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From the Editors: Expo 2020 Dubai - Come, join us in Dubai for a never-before experience

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Published: September 30, 2021 13:02 Gulf News Editors and Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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opn 210930 edit — COME, JOIN US IN DUBAI FOR A NEVER-BEFORE EXPERIENCE: It’s finally here! All eyes across the globe will be focused on Dubai and the UAE tonight as the curtain goes up, officially, on Expo 2020 Dubai. After the official opening ceremony on Thursday night – to be live-streamed at 430 locations across the UAE and to a global audience as well -- the event will be thrown open to visitors from across the planet from tomorrow, October 1, for one of the most immersive experiences the global community has ever had on such a mega scale. The countdown had effectively started the day Dubai was named as the host in 2013 for the 2020 event. Since then, the emirate and the UAE have come a long way. When the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic last year in March, there were many doubts, several uncertainties clouding our minds. However, Dubai’s robust handling of the crisis and the determination of an entire nation have helped the UAE emerge stronger from the pandemic. And the result is there for everyone to see today as Expo 2020 Dubai is all set to regale the world. Come to Dubai for a never-before experience! [COMMENT BY: Sanjib Kumar Das, Assistant Editor] Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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opn edit — WILL FAMILIES OF BEIRUT BLAST VICTIMS EVER GET JUSTICE? Lebanese have been out on the streets again, protesting the suspension of the probe into the colossal blast in Beirut in August 2020. The suspension was a result of a legal challenge by an ex-Cabinet minister, and the court order is pending. Though people are angered by this, they are hardly surprised. It is in keeping with the Lebanese political tradition of the past few decades, wherein no one is held accountable or convicted for the various political, security and financial crimes impacting ordinary people. For instance, no one has been convicted for the dozens of bomb blasts and political assassinations that have scarred Lebanon since the 1970s. The culture of impunity in the Lebanese political class is very deeply embedded. Almost certainly, there will be no justice for the Lebanese families who lost loved ones and properties in the mega blast. [COMMENT BY: Omar Shariff, International Editor] Image Credit: AP

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