A Week in RAK

July 10, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Sometimes its the little things that count. Rubel, the manager of a scarpyard(which is directly behind him) looks slyly, with smiling eyes, at the camera as he lights his cigarette. Depsite the heat and the reflected sunlight beating down on him form the scraps of metal, nothing can bother him at this moment, the yard is locked up and he can enjoy his smoking break. Lee Hoagland/The National

July 12, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Ramesh, centre, has been living in RAK city for five years. In the summer, when his family goes back to India, he finds himself coming to the barber shop much more frequently. For Ramesh, the barber replaces his home a???

July 10, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: "Hot! Very much hot," exclaims Sulayman, an Indian cook. As well as the sun outside, Sulayman must endure the heat of the kitchen. He walks up to the counter, where dishes are put out for waiters, in order to get some ???

July 12, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: The new waterfront in RAK hopes to attract tourism, an industry the city sees as an important sector for its future. Today, the waterfront is doing its job. Brigitte, left, and Sarah are visiting RAK for 11 days. Nativ???

July 11, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Who said school was out? Mohamed Khammash, a teacher of religion at the Shaam school in RAK, still works part of the day. He slipped out of the office to sort out an issue and treated himself to a coffee and cheesecake???

July 13, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Abdul Khadr takes his break on the floor of a mall. Working outside is no picnic in the summer, but if life goes on, so does work. Here Abdul looks up at a shopkeeper who walks back to his workplace inside the mall.

July 12, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: Sudesh, a goat farmer, lives at the foot of the mountains just outside RAK. His most frequent contact with the outside world is when a lorry comes up from the city to pick up goats. Summer is a busy time for him as he ???

Ras Al Khaimah, July 13, 2011: With the new corniche complete, much of the city has migrated its attention there, at least in the winter months. But the old industry still breathes life that its newer counterpart cannot during the summer. Why? Because it???

July 12, 2011, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE: In the sleepy city, life goes on throughout the summer months. Bilal, left, and Mohammed, both from Bangladesh, work from 6am to 1pm and then from 3pm to 8pm in this metal workshop. They mould and carve the metal into ???