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Special Beauty queens of the desert steal the show at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Camel Festival photos

Beauty queens of the desert steal the show at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

  • Annual event outside Riyadh draws thousands of visitors to 17 different categories of competition
  • Festival became a high-profile spectacle after the council of ministers formally began to regulate it
By Hebshi Al-Shammari ·
Special Iraqi’s camel wins beauty competition at Saudi festival 

Iraqi’s camel wins beauty competition at Saudi festival 

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
Saudi camel festival hosts classic car parades photos

Saudi camel festival hosts classic car parades

By Tareq Al-Thaqafi ·
German military attache Marcus Zenker visits King Abdulaziz Camel Festival. (SPA) photos

German military attache praises Saudi camel festival

By Arab News ·
King Abdulaziz Festival boosts Saudi Arabia’s camel-related heritage, says UK envoy

King Abdulaziz Festival boosts Saudi Arabia’s camel-related heritage, says UK envoy

By Arab News ·
Camel owners enthusiastically participate in contests to parade their camels. (Supplied) photos

Camels’ winning aesthetics in beauty contests

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
DiplomaticQuarter: World diplomats lap up Saudi culture at international camel festival photos

DiplomaticQuarter: World diplomats lap up Saudi culture at international camel festival

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
Special Saudi culture, ‘generous’ people major attraction for Polish family

Saudi culture, ‘generous’ people major attraction for Polish family

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
King Abdulaziz Camel Festival kicks off on Thursday

King Abdulaziz Camel Festival kicks off on Thursday

By Hebshi Al-Shammari ·
Camels on the global stage as Saudi Arabia celebrates a national symbol

Camels on the global stage as Saudi Arabia celebrates a national symbol

By Hebshi Alshammari ·
Saudi crown prince awards a Kuwaiti with Middle East’s biggest prize in camel competitions

Saudi crown prince awards a Kuwaiti with Middle East’s biggest prize in camel competitions

By Hebshi Al-Shammari ·
Female business owner kitting out camels at King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

Female business owner kitting out camels at King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

By Rahaf Jambi ·
The King Abdulaziz Camel Festival, staged northeast of Riyadh, attracts more than 100,000 visitors from around the world every day. (AN photo by Saad Al-Dossari) photos

Women’s camel beauty contest concludes at King Abdulaziz Festival in Riyadh

By Rahaf Jambi ·

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