Hardy mountain and desert plants indigenous to the UAE can help heal bones, regulate blood sugar and ease menstrual cramps. Wadis like this one, in South Ras Al Khaimah, are full of healing plants. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Hardy mountain and desert plants indigenous to the UAE can help heal bones, regulate blood sugar and ease menstrual cramps. Wadis like this one, in South Ras Al Khaimah, are full of healing plants. ChShow more

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Tourists rescued from RAK mountains

The women could not find their way back to their car after the sun set

Ruba Haza
Ras Al Khaimah

January 14, 2019

Three tourists were rescued by civil defence on Friday after becoming lost in the mountains of Ras Al Khaimah.

The European women, aged between 31 and 34, were on an “exploratory trip” when the sun set and they could no longer find their way back to their car.

One of them called police at 6.30pm and a search and rescue team, along with paramedics, set off to find them.

The women were found and given first aid, though Brig Mohammed Al Humaidi, director general of the operations room for RAK Police, said they were unharmed.

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“They started their trip in the early morning and lost their way at night due to lack of experience in the area,” said Brig Al Humaidi.

“The team found them within a few hours and guided them to safety, along with two other trekkers, of Asian origin, who happened to be in the area at the time."

Brig Al Humaidi called on the public not to go on hikes in the mountains unless accompanied by an experienced guide and to abide by signage.

He advised that trekkers plan their routes carefully and inform authorities before setting out.

The smuggler

Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple. 
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.

Khouli conviction

Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.

For sale

A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.

- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico

- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000

- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950

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At a glance

Global events: Much of the UK’s economic woes were blamed on “increased global uncertainty”, which can be interpreted as the economic impact of the Ukraine war and the uncertainty over Donald Trump’s tariffs.

 

Growth forecasts: Cut for 2025 from 2 per cent to 1 per cent. The OBR watchdog also estimated inflation will average 3.2 per cent this year

 

Welfare: Universal credit health element cut by 50 per cent and frozen for new claimants, building on cuts to the disability and incapacity bill set out earlier this month

 

Spending cuts: Overall day-to day-spending across government cut by £6.1bn in 2029-30 

 

Tax evasion: Steps to crack down on tax evasion to raise “£6.5bn per year” for the public purse

 

Defence: New high-tech weaponry, upgrading HM Naval Base in Portsmouth

 

Housing: Housebuilding to reach its highest in 40 years, with planning reforms helping generate an extra £3.4bn for public finances

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