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Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa are the only current F1 drivers to have won the Bahrain GP.

Jarno Trulli started the Bahrain GP from pole in his Toyota, but the Italian had no answer for the pace of Jenson Button, who claimed his third F1 win in four races.

The F1 title race reaches Bahrain for the third round of the Grand Prix season, with Ferrari and McLaren strong favourites.

Isa bin Salman ruled a turbulent island for 38 years surviving riots and wars.

Iran's continued saber rattling may make unlikely allies of Arab Gulf countries and the United States of America.

As snooker looks to go global, officials are introducing a new tournament in the snooker world. The honour of hosting the event has been bestowed upon Bahrain

Felipe Massa leads home a Ferrari 1-2 finish with his dominant victory in the Bahrain GP. Raikkonen's second place vaulted him first in the drivers' standings

A tournament of this magnitude will supply many talking points. During the World Cup, heroes are made, records are broken and dreams come true. 2010 will be no different.

The return of the Canadian Grand Prix and the introduction of the first-ever South Korean Grand Prix means there is an expanded 19-race Formula One calendar in 2010.

Cheap tickets are on sale for Middle East and other destinations served by Gulf Air the flag carrier of the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain

Since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's, Tajikistan have competed as an independent nation in international football competition.

The final six spots for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa will be decided by a series of Play-Offs played out in two-leg matches in October and November.

Former world champion Michael Schumacher will return to Formula One in 2010 after agreeing to join the Mercedes GP team.

The final nine spots at the 2010 World Cup will be decided on November 14 and 18, 2009. Three teams will come from Africa, four from Europe and two others in Play-Offs.

Explorer Publishing's Complete Residents' Guide to London is a good travel guide to England's capital, but is aimed at people relocating or living and working there.

Among the torture, death and carnage of war ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan, there lies a foul tinge of profiteering; acutely responsible for America's Middle East crisis.

Military analysts fear one of the first exercises Iran would undertake, should America invade, would be the mining of the vital Straits of Hormuz waterway.

Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi, the Minister of Economics and Planning in the United Arab Emirates, is the Emirates first female government minister.

Save money for shopping in the Middle East by booking bargain deals on the internet with low cost carriers from London, Dublin, Prague, Budapest, Mumbai & Karachi.

Fly to Cairo, Hurghada and Sharm El Sheik from England, Scotland, Germany and Belgium with budget airlines such as Thomsonfly, Air Berlin, TUIfly and Jetairfly.

Scandal-hit FIA president Max Mosley has retained his position as president, but opinions in the sport remain divided.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990's Uzbekistan have competed as an independent nation, making a mark on Asian football.

Ferrari have so far proved to be the class of the 2008 F1 field. Behind them BMW Sauber and McLaren are fighting to be best of the rest.

Ferrari and McLaren will be hoping to challenge newcomers Brawn GP at the Spanish Grand Prix, after an unpredictable start to the F1 season.

As the 2008 Formula One Season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne it is time to look at the Calendar - with 18 rounds this year.

The FIA 2009 F1 championship sees new venues, new drivers and many regulation changes.

China is tops in terms of GDP but falls well behind Hong Kong's GDP per capita, while Vietnam, India, Cyprus, Oman and Bahran show strong gains.

After the fall of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan began to compete in international soccer. While most of the former Soviet states played in Europe, the Kyrgyz side played in Asia.

Oil-producing countries in the Middle East depend so much on global trade any sustained decrease in world oil demand will severely undercut their economic futures.

Costa Cruises is introducing a number of 'firsts' in its new 2008 brochure, which sees the cruise line expanding into new waters.

Raikkonen and Massa pour more misery on their rivals as F1 visits Spain.

Jenson Button, the newly crowned Formula One World Champion, wants to make history by becoming the first British man to win back-to-back titles.

The Canadian Grand Prix was notable by its absence from a revised 2009 F1 calendar. The season will end at the new Abu Dhabi circuit.

The Irish Football Association have demanded a replay after their controversial 2-1 aggregate defeat to France in the playoffs for next year's World Cup in South Africa.

The 2006 Formula One season was a pivotal one to say the least.

There is always something to celebrate! These are the major political, historical, religious and plain fun holidays and festivals around the world for August 2006.

Jimmie Johnson wins his second consecutive UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas. Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon feuded late in the race as the Tony Stewart vs. Kyle Busch sage continued. Fernando Alonso wins the Formula One season opening Bahrain Grand Prix by holding off Michael Shumacher.

As cities in the Middle East are rapidly urbanizing, the contrast between traditional and modern values is becoming more and more apparent.

Maoist leader Prachanda promises to embrace capitalism in an effort to revive Nepal's battered economy during a meeting with the country's business leaders.

Employing ancient Asian healing techniques in a tropical garden setting, the award-winning Banyan Tree Spas are renowned by guests worldwide.

07/02/08 - With just a little over a month to go, Formula 1 has been busy gearing up for the next season. For now, we will take a look at Ferrari's lead drivers.

Red Bull scored a maiden F1 victory in China, with Sebastian Vettel winning the GP ahead of his team-mate Mark Webber.

Billions of Arab petrodollars were spent buying Airbus aircraft in the Persian Gulf. Ahead of Boeing in aircraft sales, Airbus' overall economic situation improved little

It has been almost 12 years since the BBC had the broadcast rights to Formula One season but their new line-up of pundits of presentation is like they've never been away.

A two year collaboration between photographer Zena Holloway and illustrator Heidi Taylor has produced an exquisite retelling of Charles Kingsley's famous fantasy story.

Bush did the sword dance with bedouins in Saudi Arabia - other than some ribbing from late night talk hosts, no big deal. Obama wore a turban in Kenya - why the fuss?

Only a small number of countries use shooting as a way of carrying out capital punishment.

Play off Results November - Russia,Slovenia, France, Ireland, Portugal,Bosnia, Greece, Ukraine. Update for Fans going to South Africa & List Countries Going to World Cup

Formula 1 Motor Racing re-invents itself in 2008 as truly watchable entertainment. Will the remaining races continue to draw former fans back to the sport ?

These statistics from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are wakeup calls for G7 economies, but who is going to lend these countries the big money?