Dubai Expo 2020 postponed to 2021

Dubai’s Expo 2020 world’s fair will be postponed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the new coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by the Bureau International des Expositions came just hours after police in Kuwait dispersed what they described as a riot by stranded Egyptians unable to return home amid the coronavirus pandemic. The riot was the first reported sign of unrest from the region’s vast population of foreign workers who have lost their jobs over the crisis. It remains unclear how the delay will affect its staff, who in theory would need to be paid for at least another year, nor construction. However, some countries taking part still are at the preliminary stages of building their pavillions for the expo.