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THICK CLOUDS VIEWED FROM KUWAIT ROUNDABOUT IN SHARJAH.

Cheetah in town, cops search for owner

SHARJAH: Residents in the vicinity of the Radisson SAS Hotel in Al Sheeth area of Sharjah, were shocked on Tuesday, to spot a cheetah roaming the city’s streets.

Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad Bin Darwish, head of Anjad traffic patrol section, said that the Sharjah police are on the lookout for the cheetah’s owner.

Lt. Colonel Darwish revealed that the cheetah was two years old and appeared to be quite tame during the time it was strolling the streets. The cheetah rested for almost one hour next to Al Maghfera mosque till rescuers from the Arabian Wildlife Centre could come to the scene and take the animal into safe custody.

LEAP OF FAITH

While most go to such shows to watch the dolphins perform, these snaps remind us that the dolphins aren't the only ones involved in the performance.

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AMRITA HIT AGHOSHAM

Eid in full swing

Fire works at Al Qasaba Eid celebration

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A DATE FARMER

small tree, big shade

This tree in Rolla area(Sharjah)has a big enough heart to provide workers a cool hideout.

"DSS" MALL SHOW A SWEET SUCCESS

THE VISITORS TO MERCATO MALL,DUBAI. ENJOYED MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT AND FABULOUS STAGE SHOWS ON FRIDAY.

P for Pearl

A man demonstrates the process of finding out pearl from sea-shell.

oruma excellece award 2010

Gulf madhyamam 30th may 2010.

prayers for air crash victims

Hundreds of indians gathered at their consulate in Dubai yesterday (24.05.2010)to light candles and mourn the loss of friends and loved ones who were killed in the AirIndia Express Flight 812 which crashed in Magalore.

Not flowers, but fish

I love to call it 'Poomeen' (In my mother tongue Malayalam), which can be literally translated as 'flower-fish'. When I saw the rare species of sea fishes in the world's largest aquarium, I felt like a number of living flowers were flowing on the water.
Enjoy the snap of the graceful sea-fish (Sorry, I forgot its name) seen in the gigantic Dubai Aquarium at Dubai Mall.

BALANCING ACT

The goat, attracted by the leaves of a tree, looks as if it were a tightrope walker.

IN LOVE WITH WATERS

A father takes his children to beach in Sharjah to have some water sports.

the gulf today march 03

gulf madhyamam

THE AWARD-WINNING PHOTO

lensman bags 1st prize in dsf photography contest

The Gulf Today photo journalist Kamal Kassim has bagged first prize in photography competition of the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF).

The prize-winning picture published in The Gulf Today on Feb.15 has been recognised by the DSF Media Award Jury, as the best picture in the celebrations stream of shopping festival’s professional photo contest.

Organisers of the shopping festival said the award will be conferred to Kamal Kassim at a glittering award ceremony being orgainsed at "One & Only Royal Mirage' Hotel on Sunday evening.

Kamal Kassim has been winning the DSF Photography Award for the second consecutive year. He won first prize for the best photography in the shopping category of the DSF Contest in 2009.
The award-winning snap in the celebrations category was captured from Al Seef Corniche, one of prominent sites of the DSF 2010, has highlighted various facets of the emirate’s rich history and culture.
The photographer covered the activities at the venue that showcased Dubai’s rich history to the present generation of Emiratis and the cosmopolitan population of the Emirate.

Kamal Kassim has been working with The Gulf Today for the past five years. Being in the mainstream journalism for the past 17 years, the photographer worked with various newspapers and news agencies of different languages in the Middle East and India.

Previously he worked with Gulf Times, Arraya Arabic daily, QNA- Qatar News Agency in Qatar and a couple of regional language newspapers and publications in India.

He has won several awards and accolades, including World Handball Federation photography prize, award by Qatar National Photographic Association, Pepsi International Gold Medal, Nehru Memorial Award and Sharjah Tourism Department's Best Photography Award.

Kamal Kassim has also conducted many photography exhibitions on different themes such as tsunami, water resource conservation and other issues.

Horse power showcased in the desert

Nad Al Sheba Horse Race Cource Dubai.

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