Obaid Al-Mazrouei (R) president of the annual Liwa Date Festival inspects dates during the festival in the western region of Liwa, south of Abu Dhabi on July 28, 2017. The UAE grows five types of dates which are displayed during the festival with judges checking the quality of the dates and later visiting the date farms before a final winner is chosen. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)
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