Archive for January 13th, 2008

a first: national holiday because of rain! »

Last updated January 13, 2008, 16:00, Gulf News: Monday, January 14, has been declared a holiday for public and private sectors in Dubai due to the closure of some main roads, bridges and tunnels.
I would suppose this is because of the bad weather and scattered rain showers all over the city since Thursday last week. Dubai’s roads [...]

Heavy showers forecast in UAE »

Would you believe that since Friday, we had been experiencing overcast skies and rain! My prayers were answered. The news says that probably, we will not see the sun until Wednesday. Not seeing the sun in Dubai is a very rare event, it felt like I had been transported to another place when I woke [...]