Basket of dates fetches Dh40,000 at auction

Mazirah: A basket of dates fetched Dh40,000 at an auction during the Fourth Liwa Festival in Mazirah in the Western Region.

The basket filled with six kilos of Khalas dates was bought by a watering company, the cash raised will go to charity work.

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