UAE’s scorching summer heat prompts health warnings

With temperatures blazing past 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in the UAE, doctors are urging both residents and visitors this summer to take extra precautions against the heat.

Staying indoors from midday to 4 p.m. is recommended, along with keeping well-hydrated and dressing in breathable fabrics like cotton and linen.

Cases of heat exhaustion, dehydration and dizziness typically rise during the summer, especially among outdoor workers and the elderly, The National reports.

To help residents beat the heat, the UAE enforces a summer midday work ban and provides cool indoor options like organized exercise in air conditioned spaces such as the Dubai Mall, Mall of the Emirates and Marina Mall.

Etihad to launch passenger train service in 2026 traversing UAE

Etihad Rail’s UAE-wide passenger train service will launch next year, the company has confirmed.

The news will be welcomed by residents across the country, who have been eagerly awaiting the passenger line since plans were unveiled in 2021.

It was revealed in January that the first four passenger stations would be in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah, but details of their locations have not yet been officially confirmed.

The Dubai station is believed to be near Jumeirah Golf Estates, The National reported.

The first passenger train is separate from the high-speed passenger train announced in January, which will operate a service between Abu Dhabi and Dubai with its own set of stations.