• Harry Styles and Niall Horan learn where to buy the best spices — the Dubai Spice Souq. Pawan Singh / The National
    Harry Styles and Niall Horan learn where to buy the best spices — the Dubai Spice Souq. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Was Zayn already giving Harry the cold shoulder at Ski Dubai? Pawan Singh / The National
    Was Zayn already giving Harry the cold shoulder at Ski Dubai? Pawan Singh / The National
  • Were the signs always there? The real Zayn was at a career crossroads when this picture was taken. Pawan Singh / The National
    Were the signs always there? The real Zayn was at a career crossroads when this picture was taken. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Meeting at DIFC to see how they are going to split the royalties with Zayn when he leaves? Pawan Singh / The National
    Meeting at DIFC to see how they are going to split the royalties with Zayn when he leaves? Pawan Singh / The National
  • It is thought the band will stay at Dubai's Atlantis the Palm. Pity Zayn will miss it. Pawan Singh/The National
    It is thought the band will stay at Dubai's Atlantis the Palm. Pity Zayn will miss it. Pawan Singh/The National
  • Harry wonders if there is something fishy going on — he can’t find Zayn at the Dubai Aquarium. Pawan Singh/The National
    Harry wonders if there is something fishy going on — he can’t find Zayn at the Dubai Aquarium. Pawan Singh/The National
  • What's a visit to Dubai without a trip to the beach? Pawan Singh / The National
    What's a visit to Dubai without a trip to the beach? Pawan Singh / The National
  • Zayn's cut-out was showing signs of fatigue when we went to The Clock Tower. Pawan Singh/The National
    Zayn's cut-out was showing signs of fatigue when we went to The Clock Tower. Pawan Singh/The National
  • Nobody could say our boys aren't cultured. Here they put in an appearance a Dubai's Sikka Art Fair. Pawan Singh / The National
    Nobody could say our boys aren't cultured. Here they put in an appearance a Dubai's Sikka Art Fair. Pawan Singh / The National
  • The band gets ready for their photoshoot at the Clock Tower roundabout in Deira Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    The band gets ready for their photoshoot at the Clock Tower roundabout in Deira Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Don’t be sad, Harry ... at least you and Zayn got to experience being on the Abra together in Deira Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Don’t be sad, Harry ... at least you and Zayn got to experience being on the Abra together in Deira Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Is Liam looking for a back-up plan after 1D? Perhaps being behind the bar at Moti Roti could be in the works? Pawan Singh / The National
    Is Liam looking for a back-up plan after 1D? Perhaps being behind the bar at Moti Roti could be in the works? Pawan Singh / The National
  • Have we found Zayn at his new job post-One Direction? Just kidding. We hope. Pawan Singh/The National
    Have we found Zayn at his new job post-One Direction? Just kidding. We hope. Pawan Singh/The National
  • One Direction doing what they do best – being in the background of lots of selfies. Pawan Singh / The National
    One Direction doing what they do best – being in the background of lots of selfies. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Niall's looking super excited to do some manual labour. Pawan Singh / The National
    Niall's looking super excited to do some manual labour. Pawan Singh / The National
  • As usual, Harry's bringing joy to the hearts of his fans everywhere. Pawan Singh / The National
    As usual, Harry's bringing joy to the hearts of his fans everywhere. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Oh you know, just Liam, Niall, and Harry casually riding along the metro. Pawan Singh / The National
    Oh you know, just Liam, Niall, and Harry casually riding along the metro. Pawan Singh / The National

“One Direction” visit Dubai – in pictures


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Find out what happens when you bring five cutouts of One Direction (including recently departed member Zayn Malik) to Dubai ahead of their big concert.