UAE cuts Friday sermons at mosques over sizzling heat
The United Arab Emirates has shortened Friday sermons at mosques to protect worshippers from severe heat, amid rising summer temperatures linked to climate change.
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UAE energy firm proposes 12b euro takeover for Germany鈥檚 Covestro
Chemical maker Covestro said Monday that it had entered into 鈥榗oncrete negotiations鈥� with the United Arab Emirates national energy firm ADNOC after a takeover proposal valuing the German group at nearly 12 billion euros ($12.8 billion)...
Hasina seeks UAE investment in Bangladesh鈥檚 special economic zones
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called on the United Arab Emirates investors to come up with investments in Bangladesh鈥檚 special economic zones....
Bangladeshi expatriate killed in Dubai road accident
A Bangladeshi expatriate lost his life in a road accident in Dubai of United Arab Emirates on Sunday night (local time)...
UAE president honours late Saleemul Huq
President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan bestowed the First Class Order of Zayed II on several global dignitaries in recognition of their contributions to the success of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) hosted by the UAE late last year...
France, UAE sign AI coop deal
France and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday signed a 鈥榮trategic partnership鈥� on artificial intelligence (AI) aimed at boosting cooperation between them, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told AFP...
Flights to Dubai disrupted as rain hits UAE 2 weeks after heaviest recorded rainfall
Several flights to Dubai were cancelled and diverted on Thursday, airport authorities announced, as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month....
Schools, offices shut as heavy rain returns to UAE
Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates on Thursday as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change...
Oman, UAE deluge 鈥榤ost likely鈥� linked to climate change, scientists say
Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions 鈥榤ost likely鈥� exacerbated the intense rains that lashed the UAE and Oman in the past week, causing deaths and widespread flooding, an expert group of scientists said on Thursday.....
Three Filipinos killed in UAE floods
Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled on...
US-Bangla makes its maiden flight to Abu Dhabi
Private US-Bangla Airlines on Friday launched its inaugural flight from Bangladesh capital Dhaka to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.....
Dubai airport, roads still plagued by floods
Dubai鈥檚 airport, one of the world鈥檚 busiest, witnessed major disruption for the third day in a row on Thursday after the heaviest rains on record drenched the desert...
9 flights from Dubai to Dhaka cancelled for rough weather in UAE
At least nine flights destined to Bangladesh were cancelled and two other flights bound for Dubai were delayed on Wednesday as unprecedented rainfall and flooding sent the United Arab Emirates into complete chaos, causing sufferings...
Scores of flights delayed, diverted as Dubai reels from floods chaos
Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial centre reeled from record rains.