In pictures: Infrastructure boost for Abu Dhabi’s Western Region

Madinat Zayed, United Arab Emirates, May 23, 2013: A road and a sidewalk end abruptly at a desert's edge as seen on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the periphery of Madinat Zayed in Western Region. Education and employment opportunities were limited in the past but development of Al Gharbia is beginning to open them up. Silvia Razgova / The National