More galleries from The National:
[ Abu Dhabi buildings light up in celebration of Year of the 50th ]
UAE then and now: Images show a Dubai Creek barely changed in decades
UAE at 50: 15 landmark moments in the union's history
Filipino couple overjoyed as Dubai businessman pays infant twins' Dh57,000 hospital bill
Saudi Arabia's City of Roses: Inside the Bin Salman Farm in Taif