UAE announces relaxing of Islamic laws for personal freedoms

The United Arab Emirates announced on Saturday a major overhaul of the country’s Islamic personal laws, allowing unmarried couples to cohabitate and loosening alcohol restrictions. The Gulf country also sought to criminalise so-called “honour killings”, a widely criticised tribal custom…

Heavy rain lashes parts of UAE on Sunday evening

The rain followed the blowing dust that parts of UAE saw during the afternoon. It has been a day of mixed weather in the UAE — starting with light rain in the morning, to the blowing dust in the afternoon,…