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An athlete kite-surfs during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete performs stunts with a water jet pack on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An Emirati woman uses her phone to take a picture as women in bathing suits walk past along a beach in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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A woman athlete uses a phone as she sits on a surfboard during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An Emirati woman and a foreign resident, clad in mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, use their phones to take a picture as they stand along a beach in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete rides a jet-powered surfboard on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete rides a jet-powered surfboard on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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Athletes perform stunts with water jet packs on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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TOPSHOT - An athlete performs stunts with a water jet pack on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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People kite-surf during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete kite-surfs during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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People kite-surf during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete kite-surfs during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete performs stunts with a water jet pack on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An Emirati woman uses her phone to take a picture as women in bathing suits walk past along a beach in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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A woman athlete uses a phone as she sits on a surfboard during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An Emirati woman and a foreign resident, clad in mask due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, use their phones to take a picture as they stand along a beach in the Gulf Emirate of Dubai on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete rides a jet-powered surfboard on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete rides a jet-powered surfboard on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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Athletes perform stunts with water jet packs on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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TOPSHOT - An athlete performs stunts with a water jet pack on the first day of the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the Gulf emirate on June 25, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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People kite-surf during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete kite-surfs during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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People kite-surf during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
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An athlete kite-surfs during the Dubai watersport festival, organised by the Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), in the Gulf emirate on June 26, 2020. / AFP / KARIM SAHIB
Coronavirus: Dubai updates rules on wearing face masks in public
People in the emirate are permitted to temporarily remove their masks while exercising, driving or undergoing medical treatment
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