RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced the establishment of Sawani Company to enable the growth of the camel farming industry in the Kingdom and actively contribute to its sustainable development. The company aims to be a leading producer of camel dairy products, supporting Saudi Arabia’s wider...

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...

The mode of communication, known as Alheda'a, was inscribed last month on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia---The Saudi Arabia's Camel Club and Riyadh Chamber of Commerce have signed an MoU to develop and create investment opportunities in the camel sector. The MoU, which was signed in presence of Executive Director of the Camel Club, Engineer Bandar Al-Qahtani and Vice Chairman of the Board of...

Kuwait--Activities of the local sports season of the Kuwait Camel Racing Club for 2022-2023 season begun on Saturday at Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber AlSabah racetrack. The activities  included nine runs. More than 300 participants of all ages participated in Saturday's race, which contributed towards increasing the number of camels in...

The lips pouted to perfection, the neck was long and poised, and the judges were sure that no Botox was involved as they awarded Qatar's largest cash prize for a camel beauty contest in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

The festival is organized by the Cultural Program and Heritage Festivals Committee, and will run till January 22.

For just over $100 a night, the camels are trimmed, scrubbed and pampered before taking part in beauty contests, where millions of dollars are at stake.

The event, part of the prestigious King Abdelaziz Festival, was previously a men-only affair. The top five in the women's event went home with total prize money of about $260,000.

The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival is an annual bedouin event held in the desert northeast of Riyadh that lures breeders from around the Gulf with prize money of up to $66 million.

  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...