The Yas Island will have its traditional fireworks at midnight to welcome in next year, it will also have an earlier show at 9pm on December 31. This will allow families with younger children to see the light spectacle instead of having to stay up and wait until midnight. In addition to the show, Yas Island will also be lit up with colourful lights for the occasion. Visitors can head to either Yas Marina or Yas Bay for a view of the fireworks.
The Sheikh Zayed Festival, which runs until March 18 in Al Wathba, will also have fireworks as part of their New YearТs Eve celebrations that will begin at 4pm on December 31. Emirates Palace will also have a special gala dinner with fireworks to ring in the New Year.
Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, will once again have a laser light and fireworks show for the New Year. The light and sound spectacle will dominate the Dubai skyline, while The Dubai Fountain at the buildingТs base will also dance in synch with the show.
And, Ras Al Khaimah is hoping to break another Guinness World Record with its display. Similar to last yearТs spectacle, the pyro-musical show will cover a stretch of 4.7km along the waterfront between Al Marjan Island and Al Hamra Village.
The press service of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve has reported on the research of the sockeye salmon spawning stock conducted by scientists in the South Kamchatka Sanctuary
In the "Souvenir Idea" nomination of the Ural stage of the All-Russian "Tourist Souvenir" competition held in Kurgan, the highest expert rating was awarded to "A Drop of the Ancient Tyumen Sea"
The Kodar National Park in the Zabaikalsky Krai, together with the Union of Wildlife Photographers, has organized a tour for renowned Russian and international photo artists
The American website World Population Review, based on data from the World Tourism Organization, estimated which countries of the world are the least visited by tourists
Passenger traffic in a number of Middle Eastern destinations from Moscow Domodedovo Airport showed an increase following the results of 7 months of operation this year
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