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The Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh won the right to host the Expo 2030 World Fair, in another diplomatic victory for a Gulf country after last year's soccer World Cup in Qatar.
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The country celebrated this feat by lighting up the skies.
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Saudi's Riyadh won 119 votes, beating South Korea and Italy.
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The win is the icing on the cake for de-facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitious Vision 2030 program, which aims to wean the country off its oil dependency.
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Riyadh aims to host the event between October 2030 and March 2031.
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