Intense rain in the Middle East Sunday and Monday caused extensive flooding in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, where at least 18 people have been killed. The death toll includes 10 schoolchildren who were washed away while in a vehicle in Samad A’Shan, Oman. On Tuesday, Dubai International Airport, the second-busiest airport in the […]
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Heavy rains lash UAE as death toll in Oman flooding rises to 18
Heavy rains lashed the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, flooding portions of major roads and leaving vehicles abandoned across Dubai. Meanwhile, the death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighbouring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing as the sultanate prepared for the storm. The rains began overnight, leaving water on streets as winds […]
On a Road Trip through Oman, Navigating Grief and Parenthood
I was three weeks out from a 23-day travel itinerary with my toddler, Julian, when my dad died suddenly. The trip was something I had planned months earlier, determined to prove to all the face-palming naysayers (and myself) that you don’t have to give up traveling after having a baby; you just have to find […]
Iran, Russia and China show off their ships in a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said Tuesday. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill, known as “Marine […]
Iran, Russia and China show off ships in joint naval drill in Gulf of Oman
China, Iran and Russia have begun a joint naval drill in the Gulf of Oman, a crucial waterway near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, officials said. Footage aired by Chinese state television and a video released by the Russian navy showed the ongoing drill on Tuesday, known as “Marine Security Belt 2024″. China sent […]
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington, officials said, a seizure that further escalates tensions in the Mideast waterways. The vessel was once known as the Suez Rajan and […]
Tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by men in military uniforms in apparent seizure in Mideast waters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by “unauthorized” men in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the British military and a private security firm warned. Details remained […]