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Dubai's Al Gaffal race features 125 dhows
The 18-metre boats covered a 92km course from Sir Bu Nair Island to Burj Al Arab
Competitors train before Al Gaffal Race off Dubai on Monday. EPA
Heritage houses of Ras Al Khaimah. Photo: American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Architecture students record buildings in Ras Al Khaimah's Old Town

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The first GCC meeting at the Intercontinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi in May 1981. Pictured are Sheikh Zayed, Oman's Sultan Qaboos, Saudi Arabia's King Khalid and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed, Ruler of Dubai. Photo: Intercontinental Hotel Abu Dhabi
How the GCC was formed in Abu Dhabi, helping the Gulf find a common voice

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The first GCC Summit, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi in 1981. Photo: Intercontinental Hotel
Abu Dhabi hotel that became birthplace of the GCC

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Dirham banknotes were originally printed in six denominations from Dh1,000 to Dh1 and embossed with local scenes and their value in Arabic and English. Pawan Singh / The National
50 years on: How the UAE's dirham came to be

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