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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2017. Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi, Corniche Breakwater.
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2017. Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at the Abu Dhabi, Corniche Breakwater.
Victor Besa for The National.
National
Reporter: John Dennehy
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Fireworks at the New Year’s Eve Countdown Village at Abu Dhabi Corniche Breakwater. Victor Besa for The National
Abu Dhabi revellers flock to new year 'countdown village' for music and celebration
Emirati star Hussain Al Jasmi and Egyptian musician Tamer Hosny performed on Abu Dhabi Corniche this year
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John Dennehy
31 December, 2017
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