The UAE is set for generally fair weather on Tuesday, with long sunny spells and breezy conditions developing through the afternoon, according to the latest forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).
Weather conditions in the UAE right now are influenced by an extension of a weak surface low-pressure system from the east, a high-pressure system from the west, and an upper-air high-pressure system.Winds are expected to be light to moderate southwesterly to northwesterly, freshening at times during the day. Wind speeds will range from 10 to 25 km/h, reaching up to 40 km/h in some areas, which could lead to blowing dust and reduced visibility in exposed areas. The sea conditions will be rough to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight to moderate in the Oman Sea..
The advisor to the UAE President, Anwar Gargash, called the attack on Abu Dhabi's Barakah Nuclear Power Planton Sunday a "criminal disregard for the lives of civilians in the UAE". His statements come after the Emirates was targeted by three drones on May 17, with two being intercepted and one falling in the vicinity of the nuclear plant located in Al Dhafrah.The strike caused a fire in an electric generator located outside the inner perimeter of the plant. No injuries were recorded in the incident and there was no impact on radiation safety levels, authorities confirmed.With no clear information on who is behind the attack, Gargash said the "terrorist" incident, "whether carried out by the principal perpetrator or through one of its agents, represents a dangerous escalation and a dark.
Dubai's daily school-run traffic could soon become less of a hassle, with parking around educational institutions set to adopt a faster, cost-effective system for parents, students, and staff. The system replaces manual approval with a digital version that reduces paperwork, speeds up eligibility checks, and improves access across the education sector. Users will save up to 80 per cent and get permits faster.Earlier, it was announced that students with cars could subscribe to a seasonal parking permit starting at Dh100 per month. Parkin Company PJSC said students could maximise savings with the subscription, granting access to roadside and plot parking in zones A, B, C, and D within 500 metres of their campus.
Digital integration in parking
KHDA and Parkin will introduce a more.
The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has ranked Abu Dhabi among the lowest government debt and highest sovereign net foreign assets.
At the end of 2025, government debt was well below the peer median of 50.3 per cent, at 19.5 per cent of GDP. Fitch said it expects this to rise to 25.3 per cent in 2026 due to higher war-related borrowing, before stabilising post-warFitch Ratings’ IDR reports are assigned to corporations, sovereign entities, financial institutions such as banks, leasing companies, and insurers, and public finance entities. AA is considered a ‘very high credit quality’ and denotes expectations of very low default risk.
To further support the domestic debt market, Abu Dhabi plans to issue in local currency amid high bank liquidity and is.
The henna design on a seven-year-old should have faded in days. Instead, it left a second-degree burn on her skin, and a white scar her dark skin will carry for the rest of her life. The case is one of many seen by Dr Salem Antabi, a specialist dermatologist with over 30 years of clinical experience, who has been treating UAE children for henna-related skin injuries throughout his career. As families across the country prepare for Eid Al Adha, he is urging parents to think carefully before painting any henna on a child's skin."I am completely against henna for children from one to three years old," he says. "It can cause skin irritation, redness, allergic reactions. And if the child puts their hand in their mouth, the body can absorb it. It can poison them." The doctor pointed out.
Saudi's Public Health Authority (Weqaya) said that the likelihood of a potential spread of hantavirus in the Kingdom is very low and that the level of risk remains low.Countries worldwide have sought to prevent the further spread of the hantavirus recently, after an outbreak on a cruise ship, by tracking those who had disembarked before the virus was detected and anyone who had close contact with them since. Three people, a Dutch couple and a German national, died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius.To reassure the public, health authorities in Saudi Arabia announced that they are closely monitoring the situation n coordination with international health organisations, highlighting early warning channels, epidemiological surveillance tools,.
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that more hantavirus cases could emerge after the disease killed three passengers from a cruise ship but it expected the outbreak to be limited if precautions were taken.Another sick passenger from the MV Hondius landed in Europe earlier in the day, as the vessel headed to the Spanish Canary Islands and health officials scrambled to map the outbreak of the potentially deadly human-to-human strain.The fate of the Hondius sparked international alarm after three people travelling on it died, though health officials have played down fears of a wider global outbreak from the rat-borne virus, which is less contagious than Covid-19.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists in Geneva that five confirmed and three suspected cases had.
