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Manama live concert by Sponge Cola, a Filipino rock band, yesterday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel was a huge Asuccess. Over 1500 Filipino fans attended the concert hosted by Delmon Artistic Productions, who are known for conducting successful stage shows throughout the Middle East. CEO of Delmon Artistic Productions Ahmed Ebrahim Abu Al Shouk told DT News, “The concert was a huge success not only in terms of the crowd turnover but also in terms of entertainment as the show went on till 2:00 am.” “With our events, we are constantly looking to raise the bar high and thus we are looking forward to more concerts that will cater to the demands of the Filipino community in the Kingdom,” Al Shouk added. Sponge Cola is a Filipino rock band that is composed of on vocals, Gosh Dilay on bass, Erwin Armovit on guitars and drummer Tmac Cruz. The band, which is active in the Filipino music scene since 1998, has produced countless hits. Sponge Cola concert Empowering women in engineering sector Harpreet Kaur [email protected]

Manama n celebration of Bahrain Women’s Day, the Federation ofI Women Entrepreneurs organised a panel discussion under the title “Women in Engineering, Achievements and the way forward” yesterday at the Capital Club. The event organised in cooperation with the World The panel along with officials from different organisations Federation of Bahraini Business Women, Supreme Council for Women and Capital The Panel discussion Alsalman, Director of Building seminars to identify the gaps Women for its continuous as 30 per cent constitutes of Club aimed to highlight the which was moderated by Maintenance in Ministry of and obstacles that prevent support in empowering women engineers in Bahrain. achievements of women in the Zahraa Taher, Board member Works, Municipalities Affairs the empowerment of women Bahraini women in all the We believe that through field of engineering. of Bahrain International and Urban Development, engineers in Bahrain. She also sectors. initiatives like this we can train Along with a panel Federation of Business & Bahija Mohamed Aldaylami, pointed several important Al Omran told DT News, young aspiring engineers to discussion, Bahraini women Professional Women (BPW) Advisor at Mainstreaming points which may lead “It is a pleasure to be a part become professionals. Further in the engineering sector were along with panellists Mazen Women’s Need in to the success of women in of an event where we can with a lot of questions that honoured under the patronage Ahmed Al Omran, Managing Development and Marjan the engineering sector and create a platform to support were being raised on if women of Her Royal Highness Princess Director (Mazen Alumran Madara, Researcher, Public the need of having an open and empower women in the in the Kingdom has what it Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Consulting Engineers) & Speaker in Knowledge environment. engineering sector.” takes to be an onsite engineer Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty Chairman of Association Economy and Innovation. She further thanked “For every woman today and filling that gender gap in the King & Supreme Council of Engineering Offices, Alsalman stressed on the all the partners especially with her mind and abilities, she the engineering sector,” she for Women Chairwoman. Bahrain, Huda Mirza Abbas importance of holding such the Supreme Council for can work as much as a man can, added.