The National makes a splash in Dubai - in pictures

Columnist Faisal Al Yafai interview The National’s Editor-in-Chief, Mohammed Al Otaiba.

A group of about 50 people met with Mohammed Al Otaiba, The National’s Editor-In-Chief, to ask questions.

Editors and reader’s participate in the quiz.

Kids play drums during the special beach picnic.

The event provided visitors with a chance to relax in the shade on beanbags and to tuck into food as a D J played music.

The beach picnic allowed both regular and new readers to learn about the work that goes into publishing the newspaper.

An attendee dances during the celebration of the newspaper’s seventh anniversary at the JBR beach in Dubai.

Snack boxes are handed out to the readers at the celebration of the newspaper's seventh anniversary.

People of all ages took the chance to meet some of the newspaper’s editors and writers at The Walk in JBR.

An African band entertains the crowd at the beach picnic celebrating The National's seventh anniversary.

Visitors relax on beanbags at the beach picnic celebrating The National's seventh anniversary.

Reader’s dance during the celebration of the newspaper’s seventh anniversary at the JBR beach in Dubai.

The National celebrated its seventh anniversary on Friday with a special beach picnic for the public at The Walk in JBR.

All photos by Satish Kumar / The National