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Nick Hannes

These buildings under construction are part of the new capital’s Fifth Residential Neighborhood. When it’s finished, more than six million people are expected to live in this city 30 miles east of Cairo, relieving pressure on the overcrowded Nile Valley.

Workers in the new capital are constructing enormous outdoor plazas and parks in the Eastern Desert, this one in front of the presidential palace. Besides this grand edifice, the city will have complexes for parliament, government ministries, and diplomats.

The New Administrative Capital will be linked to Cairo by a 35-mile monorail, expected to open in 2023. Automated trains will carry an estimated 600,000 passengers a day, whisking them between the two cities in an hour.

In a drive to modernize, Egypt plans to move millions of people to new desert cities, including a seat of government east of Cairo. The business district, with its 77-story Iconic Tower, is still under construction.

Fireworks illuminate the artificial Bluewaters Island during a celebration of Eid Al-Adha.

A giant burger and pizza slice hang from the ceiling of Baby Brent's Luncheonette at Motiongate, a Hollywood-inspired theme park.

Hub Zero is an interactive gaming experience located in City Walk shopping mall. Here, a man wearing 3-D glasses is in a zombie-shooting simulation.

Security cameras are positioned throughout a fake grotto in Dubai Safari Park.

Cirque Le Soir markets itself as 'the UAE's most scandalous nightclub'.

A girl dances on the table during the New Year's Eve Candypants Party at the XL Dubai nightclub.