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2023-07-23 01:48:06

A Saturday day of intense air traffic was recorded yesterday at the Cancun International Airport, where there were a total of 640 operations, according to Asur records. According to the company, 322 arrivals were scheduled, of which 104 were national and 218 international; as well as 318 departures, including 97 within the country, and 221 abroad.

The airlines with operations yesterday were: Aeroméxico, Air Canada, Air Caraibes, Air Europa, Air France, Air Portugal, Air Transat, Alaska, Allegiant, American Airlines, Arajet, Avianca, Avianca Costa Rica, British Airways, Condor, Copa, Delta, Edelweiss, Flair Airlines, Frontier and Global.

They also had operations: JetBlue, Lan Peru, Magnicharter, Sky Airlines Peru, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, Sunwing, Swoop, TAG Airlines, Thomson, TUI Airlines Netherland, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Viva Aerobús, Volaris, Volaris Costa Rica, West Jet, Wingo and World2Fly.

The international destinations with flights yesterday Saturday were: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Bogotá, Boston, Calgary, Cali, Camagüey, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Istanbul, Fort Lauderdale, Frankfurt, Guatemala, Hamilton, Harlingen, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Kitchener, Havana, Lima, Lisbon, London and Los Angeles.

Madrid, Managua, Manchester, Medellín, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Orlando, Orly, Panama, Paris, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Quebec, Quito, Raleigh – Durham, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Francisco, San José de Costa Rica, Santo Domingo, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington and Zurich were also present.

Among the domestic destinations were operations with Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Juarez City, Guadalajara, Leon, Mexicali, Monterrey, Morelia, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Reynosa, San Luis Potosí, Santa Lucia, Tampico, Tijuana, Toluca, Torreon, Tuxtla, Veracruz and Villahermosa . . . .

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2023-07-22 22:07:07

Over the course of five days, since its inception on July 17, the Liwa Dates Festival has received regarding 34,000 visitors, citizens, residents and visitors to the country, who followed the competitions of the festival, which continues until July 30, in the city of Liwa in the Al Dhafra region, organized by the Festivals Management Committee and Cultural and Heritage Programs in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Emirates Heritage Club.

The activities of the festival witness the influx of large numbers of the people of the region, visitors and tourists, to get acquainted with the ancient Emirati heritage, and to enjoy competitions, heritage events, activities and heritage artistic performances, all of which tell regarding the lives of the ancestors, and present a bright picture of the rich heritage of the UAE.

The visitors were also acquainted with the services provided by the institutions and entities participating in the exhibition pavilions, as well as the popular market shops, praising the organization and the diversity of national exhibits of high quality.

During the first five days of its launch, the Liwa Dates Festival received regarding eight tons of dates coming from state farms, and produced for this season 2023, as part of the competitions for “Rut Al-Dabbas Mazayna”, “Biggest Athaj”, Al-Shishi and Al-Khunaizi. The Dabbas Competition at the Liwa Dates Festival recorded the participation of more than 100 farmers from the country, for which 25 prizes were allocated, with a value of 446 thousand dirhams, while the competition for the largest model recorded the participation of more than 50 farmers, and 15 prizes were allocated for this competition, with a value of 234 thousand dirhams.

44 farmers participated in the “Rutab Al-Shishi competition”, and 54 farmers participated in the “Rut Al-Khunaizi competition”, during which they presented the best types of dates to compete for the first places.

During the festival, 20 heritage sculptures were displayed, reflecting memories from the past, and narrating the various details of the house of poetry, and its sections, with the correct names for the parts of the house, which brings to mind what the ancestors lived in the past, and shows generations the development, modernity, and status that is in line with the customs and traditions of our society associated with hospitality.

The heritage sculptures were displayed in the middle of the festival site within a corner that festival visitors can visit, view its components, and learn regarding the details of the house of poetry and its surroundings in the past.

• Competitions, heritage events and art shows that tell regarding the lives of the ancestors and present a bright picture of the rich heritage of the UAE.

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2023-07-22 09:43:00

Concert, sound and light show, and fireworks punctuated the festivities of July 21, Friday evening, in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels. Several Belgian artists passed on the stage set up under the famous arcades, one eye turned towards the platform where the royal family had taken their place. All of them sent a short note to the sovereign in two languages, congratulating him on his ten years of reign.

Also invited during the concert rehearsals the days before July 21, King Philippe had the opportunity to play the piano with the orchestra, backstage. And he amazed everyone with his talent! The king first started to play the piano alone, then the orchestra followed him, “If I am reincarnated, I dream of learning the guitar”even launched the king.

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Filmed by the organizers, this moment was projected on the big screens during the concert at the Parc du Cinquantenaire, so that everyone might enjoy it. The festivities then ended with a fireworks display, supported by a very impressive sound and light show.

Last year, King Philippe tried his hand at the drums during the national holiday. After following the rhythm of Queen’s “We will Rock you”, the king even ended with a small solo which delighted the crowd.

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