Fireworks lit up the skies in different parts of the world, as people bid good riddance to 2020 and welcomed 2021 with hope and wish for happiness. In Dubai, a fire work display and laser show was held at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. In Thailand's capital Bangkok, the new year was ushered in with a colourful fireworks display. Fireworks lit up in the Kremlin sky, but the streets around Red Square were eerily empty due to Covid-19. Egypt celebrated New Year on the Long Live Egypt bridge with fireworks in Cairo.