The head of Suan camel track, in Ras al Khaimah, explains the differences between race camels and those that compete in beauty contests. Read Article What makes a champ racer?
Despite living in arid deserts, camels rarely suffer eye disease. Now a project that began with a UAE grant is studying how proteins in the tears of camels could help treat severe eye conditions in humans. Read Article Hope in the eye of a camel for human medicine
Harab Salem Al Menhali is old enough to remember a UAE where the camel was all to the local population and almost all communication was oral. Now in his 80s, he keeps alive the traditional art of singing songs and reciting poems to the animals. Read Article UAE's poet laureate of the camel world
Controls required to help guard against a repeat of the boom and bust cycle in the Dubai property market, Masood Ahmed, the director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department, said. IMF official urges caution amid resurgence in Dubai property
Some warn of a return to the dark days of 2006 and 2007, but Sunni political pragmatism may show a peaceful way forward. Analysis by Iraq historian Reidar Visser How Iraq can pull back from the brink
