Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World Expo

Published November 28, 2023 12:08 AM

By THOMAS ADAMSON and SYLVIE CORBET
Associated Press

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh has been chosen to host the 2030 World Expo following its bid focusing on how to shape a prosperous and sustainable future. Riyadh beat out the South Korean port city of Busan and Rome for the event expected to draw millions of visitors. Riyadh was picked by a majority of 119 out of 165 votes by the member states of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions. Past world’s fairs brought the world such wonders as the Eiffel Tower, the Ferris Wheel and Seattle’s Space Needle.

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