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L’Occitane shares nosedive
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Camel beauty contest season gets underway in Abu Dhabi
Al Dhafra, UAE--The 16th Al Dhafra Festival has kicked off as part of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s camel beauty contest season. The event will continue until February 2 at Madinat Zayed in Al Dhafra. Organised by Abu Dhabi Cultural Programs and Heritage Festivals Committee and ADNOC, the festival aims... -
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Saudi camel beauty pageant hit by cheating
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L’Oréal Middle East taps Accenture
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Al Dhafra festival to begin in October in Abu Dhabi, prize money to be AED110m
This year the festival will include camel beauty contest The 15th edition of the festival will coincide with the country's 50th year of birth The fifteenth edition of Al Dhafra Festival will be begin in October and would continue till January, and would include camel mazayna (beauty...