Tag: UAE

UAE struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall hits desert nation

The United Arab Emirates is struggling to recover from the heaviest recorded rainfall to ever hit the desert nation, as its main airport worked to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covered portions of major highways and roads. Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, allowed global carriers to fly into Terminal […]

UAE reels for a third day after record-breaking storm

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates was still grappling on Thursday with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm this week that brought much of the country to a standstill. In Dubai, operations at the airport, a major travel hub, remain disrupted after Tuesday’s storm flooded the runway, resulting in flight diversions, delays and cancellations. […]

UAE government says cloud seeding did not take place before Dubai floods

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The National Center of Meteorology, a government task force responsible for cloud seeding missions in the United Arab Emirates, said it had not carried out the weather modification technique in the run-up to the heavy storms that caused flooding in places like Dubai. The organization told CNBC that it did […]

Dramatic photos and videos after UAE sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years

An abandoned ambulance is submerged in floodwater on a highway in Dubai Wednesday. (Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The United Arab Emirates , triggering massive flooding that swept away cars, caused flights to be canceled and left multiple people dead. Some areas recorded more than 10 inches of rain in less than 24 hours, the […]

Saudis, UAE Warn of War Dangers as Israel-Iran Tensions Boil

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates called for maximum “self-restraint” in the Middle East to spare the region “from the dangers of war and its dire consequences,” in an unusually frank joint statement Wednesday. Most Read from Bloomberg The comments came after a call between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman […]

Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in UAE, flooding roads and Dubai airport

The United Arab Emirates is attempting to dry out after the heaviest rain ever recorded in the desert nation. The deluge flooded Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world’s busiest hub for international travel. The state-run WAM news agency called Tuesday’s rain “a historic weather event” that surpassed “anything documented since the start of […]

Dubai flooded by extreme rain as deadly storms sweep through UAE, Oman

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 […]

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 […]

Iran says it can close Hormuz Strait, views Israeli presence in UAE as threat

DUBAI (Reuters) -The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s navy said on Tuesday Israel’s presence in the United Arab Emirates was viewed as a threat by Tehran and it could close the Strait of Hormuz if deemed necessary. Iran has threatened to retaliate for suspected Israeli airstrikes on its consulate in Syria’s capital on April 1 […]