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The women making history racing camels in Dubai

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Camel racing can be traced back to the seventh century in the United Arab Emirates. Fast-forward to 2021 and a group of women are making history in the world of camel racing.

Climate

It’s been a record-breaking year for wildfire carbon emissions

Climate change is fanning the flames of fires around the world, the results from the EU's atmosphere monitoring service show.

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Syria

Turkish lira's decline has impact over the border in Syria

The Turkish currency has in turn lost 40% of its value since the start of the year. More than 20% was lost during the last month alone.

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Luxor`s `Sphinx Avenue` reopens after years of excavations and restorations

A ceremony to celebrate the completion of renovation work of an ancient road lined with hundreds of statues of sphinxes and rams in Luxor, southern Egypt, was held on Thursday.

Food and Drink

Cyprus looks to offload halloumi stockpile after COVID crumbles demand

Over six million kilos of the unsold famous cheese is in deep storage in Cyprus after demand crumbled over the past year due to lockdowns across Europe.

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New track in Ramallah offers Palestinians safe exercising route away from the traffic

Palestinians ride and walk along a new cycling track built by the Ramallah municipality offering locals a peaceful ride away from the traffic.

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Chocolate, the billion euro industry that tastes good and does good

In partnership with Media City

The cocoa industry is big business, worth billions of euros every year. But is our love for chocolate good for the planet and farmers? We look at how the sector is trying to be more sustainable, fair and teach consumers to be more responsible.

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Aviation industry focuses on sustainability and innovation at Dubai Airshow

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Dubai Airshow is the largest aerospace event to be held since the pandemic. Discover how the industry is recovering and how technology is pushing it towards a more sustainable future.