- Robot panda - The fair is another feather in the cap for Dubai, which has long strived for recognition with achievements such as the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at a towering 828 metres (2,717 feet).

UAE media highlighted a travel company report which named the building as the world's most searched landmark, with The National wondering: "Has Expo 2020 made Burj Khalifa the new Eiffel Tower?" "The core of World Expo has always been a sense of global spectacle, and the UAE's built environment is well placed to give it just that," said an opinion piece in the newspaper.

The postponement has worked out well in one respect for the UAE, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding on December 2.

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