Amid soaring temperatures and emotional reunions, thousands of UAE pilgrims arriving in Makkah for this year’s Hajj say the spiritual experience has already outweighed the physical exhaustion of the journey. With pilgrims preparing to head to the holy sitesin the coming hours, many described their first moments in the holy city as overwhelming, emotional, and deeply moving, especially those traveling with family.“In the weeks before departure, I spent more time reading about the rituals of Hajj and listening to religious lectures so I could truly understand the meaning behind every step,” Fatima told Khaleej Times.“We counted the days with excitement and anticipation. Even the moment of wearing the ihram felt like the beginning of a completely new chapter.
The weather in the UAEwill be fair to partly cloudy at times, with an increase in temperatures, according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM). Clouds are set to appear towards the eastern parts of the country. There is a chance of mist forming towards the west, with humidity peaking at night and Tuesday morning over some coastal areas.Light to moderate southeasterly-to-northwesterly winds will blow. Winds will be gentle with speed of 10-25kmph, with gusts picking up and reaching up to 40kmph. The sea will be slight in the Arabian Gulf and in the Oman Sea. On Monday, the temperature will range between 25ºC and 41ºC in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.Temperatures will increase through the week, going into the Eid Al Adha break, the NCM has said. It advised the.
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has approved a housing benefits package worth Dh1.54 billion, benefiting 1,074 Emirati citizens across the emirate. The package, approved under the directive of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi, by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, includes:
Housing loans valued at Dh1.41 billion, benefiting 929 citizens
Exemptions from housing loan repayments totalling Dh123 million, benefiting 145 senior citizens, limited-income retirees and families of deceased citizens in Abu Dhab
Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) extended his gratitude to the leadership.
"The leadership remains steadfast in its commitment to ensuring a.
Dubai's marine transport network is set for a data-driven upgrade as the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) rolls out an enhanced Seasonal Network initiative powered by artificial intelligence and predictive analytics. The move is designed to improve service flexibility and respond more efficiently to fluctuating passenger demand during peak seasons, public holidays and major events across the emirate.The summer operating plan, effective in July, is built on an integrated big-data repository tracking passenger numbers, revenue, and occupancy rates. Officials say the system sharpens forecasting accuracy and supports more responsive operational decisions as usage patterns shift throughout the year.
How the AI-led model works?
At the centre of the initiative is an AI-led model.
Emirati patients may soon be able to access hospitals and specialised treatment across the UAE more easily under the country’s newly approved national healthcare and health insurance system, experts told Khaleej Times.
Healthcare leaders said that the move could remove long-standing barriers that often limited patients to hospitals within their own emirate due to insurance restrictions, especially in cases involving cancer treatment, cardiac care, and complex surgeries.
Dr Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and CEO of Burjeel Holdings, said the initiative could “remove geographical barriers between emirate-level healthcare systems and improve access to specialised hospitals and advanced treatment across the UAE.”
For many residents in the northern.
The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the risk of the Democratic Republic of Congo's deadly Ebola outbreakwas currently high at the national and regional levels but low worldwide. The UN body added that there were 600 suspected cases of Ebola and 139 suspected deaths and numbers are expected to rise given the time the virus circulated before the outbreak in Congo and Uganda was detected. A WHO Emergency Committee met on Tuesday in Geneva and confirmed the latest Ebola outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain of the virus was a public health emergency of international concern but not a pandemic emergency, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said."Our absolute priority now is to identify all the existing chains of transmission ... that will then enable us to really.
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.
