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Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh has announced that it will host the World Expo 2030 after defeating challenges from South Korea and Italy.
The Saudi capital was picked by a majority of 119 out of 165 votes by the member states of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions.
The secret ballot was carried out using electronic voting, and Riyadh was confirmed as the successor host to Osaka in 2025.
Candidates presented their final Expo progress reports to member states and government-appointed delegates in an 11th-hour attempt to win votes.
The UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
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