Unprecedented, torrential rainfall plunged parts of the United Arab Emirates underwater last week, bringing life to a ...

NASA released photos of parts of Dubai and Abu Dhabi before and after the United Arab Emirates ... satellite's OLI-2 ...

The rains began late Monday, soaking the sands and roadways of Dubai with some 20 millimeters (0.79 inches) of rain, according to meteorological data collected at Dubai International Airport.

Only eight per cent of Dubai is not connected to the network and those areas will have a system in place in two years. The larger plan is to stop the use of tankers for sewage disposal by 2012.