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UAE Balloon ascends in Russian skies
Gulf Today
|June 29, 2025
The UAE Balloon Team is participating in the third edition of the International Ballooning Festival "Air Brotherhood," which kicked off in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and continues until July I.
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The festivalseesbroadinternational participation, including teams from Bulgaria, Slovakia, Belarus, and Armenia, alongside several Russian teams.
Captain Pilot Abdulaziz Nasser Al Mansoori, head of the UAE Balloon Team, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the team's participation goes beyond the sporting aspect: “It represents a mission to introduce Emirati culture and highlight the deep-rooted relations between the two friendly countries.”
This story is from the June 29, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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