• A handler directs camels equipped with robot jockeys to the starting gate before a race, at Dubai's Al Marmoom heritage village, on Friday, April 9, 2021. AFP
    A handler directs camels equipped with robot jockeys to the starting gate before a race, at Dubai's Al Marmoom heritage village, on Friday, April 9, 2021. AFP
  • The UAE's camel racing season typically runs until April, with events taking place on Friday and Saturday mornings. AFP
    The UAE's camel racing season typically runs until April, with events taking place on Friday and Saturday mornings. AFP
  • Handlers set camels equipped with robot jockeys for a race. AFP
    Handlers set camels equipped with robot jockeys for a race. AFP
  • Most race days begin at 6am, and visitors are advised to arrive early. AFP
    Most race days begin at 6am, and visitors are advised to arrive early. AFP
  • The traditional sport of the region began as a social element of events such as weddings, but professional competitions took off in the 1980s. AFP
    The traditional sport of the region began as a social element of events such as weddings, but professional competitions took off in the 1980s. AFP
  • Camels taking part in a race are gathered by the track. AFP
    Camels taking part in a race are gathered by the track. AFP
  • A camel taking part in a race has his eyes covered in a traditional keffiyeh scarf. AFP
    A camel taking part in a race has his eyes covered in a traditional keffiyeh scarf. AFP
  • Camels taking part in a race are gathered by the track. AFP
    Camels taking part in a race are gathered by the track. AFP
  • A Qatari participant sits in his car during a camel race. The track becomes a gathering place for thousands of handlers and camel owners from around the Gulf during the racing season. AFP
    A Qatari participant sits in his car during a camel race. The track becomes a gathering place for thousands of handlers and camel owners from around the Gulf during the racing season. AFP
  • Camels equipped with robot jockeys race. AFP
    Camels equipped with robot jockeys race. AFP
  • Dubai’s biggest camel race track is located next to Al Marmoom Heritage Village and the Al Lisaili area. AFP
    Dubai’s biggest camel race track is located next to Al Marmoom Heritage Village and the Al Lisaili area. AFP
  • The race track is located off the Dubai-Al Ain road, about 40 kilometres from Dubai.. AFP
    The race track is located off the Dubai-Al Ain road, about 40 kilometres from Dubai.. AFP
  • A view of the track at Al Marmoom heritage village. AFP
    A view of the track at Al Marmoom heritage village. AFP
  • Safety rules have been introduced to safeguard the health of staff and members of the public due to the pandemic. AFP
    Safety rules have been introduced to safeguard the health of staff and members of the public due to the pandemic. AFP

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Camel racing in Dubai's Al Marmoom heritage village - in pictures

The racing season usually runs until April with meetings on Fridays and Saturdays

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April 09, 2021

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Cricket World Cup League Two

Teams

Oman, UAE, Namibia

Al Amerat, Muscat

 

Results

Oman beat UAE by five wickets

UAE beat Namibia by eight runs

Namibia beat Oman by 52 runs

UAE beat Namibia by eight wickets

 

Fixtures

Saturday January 11 - UAE v Oman

Sunday January 12 – Oman v Namibia

History's medical milestones

1799 - First small pox vaccine administered

1846 - First public demonstration of anaesthesia in surgery

1861 - Louis Pasteur published his germ theory which proved that bacteria caused diseases

1895 - Discovery of x-rays

1923 - Heart valve surgery performed successfully for first time

1928 - Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

1953 - Structure of DNA discovered

1952 - First organ transplant - a kidney - takes place 

1954 - Clinical trials of birth control pill

1979 - MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, scanned used to diagnose illness and injury.

1998 - The first adult live-donor liver transplant is carried out

While you're here
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

 

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