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Look: Dazzling display of fireworks ushers in New Year in UAE

Residents, visitors in Dubai and Abu Dhabi gather for an evening of spectacle

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Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor
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Start of drone show at the Zayed Festival in Abu Dhabi
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New Year fireworks and drone show at Zayed Festival in Abu Dhabi.
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New Year fireworks and drone show at Zayed Festival in Abu Dhabi.
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New Year fireworks and drone show at Zayed Festival in Abu Dhabi.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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Burj Khalifa fireworks light up the Dubai sky to welcome New Year 2024.
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New Year fireworks at the Dubai Frame.
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New Year fireworks at the Dubai Frame.
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New Year fireworks at the Dubai Frame.
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Burj Al Arab New Year fireworks.
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