• Dubai, United Arab Emirates - December 31, 2012. Spectators waiting for the New Years fireworks spectacle around Burj Khalifa. ( Jeffrey E Biteng / The National )
    Dubai, United Arab Emirates - December 31, 2012. Spectators waiting for the New Years fireworks spectacle around Burj Khalifa. ( Jeffrey E Biteng / The National )
  • Dense crowds packed the Corniche in Abu Dhabi to ring in the New Year with fireworks. Ravindranath K / The National
    Dense crowds packed the Corniche in Abu Dhabi to ring in the New Year with fireworks. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Dubai dazzles with a spectacular display of fireworks as more than a million people gathered to ring in the New Year at the Burj Khalifa. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Dubai dazzles with a spectacular display of fireworks as more than a million people gathered to ring in the New Year at the Burj Khalifa. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
  • Revellers celebrate the last day of 2012 together at Sandance at Nassimi Beach at the Atlantis The Palm. Razan Alzayani / The National
    Revellers celebrate the last day of 2012 together at Sandance at Nassimi Beach at the Atlantis The Palm. Razan Alzayani / The National
  • Residents and tourists in the UAE party at Sandance at Nassimi Beach at the Atlantis The Palm on New Year's Eve. Razan Alzayani / The National
    Residents and tourists in the UAE party at Sandance at Nassimi Beach at the Atlantis The Palm on New Year's Eve. Razan Alzayani / The National
  • Spectatorss stopped to take photos of the fireworks which lit up the Abu Dhabi sky for about seven minutes. Ravindranath K / The National
    Spectatorss stopped to take photos of the fireworks which lit up the Abu Dhabi sky for about seven minutes. Ravindranath K / The National
  • Party-goers dancing at Sandance in Nassimi Beach, the Atlantis The Palm in celebration of the coming of 2013. Razan Alzayani / The National
    Party-goers dancing at Sandance in Nassimi Beach, the Atlantis The Palm in celebration of the coming of 2013. Razan Alzayani / The National
  • Crowds gathered at the Burj Khalifa were mesmerized by the astonishing visual effects of fire, water, light and music. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National
    Crowds gathered at the Burj Khalifa were mesmerized by the astonishing visual effects of fire, water, light and music. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

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In pictures: UAE ushers in 2013 with fireworks

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