MANAMA: Bahrain will this morning start evacuating its citizens caught in the deadly Beirut clashes. Bahrainis will be taken by bus to Syria for a 3pm flight home from Damascus, the GDN learnt late last night.

ORGANISERS of a fund-raising bazaar hope to have reached their target BD25,000 in support of various charity projects. Proceeds from the 27th Embassies Bazaar are being calculated and will be announced by next week when all cheques are submitted, said the organisers.

A DECISION to demolish a historic market could threaten Bahrain's chances of landing a place on the World Heritage Council and damage efforts to have Muharraq recognised as a "heritage city" by the United Nations, it was claimed yesterday.The Muharraq Municipal Council has been accused of building "on the ruins of history" after announcing plans to demolish the 198-year-old Qaysariya Suq and replace it with a BD2-million state-of-the-art shopping complex.

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BEIRUT: Fierce clashes raged in Beirut yesterday after the Hizbollah said the US-supported Lebanese government had declared war by targeting its communications network.Security sources said the fighting killed at least seven people and wounded 12.

RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian prime minister says peace talks with Israel are facing problems and that this gives his people more reason to cling to the idea of an independent state. Salam Fayyad spoke during a yesterday's visit to a tent camp set up to mark the Palestinian 'nakba,' or catastrophe.

LONDON: The amount of good food Britons throw away unnecessarily is at record levels, according to a study yesterday, costing the economy £10 billion (BD7.4bn) a year.More than half of the 6.7 million tonnes of food that households throw away annually is still edible, the study from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (Wrap) revealed.

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MANAMA: Exhibitors were already signing up for gulfBID 2009 last night as the third edition of the construction and interiors event came to a close.

MANAMA: The second day of gulfBID saw more than 1,500 buyers visit the building and interior design show, a new record for the event.

MANAMA: More than 260 architects, real estate investors and contractors turned up for the Keys to Glass Processing Perfection seminar organised by Bahrain-based Al Yousuf Thermo Glass at gulfBID 2008.

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BERLIN: World number one Justine Henin was dumped out of the German Open by Dinara Safina, losing 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the third round. The French Open champion's defeat by the Russian 13th seed meant she missed out on a highly-anticipated quarter-final clash with former world number one Serena Williams.

ISTANBUL: Defending drivers' world champion Finn Kimi Raikkonen is confident that he and Ferrari will be competitive again in this weekend's Turkish Grand Prix despite not having tested at the circuit.But there will be no place in Sunday's race for Super Aguri - reducing the number of teams to just 10.

RIO DE JANEIRO: South Africa's new coach Joel Santana had a nightmare farewell to Flamengo when his side blew a two-goal first-leg lead at home to America and were knocked out of the Libertadores Cup yesterday.In other third-round, second-leg ties, defending champions Boca Juniors won 2-1 at Cruzeiro to complete a 4-2 aggregate victory and Adriano scored to set Sao Paulo on the way to a 2-0 win over Nacional which put them through.

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