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	CLEAN-UP DRIVE MANAMA: A major environmental campaign to clean up Bahrain's capital, Manama, was launched yesterday. The Manama Municipality announced Environment Protection Week under the theme "Together towards a clean capital". The drive, from tomorrow until June 1, at the Seef Mall, aims to protec...ReadMore

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Buhair Valley digging work halted MANAMA: Plans for an upcoming housing project could be reviewed due to environmental and health concerns, it has emerged.	Development strides hailed Stadium and airport bomb plotters jailed Digging at Buhair Valley halted Bomb plot seven jailed for 10 years Survey reveals health habits Row hits bill on jail inspections Man tried to target police Shura vows to rescue budget Trees 'being razed for new projects' Police recover 800 firebombs More Local News

BUSINESS NEWS NBB-SIOAM complete BisB share purchase MANAMA: National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and SIO Asset Management Company (SIOAM) have completed the purchase of The Investment Dar's and associated companies' shareholding of 51.6pc in Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), it was announced yesterday.   Apicorp registers record net profit of $109 million Gulf Capital to sign loan deal New brand identity is unveiled by BKIC Saudi firm is planning to raise $300m Ahli United Bank expanding key POS service Huawei launches Ascend phones Ibrahim named sales director Taqa mulls stocks options Top officials are replaced by Kuwait Qatar sets up $1 billion fund More Business News WORLD NEWS 95 killed in Iraq blasts BAGHDAD: More than 95 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq yesterday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since US troops withdrew in December 2011.   Resolution of Palestine issue 'pressing need' Taqa mulls stocks options Saudi firm is planning to raise $300m More World News SPORTS NEWS MOURINHO SET TO LEAVE REAL MADRID: Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after coming to a mutual agreement with the Spanish club three years before the end of his contract, president Florentino Perez said yesterday.   Bae recovers in time to win title Social network site for youth Shehabi-Khonji duo bag crown Seven more Godolphin horses test positive BIC to host Drag and Drift Night Three brilliant series for Assad Indian boxers lift International Limassol Cup winning 10 medals Bahrainis go for gold at Arab athletics Indonesia rout India to enter quarter-finals Jike completes hat-trick More Sports News

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