TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ALI KHALIL
A handout image made avilable by the Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) shows the Gulf emirate’s new metro network operating during a trial session on August 9, 2009. Dubai is gearing up to inaugurate on September 9 its metro network — the first in the Gulf Arab countries, but it remains to be seen whether motorists will be willing to leave their cars behind. AFP PHOTO/HO/RTA — RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE –
