Dubai
Irish woman who was subject to Dubai travel ban arrives home
Tori Towey, a flight attendant from Co Roscommon, has returned to Ireland less than 24 hours after the travel ban was lifted.
Travel ban lifted on Irish woman charged with attempting suicide and consuming alcohol in Dubai
The Roscommon woman had been detained by authorities and barred from travelling
Dubai’s ruler outlines plan to move airport to new £28bn facility
Al Maktoum International Airport will be redeveloped and expanded to have five runways and 400 aircraft gates.
Three dead amid heavy flooding after record rain in UAE
The exact number of deaths is not known.
UAE struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall hits desert nation
Dubai International Airport is working to restore normal operations even as floodwater still covers portions of major highways and roads.
Briton living in Dubai says floods are ‘crazy’ as torrential rain hits region
Jake McCulloch, from Essex, said he had to wade through knee-deep water to get to his car on Tuesday
UK passengers hit by flight disruption due to flooding at Dubai airport
Emirates has cancelled seven flights between the United Arab Emirates airport and the UK, with British Airways diverting or axing four.
Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in UAE, flooding roads and Dubai airport
By the end of Tuesday, more than 5.6in (142mm) of rain had soaked Dubai over 24 hours.
Flooding after storm dumps a year and a half’s worth of rain on parts of UAE
The death toll in separate heavy flooding in neighbouring Oman rose to 18 with others still missing.
Why there’s more to Dubai than glitz and glamour
Sarah Marshall reveals how to get the best of the much-loved Middle Eastern metropolis.