UAE CELEBRATES NEW YEAR WITH FIREWORKS AND WORLD RECORDS

Marathon 13 hours of celebrations were held at Expo 2020, as Dubai united the globe in welcoming the New Year. A spectacular night of fireworks brought an end to 2021 and welcomed the New Year in style across the UAE. No other nation does New Year's celebrations quite like the UAE, with Dubai heralding 2022 with the usual night of colour and noise, as fireworks and a light show dazzled onlookers in Downtown Dubai, where Burj Khalifa took centre stage at the stroke of midnight. Pyrotechnic displays were triggered across the emirate, from Global Village to La Mer, Al Seef and Burj Al Arab and all the way to Bluewaters Island. Those on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island were treated to two displays at 9pm and again at midnight, with another fantastic display launched at the Corniche as the clock struck 12. A giant drone show that lit up the skies of Al Wathba included 2,022 drones that formed a portrait of Sheikh Zayed, the Founding Father. It was a special night in Ras Al Khaimah, where two world records were set during an astonishing 12-minute display. Source : The National