The United Arab Emirates will design and build the largest ever balloon in Africa and Asia, chief of the UAE Balloon team has announced. Flight Captain Abdul Aziz Naser, head of the UAE balloon team, said: "We have finalized a preliminary study for designing and manufacturing the UAE flag balloon which will be the largest of its kind in Asia and Africa in terms of size and technology,' he said, adding that the UAE would be the only country in Asia and the third world-wide after US and Canada to have such a powerful balloon. ''With 50 meter-length and 25-metre width, the two-engine balloon is expected to be launched next December to mark the country's 37th national day, ' he disclosed in a statement carried today by the UAE news agency "WAM, "