Deep in the heart of the United Arab Emirates, the ancient sport of camel racing is enjoying a resurgence. In keeping with the region’s rapid development from gulf outpost to economic hotspot, prize ...

Swizz Beatz, the veteran rap producer who’s married to Alicia Keys and recently started the popular Verzuz series with Timbaland, just broke a lot of records in the highly competitive world of Middle ...

Camel racing is an ancient sport that remains highly popular among the Arabs of the Persian Gulf, but it's been criticized by human rights groups because of the jockeys: young boys secured to the ...

Al Shahaniya Camel Racing Track where Riyaz with a robo-jockey came first. This is the 40th instalment of Diaspora Diaries, a regular series in Nepali Times with stories of Nepalis living and working ...

Speed, Spectacle, Silicon Jockeys. Professional camel racing in Qatar dates back to 1972 and is centred at Al Shahaniya, the country's premier racing venue. Domestic and international races are staged ...

A woman who became a professional camel rider at 40, after a career as a horse trainer, is now campaigning to have the sport – which she says “isn’t for the faint-hearted” – included in the 2032 ...

The soccer world has descended on Qatar, but there’s a sport that long predates FIFA’s spectacle—and it comes with its own set of history, complexity and rights issues. ASH-SHAHANIYAH, QATAR – Just ...

A camel with a robot attached to its back competes in a Qatar racing event in Al-Shahaniya, east of Doha — KARIM JAAFAR Sitting in a white all-terrain truck, Nasser al-Marri watched his ...