Goys President Shaikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa visited Al Malkiya Club yesterday to follow up on the youth activities in the area. Club officials and youngsters briefed him on their needs to pro...
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New players shine as Schalke beat Bahrain
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Schalke, without their AWOL defender Rafinha, defeated the Bahrain national team 4-1 on Tuesday night with two new signings finding the back of the net.
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Bahrain,
officially the Kingdom of Bahrain (Arabic: مملكة البحرين Mamlakat
al-Bahrayn), is a borderless island country in the Persian Gulf and
is the smallest Arab nation. Saudi Arabia lies to the west and is
connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway (officially opened on
November 25, 1986), and Qatar is to the south across the Gulf of
Bahrain. The Qatar–Bahrain Friendship Bridge currently being planned
will link Bahrain to Qatar as the longest fixed link in the world.
Towns: Al Manama, Al Muharraq, Isa Town, Hamad
Town, Jidhafs, Sitrah, Al Riffa, Um Al Hassam