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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
    M081002_X5F9038bwv.jpg
  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • portrait Sir Rocco Forte: EUROPE, RUSSIA, ST. PETERSBURG, 02.10.2008: this portrait was taken at the Astoria Hotel in St. Petersburg - a 5-star hotel adjacent to St. Isaac's Square.   Sir Rocco Forte is the Chairman and Chief Executive of The Rocco Forte Collection, the luxury hotel company that he founded in 1996. The Rocco Forte Collection includes luxury hotels all over the world and the company has won dozens of awards for both, its service and the design of its hotels, which his overseen by Sir Rocco's sister, Olga Polizzi. Sir Rocco was formerly Chairman and Chief Executive of Forte Plc. Sir Rocco was knighted in December 1994 for services to the UK tourism industry and received the highest Italian accolade, the Gran Croce dell'Ordine al Merito della Republicca Italiana, for his entrepreneurial merits and strong links with Italy in March 2005. He was President of the British Hospitality Association from 1991 to 1996. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council and chaired the appeals to send the English teams to the Commonwealth Games for many years. He is currently Principal Patron of the charity Hospitality Action.<br />
Sir Rocco was educated at Downside School in England and went on to read modern languages at Pembroke College, Oxford. After graduating, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1969, later becoming a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1979. Sir Rocco married Lady (Aliai) Forte in 1986. They have three children: Lydia, Irene and Charles.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Brazilian jockey Tiago Pereira after a win at the Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Brazilian jockey Tiago Pereira after a win at the Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Italian celebrity jockey Frankie Dettori leaving the track after a race, being slighly disappointed. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Trainer Mike de Kock shares a laugh with Arabs during the opening night of the Dubai Racing Carnival 2010. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: An Arab sharing a smile with two jockeys prior to a race at the opening night of the Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Tawakkol Karman during an interview at her tent on Change Square in central Sana'a.  <br />
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Tawakkol Karman became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize and the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate to date.
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  • Tawakkol Karman during an interview at her tent on Change Square in central Sana'a.  <br />
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Tawakkol Karman became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize and the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate to date.
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  • Tawakkol Karman during an interview at her tent on Change Square in central Sana'a.  <br />
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Tawakkol Karman became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that is part of the Arab Spring uprisings. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize and the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate to date.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: A horse being led to the stable after a race. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and within 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Brazilian jockey Tiago Pereira after a win at the Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Brazilian jockey Tiago Pereira after a win at the Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Italian celebrity jockey Frankie Dettori leaving the track after a race., being slighly disappointed. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Italian celebrity jockey Frankie Dettori leaving the track after a race, slightly disappointed. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: A jockey leaving the track after a race. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Frankie Dettori after winning a race at the new Meydan racecourse. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Portrait Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Dubai International Racing Carnival 2010: ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI 28.01.2010: Jockey Frankie Dettori demonstrates his distinctive flying dismounts after winning a race at Meydan. The billion-dollar Meydan racecourse opens it doors to the public on January 28, 2010, with the launch of the 2010 Dubai International Racing Carnival. Meydan is the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed first unveiled his plans to build Meydan on March 30, 2007 - and in 1033 days his dream has turned into reality. Meydan is more than a racecourse: it features state-of-the-art facilities for horses, horsemen and guests, with turf and all-weather tracks, lavish hospitality suites and the world's first five-star trackside hotel. The grandstand is the world's longest and has a crowd capacity of 60000. The season-ending Dubai World Cup remains the world's richest race, with a record-high prize-money of 10m USD, up from 6m the previous year. January 28, 2010, is day 1 of the Dubai Racing Carnival season.
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  • Several McDonald's restaurant have been temporally shut down by Russian food inspectors, citing sanitary violations. Here a closed McDonald's at Pushhin Square, with customers trying in vain to enter. This outlet was the first - and still is the largest - McDonald's in Russia.
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  • IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. ASIEN, VEREINIGTE ARABISCHE EMIRATE, EMIRAT ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, 23.02.2011: Die International Defence Exhibition & Conference 2011 (IDEX) findet alle zwei Jahre in Abu Dhabi statt. Am Stand des deutschen Familienunternehmens RUD. Auf der RUD-Webseite heisst es: Zum ersten Mal war das Geschaeftsfeld Military Technology auf der IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. Das Military Technology Team stellte Produkte zur Ladungssicherung, Anschlagmittel und Gleitschutzketten aus, die fu?r die speziellen militaerischen Belange ausgelegt sind. Der große Zuspruch waehrend der Messe wurde gekroent durch die Verleihung des Awards ,,Best First Time Exhibitor" durch Seine Hoheit Sheik Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, einem Mitglied der Koenigsfamilie.
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  • Anti-Mubarak protests in Alexandria. AFRICA, EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA,28.01.2011: during the street clashes both, protesters and policemen were injured. At one point, protesters beated up several poicemen who entered there lines and the situation escalates. 2 policemen needed to be rescued by antigovernment protesters into the entrance hall of a nearby buidling. Despite the hostilities between them, protesters offered first aid to the policemen. In the center a policeman, surrounded by protesters who said that they are not against the police but against their government.
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  • Several McDonald's restaurant have been temporally shut down by Russian food inspectors, citing sanitary violations. Here a closed McDonald's at Pushhin Square, with customers trying in vain to enter. This outlet was the first - and still is the largest - McDonald's in Russia.
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  • IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. ASIEN, VEREINIGTE ARABISCHE EMIRATE, EMIRAT ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, 23.02.2011: Die International Defence Exhibition & Conference 2011 (IDEX) findet alle zwei Jahre in Abu Dhabi statt. Am Stand des deutschen Familienunternehmens RUD. Auf der RUD-Webseite heisst es: Zum ersten Mal war das Geschaeftsfeld Military Technology auf der IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. Das Military Technology Team stellte Produkte zur Ladungssicherung, Anschlagmittel und Gleitschutzketten aus, die fu?r die speziellen militaerischen Belange ausgelegt sind. Der große Zuspruch waehrend der Messe wurde gekroent durch die Verleihung des Awards ,,Best First Time Exhibitor" durch Seine Hoheit Sheik Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, einem Mitglied der Koenigsfamilie.
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  • IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. ASIEN, VEREINIGTE ARABISCHE EMIRATE, EMIRAT ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, 23.02.2011: Die International Defence Exhibition & Conference 2011 (IDEX) findet alle zwei Jahre in Abu Dhabi statt. Am Stand des deutschen Familienunternehmens RUD. Auf der RUD-Webseite heisst es: Zum ersten Mal war das Geschaeftsfeld Military Technology auf der IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. Das Military Technology Team stellte Produkte zur Ladungssicherung, Anschlagmittel und Gleitschutzketten aus, die fu?r die speziellen militaerischen Belange ausgelegt sind. Der große Zuspruch waehrend der Messe wurde gekroent durch die Verleihung des Awards ,,Best First Time Exhibitor" durch Seine Hoheit Sheik Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, einem Mitglied der Koenigsfamilie.
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  • IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. ASIEN, VEREINIGTE ARABISCHE EMIRATE, EMIRAT ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, 23.02.2011: Die International Defence Exhibition & Conference 2011 (IDEX) findet alle zwei Jahre in Abu Dhabi statt. Am Stand des deutschen Familienunternehmens RUD. Auf der RUD-Webseite heisst es: Zum ersten Mal war das Geschaeftsfeld Military Technology auf der IDEX 2011 in Abu Dhabi. Das Military Technology Team stellte Produkte zur Ladungssicherung, Anschlagmittel und Gleitschutzketten aus, die fu?r die speziellen militaerischen Belange ausgelegt sind. Der große Zuspruch waehrend der Messe wurde gekroent durch die Verleihung des Awards ,,Best First Time Exhibitor" durch Seine Hoheit Sheik Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, einem Mitglied der Koenigsfamilie.
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  • Dubai World Cup 2011. ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, EMIRATE DUBAI, DUBAI, 26.03.2011: The Dubai World Cup, the final event of a racing season that run from November till March, is the top sport and society event in Dubai. With prize-money of more than  $US26.00 million it is the highest-paid racing event in the world - anything else would have been a major surprise in this city of superlatives. Event he economic crisis hasn't slowed down the ruler srive for superlative: the price-money for the final race, the Dubai World Cup card, has gone up from $US6.00 in 2009 to $USD10.00 Mio this year. And yet, it is one of the most democratic international sport events that one can attend. While most of the westerners simply want to have a good party (and to get drunk), the ruler's focus is exclusively on the outcome of the races. Large sections of the  crowd- many of them from the Subcontinent and from Africa- simply enjoy a good day out with friends or family. The Meydan grandstand fills up, and this young man is waiting for the first races to start.
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  • Anti-Mubarak protests in Alexandria. AFRICA, EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA,28.01.2011: after the Friday prayers protesters rally in thousands against the government. Huge numbers of security police forces are on the streets. Soon, the situation turns violent, with the police using tear gas and the demonstrators throwing stones and petrol bombs. An injured young man is receiving first aid in an entrance hall.
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  • Anti-Mubarak protests in Alexandria. AFRICA, EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA,28.01.2011: during the street clashes both, protesters and policemen were injured. At one point, protesters beated up several poicemen who entered there lines and the situation escalates. 2 policemen needed to be rescued by antigovernment protesters into the entrance hall of a nearby buidling. Despite the hostilities between them, protesters offered first aid to the policemen. Everyone recognizes that the policemen couldn't leave the bulding in uniform. Instead, they were given plain clothes.
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  • Anti-Mubarak protests in Alexandria. AFRICA, EGYPT, ALEXANDRIA,28.01.2011: during the street clashes both, protesters and policemen were injured. At one point, protesters beated up several poicemen who entered there lines and the situation escalates. 2 policemen needed to be rescued by antigovernment protesters into the entrance hall of a nearby buidling. Despite the hostilities between them, protesters offered first aid to the policemen. Everyone recognizes that the policemen couldn't leave the bulding in uniform. Instead, they were given plain clothes. In the center an antigovernment protesters with 2 "captured" policemen.
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  • Working on our first short movie - "anxiety"
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  • Vincent gives us a first demontration on the gear.
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  • ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 09.09.2009 / on the fast track: built in just 4 years with the help of 30000 construction workers, the Dubai Metro was opened on 09.09.09, at 9pm, 9 minutes and 9 seconds by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. These young women are enjoying to be part of this historic day - they are winners of a Golden Ticket, which gave them a chance to ride the metro on its inauguration night, along with VIPs and members of the media. It has to be seen if they will continue to use the metro - with cheap gasoline prices, the car is still the first option for most residents. The Dubai Metro will have special compartments for women and children.
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  • ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 09.09.2009 / on the fast track: built in just 4 years with the help of 30000 construction workers, the Dubai Metro was opened on 09.09.09, at 9pm, 9 minutes and 9 seconds by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. These young women are enjoying to be part of this historic day - they are winners of a Golden Ticket, which gave them a chance to ride the metro on its inauguration night, along with VIPs and members of the media. It has to be seen if they will continue to use the metro - with cheap gasoline prices, the car is still the first option for most residents. The Dubai Metro will have special compartments for women and children.
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  • ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 09.09.2009 / on the fast track: built in just 4 years with the help of 30000 construction workers, the Dubai Metro was opened on 09.09.09, at 9pm, 9 minutes and 9 seconds by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Young women are enjoying to be part of this historic day. It has to be seen of they will continue to use the metro - with cheap gasoline prices, the car is still the first option for most residents. The Dubai Metro will have special compartments for women and children.
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  • Several McDonald's restaurant have been temporally shut down by Russian food inspectors, citing sanitary violations. Here a closed McDonald's at Pushhin Square, with customers trying in vain to enter. This outlet was the first - and still is the largest - McDonald's in Russia.
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  • The Dubai World Cup 2011 - the richest horse race meeting in the world - finishes with a spectacular light show. It is the first time the World Cup is held at the new Meydan racecourse. This year, Earth Day - calling worldwide for an hour of energy-saving -falls on the same date;  an event which Meydan apparently ignores.
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  • ASIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, DUBAI, 09.09.2009 / on the fast track: built in just 4 years with the help of 30000 construction workers, the Dubai Metro was opened on 09.09.09, at 9pm, 9 minutes and 9 seconds by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Two passengers enjoying the ride on the Dubai Metro train - the first metro in the region.
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