Lebanon’s pavilion feels like a tourism ad. Egypt portrays itself as an economic powerhouse. Both are overly optimistic
The $7bn fair is the first “World Expo” in the Middle East. Like much else in the United Arab Emirates , which wants to attract visitors to revive its economy, the expo strives to gloss over politics. Exhibitors are able to present Panglossian visions of themselves to investors and tourists.
For countries in the region, there is much to gloss over. Lebanon’s pavilion feels like a tourism ad, with large monitors showing glamour shots of the country. Such an exhibit would be impossible in Lebanon itself, where the power went out for 24 hours earlier this month. Some countries have yet to showcase anything. Libya’s is almost empty, with walls that smell of fresh paint and a television playing cartoons. Iraq missed the opening, too.
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