AL AIN // Welcome to Al Ain, where National Day lasts all year.
The city is retaining some National Day decorations on selected streets and roundabouts to add to its aesthetic appeal.
The illuminated designs have been well received by residents and road users, said Mehra Al Muhairi, director of communications and public relations at Al Ain Municipality.
The municipality has started to survey the places where the decorations will be kept, which will include illuminated arches on Sheikh Khalifa Street, Al Foah and the Tawam Hospital roundabout.
Some decorations and slogans that marked National Day will be replaced by others that will add even more to the city’s appeal.
Nahed Al Daheri, project manager at the municipality, said only the best companies in the industry that had worked on similar projects in European and Asian countries were hired for the work.
The municipality is also working with Al Ain Police and Al Ain Distribution Company to ensure the city looks more beautiful.
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The UAE is stepping up its game when it comes to platforms for local farms to show off and sell their produce.
In Dubai, visit Emirati Farmers Souq at The Pointe every Saturday from 8am to 2pm, which has produce from Al Ammar Farm, Omar Al Katri Farm, Hikarivege Vegetables, Rashed Farms and Al Khaleej Honey Trading, among others.
In Sharjah, the Aljada residential community will launch a new outdoor farmers’ market every Friday starting this weekend. Manbat will be held from 3pm to 8pm, and will host 30 farmers, local home-grown entrepreneurs and food stalls from the teams behind Badia Farms; Emirates Hydroponics Farms; Modern Organic Farm; Revolution Real; Astraea Farms; and Al Khaleej Food.
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