Dubai Expo-2020 opens for visitors, biggest event since pandemic

After a one-year delay owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, Dubai kicked off its USD 7 billion Expo 2020 on September 31. Dubai Expo is one of the world’s first global events in the pandemic world. The last major global event was the Tokyo Olympics in Japan that took place without spectators.

Energy trees are seen next to a camel sculpture at Terra, The Sustainability Pavilion during a media tour at the Dubai World Expo site. (Photo | AP)