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UAE Expands Protected Natural Reserves to 55 Under Desertification Strategy

The UAE has increased the number of national natural reserves to fifty-five while expanding tree planting, land rehabilitation and other conservation measures under its National Strategy to Combat Desertification.
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Dubai Museum of the Future Closes Temporarily for Major Exhibition Redesign

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Emirates Carries More Than 8.6 Million Passengers During July and August

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