The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago of islands located in the Arabian Gulf and has a population of just over one million people.

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The Prize was created in 2005 and is placed under the patronage of HM King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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Dubai-Muscat Offshore Race organisers said the crew of the Kingdom of Bahrain yacht, who were preparing for a race, may have been "drifting" after experiencing propeller problems.

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The Kingdom of Bahrain is owned by the Sail Bahrain project, which aims to promote the island as a yachting destination and was recently launched by Team Pindar.

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The workshop on "Capacity-building of national institutions in the field of prevention against illicit trafficking of cultural objects" which took place in Bahrain National Museum (Kingdom of Bahrain) from 21 to 25 November 2010 was organized by UNESCO Doha Office and the Section of Museums and Cultural Objects in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Information of Bahrain.

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One issue which dominated the buildup to last season was the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix due to civil unrest in the Gulf kingdom.

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Bahrain's Shiites account for about 70 percent of the kingdom's more than 550, 000 native-born citizens.

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