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These UAE residents took to the world's toughest desert in search of adventure


Camel trek in Empty Quarter

Clockwise from top: Charlotte Sarrazin, Camel Trek team, Anne Laure Laine who goes by the name Noor and Fatima Khirani

 

As a real estate agent in Dubai who sells apartments in a competitive market, Fatima Khiran knows all too well that being at the top of the game means tenacity and perseverance. But her biggest triumph ever is far removed from the business world, for the twenty-five-year-old Algerian has completed her longest desert journey last week: a 10-day camel trek that starts out from the Empty Quarter in Abu Dhabi.

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Abu Dhabi
Desert
Dubai
Empty Quarter
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center
Saudi Arabia
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