Ras Al Khaimah was lashed by more than a year's worth of rain on Thursday and Friday as storms swept across the Emirates. Ras Al Khaimah Police stepped up patrols in flood-risk areas in an effort to reduce the number of accidents in the hazardous weather. Typically about 100mm of rain falls in the UAE annually, and this has dropped below 50mm during recent dry years. How Filipinos in the UAE invest A recent survey of 10,000 Filipino expatriates in the UAE found that 82 per cent have plans to invest, primarily in property. UAE and THAAD: In 2011, the UAE became the first country outside of the US to buy two THAAD missile defence systems.

Source: Ethiopian News December 21, 2025 01:12 UTC