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Mega colourful fireworks display to commemorate UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer, in Jumeirah 1, Dubai, for the 48th UAE National Day on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer for the 48th UAE National Day on December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer for the 48th UAE National Day on December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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Mega colourful fireworks display to commemorate UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer, in Jumeirah 1, Dubai, for the 48th UAE National Day on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer for the 48th UAE National Day on December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Fireworks go off at La Mer for the 48th UAE National Day on December 1, 2019. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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A colourful fireworks display on the UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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Mega colourful fireworks display to commemorate UAE's 47th National Day at the Corniche on December 2, 2018. Khushnum Bhandari/ The National
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