Father’s Day with Pitt
Hollywood star Brad Pitt spent Father’s Day here with his children amid an ongoing custody dispute. Last week, a judge presiding over Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s divorce proceedings established a schedule for the actor to spend time with Pax, 14, Zahara, 13, Shiloh,
Hats Race with Horses French Oaks
Champagne corks pop over the pounding of hooves and the “best hat” prize is as fiercely contested as the race itself: welcome to the Prix de Diane, a highlight of the year for France’s horsey set. Some 40,000 well-dressed spectators flocked to Sunday’s&n
Mozart manuscript set to notch half-a-million euros
The first draft of music Mozart wrote for the last act of his opera “The Marriage of Figaro” is expected to sell for half-a-million euros ($578,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris. The “exceptional” manuscript from 1786, which will be auctioned on Wedn
London’s Gets a Floating Egyptian Tomb
A 20-metre high sculpture of an ancient Egyptian tomb, made from 7,506 red, white and mauve barrels, has taken temporary residence amid the aquatic wildlife on a lake in London’s Hyde Park. Bulgarian-born artist Christo unveiled the floating installation -featuring two vertical side
Homely tastes sold here!
A Bahraini couple has opened a shop in Qalali to help low-income families in the area. Various food items prepared by these families are sold at the shop, which has a growing number of customers. Speaking to Tribune, shop owner Ibrahim Al Kuwari said, “The idea behind th
Three minor boys detained for bullying
Three minors were yesterday detained at a correctional facility for juveniles for brutally attacking another child in Hamad Town few weeks ago. As reported by Tribune yesterday, the parents of the three boys were summoned by the Northern Governorate Police Directorate on Sunday. The directorate
Occupancy rates in hospitality sector rose as high as 80pc
The occupancy rates at five and four star hotels are all set to exceed 80 per cent during Eid holidays, according to industry leaders. This reflects the Kingdom’s position as a most sought after tourist destination by Arab nationals as well as other foreigners, they say. The Bahrain Touri
Charity societies are making good profit by selling used clothes collected from 'used clothing boxes'.
Many charitable societies are allegedly running a successful second-hand garments business and their capital is the generous minds of citizens and residents in the Kingdom. Sources say once the boxes kept in the neighbourhoods get filled with used clothes donated by generous individuals, they a
