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Celebrities in the UAE: All of the stars we have spotted so far in 2019 – in pictures

From Bollywood actresses, to superheroes at the Grand Mosque and British reality TV stars at Dubai beach clubs, there are plenty of celebs to see in the UAE

Another week, another flock of A-list names to the UAE! And this week has certainly attracted masses of celebrities to the emirates.

The Global Teacher Prize brought plenty of stars to Dubai. Rita Ora, Liam Payne and Little Mix all performed at the The Assembly: a Global Teacher Prize Concert at Dubai Media City’s Amphitheatre on Saturday March 23. While Wolverine star Hugh Jackman presented the Global Teacher Prize, and its $1 million prize, to Peter Tabichi, with Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai.

See what else they got up to in the UAE in the gallery above.

But it's not just the Global Teacher Prize that has brought stars into the UAE. Ne-Yo was in Dubai to perform at Drai's and Shilpa Shetty has enjoyed some downtime in the emirate, with the Belhasa family on their farm.

Earlier this month, Bollywood legend Shah Rukh Khan has been named the new face of Visit Dubai's #BeMyGuest campaign, with a video ad that makes the emirate look every bit as inviting as you would expect it to look.

Check out SRK's campaign here:

And that is certainly not all. Hollywood heavyweight Pierce Brosnan is in the UAE filming new flick, The Misfits, with Jamie Chung. The pair have been seen drinking fancy coffees, in the desert and at Louvre Abu Dhabi, to name just a few spots.

Click through the gallery above to see all of the celebrities we have spotted in the UAE.

In February, rugby pros, Beauden Barrett and Danny Care were seen hanging out at Jumeirah Al Naseem. And Luis Figo hosted a yoga session on the beach in Dubai.

Plus, model and body-positivity activist, Ashley Graham, has been in the UAE to launch a capsule collection, which she created in collaboration with Italian brand Marina Rinaldi.

Graham captioned her Instagram post below: "It’s no secret I am LOVING my trip to Dubai! Thank you for all your recommendations – Can’t wait to show you the story I shot todayyyyyy!! LUXURY DARLING".

That's not all! Dubai-regular, Elissa, has been dining in style at La Cantine du Faubourg and Man! I Feel Like a Woman! singer Shania Twain was spotted at Emirates Palace last month.

Here, we keep up with all of the A-list names in the emirates, adding more when they jet into town.

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