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A panoramic view of Expo 2020 Dubai at sunset. AP Photo

A young visitor enjoys the spectacular lightshow at the Al Wasl Plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

The night view of Expo 2020 Dubai from the the Garden in the Sky ride. Victor Besa / The National

Visitors are bathed in light at Al Wasl Plaza. Victor Besa / The National

A panoramic view of the glittering Expo 2020 Dubai site. Victor Besa / The National

Visitors watch the stunning Al Wasl Plaza dome lightshow. Victor Besa / The National.

Visitors stroll beneath a spectacular illuminated bird design display. Victor Besa / The National

Expo visitors are silhouetted by the lights on the Al Wasl Plaza dome. AP Photo

Beams of light reach up into the night sky at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

Dancers perform at the Kuwait pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Acrobats on stilts reach new heights at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Spectacular lighting on the Russia pavilion. AP Photo

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Russian pavilion. The National

A giant puppet roams the streets of Expo 2020 Dubai. The National

A performer at Expo 2020 Dubai. The National

The flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is pictured at the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 Dubai. Reuters

The Water Feature viewed at sunset at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Evening visitors admire the spectacular design on show at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

The stunning UAE pavilion, inspired by a falcon in flight, viewed at sunset at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

A panoramic view of Expo 2020 Dubai at sunset. AP Photo

A young visitor enjoys the spectacular lightshow at the Al Wasl Plaza at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

The night view of Expo 2020 Dubai from the the Garden in the Sky ride. Victor Besa / The National

Visitors are bathed in light at Al Wasl Plaza. Victor Besa / The National

A panoramic view of the glittering Expo 2020 Dubai site. Victor Besa / The National

Visitors watch the stunning Al Wasl Plaza dome lightshow. Victor Besa / The National.

Visitors stroll beneath a spectacular illuminated bird design display. Victor Besa / The National

Expo visitors are silhouetted by the lights on the Al Wasl Plaza dome. AP Photo

Beams of light reach up into the night sky at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National

Dancers perform at the Kuwait pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Acrobats on stilts reach new heights at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Spectacular lighting on the Russia pavilion. AP Photo

Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Russian pavilion. The National

A giant puppet roams the streets of Expo 2020 Dubai. The National

A performer at Expo 2020 Dubai. The National

The flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is pictured at the opening ceremony of Expo 2020 Dubai. Reuters

The Water Feature viewed at sunset at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

Evening visitors admire the spectacular design on show at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

The stunning UAE pavilion, inspired by a falcon in flight, viewed at sunset at Expo 2020 Dubai. AP Photo

A panoramic view of Expo 2020 Dubai at sunset. AP Photo

Night falls on Expo 2020 Dubai - in pictures

Feeding gulls in the Yamuna River while engulfed in smog, in New Delhi, India. AFP

Pictures of the week: From smog in New Delhi to a Christmas dinosaur

Civil defence members plant a Lebanese flag in the rubble of their centre in Douris, near Baalbek, in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley, after an Israeli air strike that killed at least 15 of their colleagues. Photo: Oliver Marsen for The National

Israel strikes civil defence centre in the Bekaa valley - in pictures