Can peace still be restored in the Middle East?
April 25, 2024
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NASA releases satellite photos of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after record flooding
NASA released photos of parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after the United Arab Emirates was hit by record rainfall last week that caused dangerous floods and paralyzed much of the country.
Indian Gulf workers: The unlikely voters parties are wooing for elections
As the southern Indian state votes on April 26, thousands are flying back from the Gulf to cast their ballot. Could they shape the election?
Campaign events, cheap tickets: Indian parties woo Gulf voters for election
As the southern Indian state votes on April 26, thousands are flying back from the Gulf to cast their ballot. Could they shape the election?
UAE central bank asks lenders to defer loan repayments for six months to help flood-hit residents
The United Arab Emirates' central bank sent a directive to the country's lenders and insurers approving the deferring of loan repayments for six months, as residents and businesses reel from historic floods that paralyzed the normally dry desert emirate.
'We've never seen anything like this': Dubai Airports CEO expects normal service within 24 hours after flood chaos
The CEO of Dubai Airports said Friday that he expects services to return "close to normality" within 24 hours after the major transit hub was hit by unprecedented flooding.
Nowhere for the water to go: Dubai flooding shows the world is failing a big climate change drainage test
The Dubai flooding last week illustrated how urban engineering is failing a major climate change test. In a world marked by the increasing possibility of extreme weather events, no matter how big and modern expanding urban environments around the globe get, they don't have enough places for all the water to go when there's too much of it.
3 Filipino workers killed during historic United Arab Emirates 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 Friday to recover from record rains.