World Scene: United Arab Emirates

Prince buys expensive camels

The crown prince of the has bought a female camel for a record $2.72 million dollars, an organizer at a camel beauty pageant said on Monday.

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum "bought camels... worth 16.5 million dirhams ($4.49 million dollars), including a female camel... for 10 million dirhams ($2.72 million dollars)," Hamad bin Kardoum al-Amiri said.