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Fireworks explode over Downtown Dubai to ring in new year. This new year promises more spectacles. Sarah Dea / The National
Fireworks explode over Downtown Dubai to ring in new year. This new year promises more spectacles. Sarah Dea / The National
More than 650,000 people expected to welcome 2017 in Downtown Dubai
The annual display at the world’s tallest building is this year one of 160 locations across the emirate to host displays at the turn of midnight.
Dana Moukhallati
December 28, 2016