• Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • A group of children wave UAE flags from a car sunroof by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    A group of children wave UAE flags from a car sunroof by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • A group of children wave UAE flags from a car sunroof by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    A group of children wave UAE flags from a car sunroof by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    Vehicles decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day drive down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • Children in a decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day spray silly string out a sunroof while driving down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    Children in a decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day spray silly string out a sunroof while driving down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • A hang in a decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day sprays canned snow out a sunroof while driving down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    A hang in a decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day sprays canned snow out a sunroof while driving down Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • A trio of young boys wear National Day themed costumes by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    A trio of young boys wear National Day themed costumes by Umm Suqiem Beach in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
  • A group of youths spray 2020 with canned snow on a vehicle decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day at an Emarat petrol station on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National
    A group of youths spray 2020 with canned snow on a vehicle decorated to celebrate the UAE’s 42nd National Day at an Emarat petrol station on Jumeirah Beach Road in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National

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In pictures: Dubai celebrates 42nd National Day

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Decorated cars and silly string fill the streets of Dubai as people celebrate the country’s 42nd National Day.

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