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  • UAE residents celebrate Dubai’s success in winning the right to host what will be the first world fair in the Middle East. Ali Haider / EPA
    UAE residents celebrate Dubai’s success in winning the right to host what will be the first world fair in the Middle East. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Sheikha Lubna smiles as she celebrates Dubai's Expo victory in Paris. Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images
    Sheikha Lubna smiles as she celebrates Dubai's Expo victory in Paris. Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed reacts to Dubai's win in Paris. Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images
    Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed reacts to Dubai's win in Paris. Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images
  • Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE Foreign Minister, addresses the media after the Dubai win. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
    Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, the UAE Foreign Minister, addresses the media after the Dubai win. Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
  • People watch fireworks at the Burj Khalifa. Ali Haider / EPA
    People watch fireworks at the Burj Khalifa. Ali Haider / EPA
  • Sheikh Abdullah and the UAE delegate celebrate. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images
    Sheikh Abdullah and the UAE delegate celebrate. Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images
  • Revellers congregate outside the Burj Al Arab. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Revellers congregate outside the Burj Al Arab. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Dubai residents take pictures by Dubai Mall. Christopher Pike/ The National
    Dubai residents take pictures by Dubai Mall. Christopher Pike/ The National
  • People celebrate after Dubai was named the host city for Expo 2020 at the Dubai fountain in Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
    People celebrate after Dubai was named the host city for Expo 2020 at the Dubai fountain in Dubai. Christopher Pike / The National
  • People celebrate Dubai's victory at The Shades Lounge at The Address Hotel in Dubai Marina. Jaime Puebla / The National
    People celebrate Dubai's victory at The Shades Lounge at The Address Hotel in Dubai Marina. Jaime Puebla / The National
  • Emirati women celebrate after Dubai was selected to host the 2020 World Expo, at the OECD in Paris, Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013. Dubai will host the 2020 World Expo, becoming the first Middle Eastern city to organize the event in its more than 150-year history. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
    Emirati women celebrate after Dubai was selected to host the 2020 World Expo, at the OECD in Paris, Wednesday Nov. 27, 2013. Dubai will host the 2020 World Expo, becoming the first Middle Eastern city to organize the event in its more than 150-year history. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)
  • Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa after Dubai was named the host city for Expo 2020. Christopher Pike / The National
    Fireworks explode from the Burj Khalifa after Dubai was named the host city for Expo 2020. Christopher Pike / The National
  • People celebrate to the fireworks display. Ali Haider/ EPA
    People celebrate to the fireworks display. Ali Haider/ EPA
  • Dubai won all three rounds of voting in Paris. Ali Haider / EPA
    Dubai won all three rounds of voting in Paris. Ali Haider / EPA
  • epa03967522 People watch fireworks during celebrations after Dubai won to host the World Expo 2020 in front of world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November 2013. Dubai had won the last round of voting with 116 votes, against the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. Dubai became the first Middle East city to host the global event following the voting at the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which is the governing body of world's fairs. EPA/ALI HAIDER
    epa03967522 People watch fireworks during celebrations after Dubai won to host the World Expo 2020 in front of world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27 November 2013. Dubai had won the last round of voting with 116 votes, against the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. Dubai became the first Middle East city to host the global event following the voting at the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which is the governing body of world's fairs. EPA/ALI HAIDER
  • The Burj Khalifa turns blue for the Expo victory. Christopher Pike / The National
    The Burj Khalifa turns blue for the Expo victory. Christopher Pike / The National
  • EXPO fireworks. Christopher Pike / The National
    EXPO fireworks. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid, the Crown Prince of Dubai, atop of the Burj Khalifa on November 25 to mark NAtional Day and as part of Dubai's winning Expo 2020 campaign. Ali Hissa - personal photographer for Sheikh Hamdan / AFP Photo
    Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Rashid, the Crown Prince of Dubai, atop of the Burj Khalifa on November 25 to mark NAtional Day and as part of Dubai's winning Expo 2020 campaign. Ali Hissa - personal photographer for Sheikh Hamdan / AFP Photo

In pictures: UAE celebrates Dubai’s Expo 2020 win

Fireworks at the Burj Khalifa, tears and cheers in Paris, and a school holiday for students across the UAE as Dubai celebrates winning the Expo 2020 vote in style.

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