Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid made a visit to Expo 2020 Dubai extra special for a class of cheering schoolchildren.
The Vice President and Ruler of Dubai took time out during his latest tour of the event to pose for pictures with the young learners, who were clearly delighted to see him.
They clapped and cheered as Sheikh Mohammed approached before stopping for a memorable photo opportunity.
The footage was shared on social media by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, on Tuesday.
In a series of Instagram stories, Sheikh Hamdan records a royal visit to the sprawling site, taking in just a few of the many attractions on offer.
Sheikh Mohammed and Sheikh Hamdan have been regular visitors to the global extravaganza since it opened to the public on October 1.
On Saturday, Sheikh Mohammed met Prince King Philippe of Belgium at Expo as part of his official trip to the UAE.
More than 12 million visits to the first Expo ever staged in the Middle East have already been made.
Those soaking up the carnival atmosphere are always in with a chance of seeing a famous face.
Global sporting superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are just two of the illustrious names to experience Expo so far.
Sheikh Mohammed at Expo 2020 Dubai — in pictures
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Iran's dirty tricks to dodge sanctions
There’s increased scrutiny on the tricks being used to keep commodities flowing to and from blacklisted countries. Here’s a description of how some work.
1 Going Dark
A common method to transport Iranian oil with stealth is to turn off the Automatic Identification System, an electronic device that pinpoints a ship’s location. Known as going dark, a vessel flicks the switch before berthing and typically reappears days later, masking the location of its load or discharge port.
2. Ship-to-Ship Transfers
A first vessel will take its clandestine cargo away from the country in question before transferring it to a waiting ship, all of this happening out of sight. The vessels will then sail in different directions. For about a third of Iranian exports, more than one tanker typically handles a load before it’s delivered to its final destination, analysts say.
3. Fake Destinations
Signaling the wrong destination to load or unload is another technique. Ships that intend to take cargo from Iran may indicate their loading ports in sanction-free places like Iraq. Ships can keep changing their destinations and end up not berthing at any of them.
4. Rebranded Barrels
Iranian barrels can also be rebranded as oil from a nation free from sanctions such as Iraq. The countries share fields along their border and the crude has similar characteristics. Oil from these deposits can be trucked out to another port and documents forged to hide Iran as the origin.
* Bloomberg
