Storms

Heavy Storms Hit the Gulf, as Oman Death Toll Reaches 18

Torrential rains and high winds lashed parts of the Gulf on Tuesday as the death toll from storms in Oman rose to 18, many of them children. Flights were cancelled in Dubai, the region's financial hub, while schools were shut in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Flooding hit many areas of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital, and cut off ...

Record Rains Cause Transport Chaos in Dubai

Dubai's giant highways were clogged by flooding and airport passengers were urged to stay away on Wednesday as the glitzy financial center reeled from record rains. Huge tailbacks snaked along six-lane expressways after up to 254 millimetres of rain – about two years' worth – fell on the desert United Arab Emirates on ...