Staff photographers best pictures from July.

24-July-2012, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi Bunna Eng-Tusitala, Burns unit manager of Mafraq Hospital talks to children about dangers in the home. Pediatric burn cases increase during Ramadan because of increased home cooking and parental distraction. Mafraq Hospital is campaigning against this and providing us with the data. A group will be campaigning outside Mafraq Hospital tomorrow between 8am and 10am. Fatima AL Marzooqi/The National.

Sona Bahri is a meditation practitioner for alternative health options. Delores Johnson / The National

People breaking the fast on the first day of Ramadan. The iftar held near a mosque close to Al Ghubaiba bus station in Bur Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

UAE National, Somalian Ziyad Abdul Kadir Abdi, who has written a song about Sheikh Khalifa 'Proudly Emirati'. The song was recorded and performed by Ziyad's family, including his brother Assad, who is a poet. Silvia Razgova / The National

One of the boys enrolled in a 45-day summer camp cheers because he has blocked a goal while playing water-polo at the Ruwais Recreation Center. Most of the young teenagers enrolled in the summer camp live in Ruwais full-time as their parents work in local industry. Razan Alzayani / The National

Cheetah's at the breeding project for re-introduction of the Wadi Al Safa Wildlife Centre's private collection in Al Awir. Antonie Robertson / The National

A man looks out from his villa's gate door in Satwa, Dubai City. Jeff Topping / The National

Ahmed Omar, a native of Sudan, is seen here walking up the stairs to his apartment. He has been living in Sheikh Rashid Colony (also known as the 7,000 building because of its originial rental price) for 11 and a half years. Last June the developer, Wasl Properties, notified tenants of the 880 homes that the buildings were to be demolished, and in October they set a deadline of June 30. He doesn't know where he and his family will go yet. Lee Hoagland / The National

Ahmed Abdullah, 12, has the Corniche Beach all to himself as he braves the 45 Degree heat in Abu Dhabi. Sammy Dallal / The National

A Mudhol Hound in poor health is caged at a pet mart shop behind Bawadi Mall in Al Ain. Ravindranath K / The National

Lara Botha plays in the fountain on Dubai Marina walk. Mike Young / The National

Mohammed Abbas Darwish, a UAE Olympics triple jumper, trains for the 2012 London Summer Olympics while his coach Svetoslav Topuzov watches in Dubai. Sarah Dea / The National

A laborer arrives in a bus at ETA labour camp in Jebel Ali 1. Jaime Puebla / The National

Amateur Cyclists ride along desert roads in Dubai as the sun starts to rise. Satish Kumar / The National

Team Thermal Ceramics vs Team Cove Rotana Resort play during the first day of the RAK free trade zone Ramadan volleyball tournament at the Free Trade Zone Business Park in Ras Al Khaimah. Christopher Pike / The National

Ahmed Abdullah, 12, has the Corniche Beach all to himself as he braves the 45 Degree heat in Abu Dhabi. Sammy Dallal / The National

Staff photographers of The National choose their favourite pictures shot on assignment in July.