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Cover Story Bahrain to emerge as culture capital of the Gulf BAHRAIN is to spend more than $100 million in a bid to position itself as the culture capital of the Gulf and attract more tourists from the region and beyond, says Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, the kingdom’s new Minister of Culture and Information. The minister is also appointing a core team of tourism experts to help drive her vision ...   More Stories ADTA makes inroads into Italy Maybourne Group to emerge as the “next luxury brand” New phase in Qatar’s R&D programme Emirates’ environmental focus - reducing fuel emissions WTTC leading the climate change challenge