Bahrain rains to continue MondayBahrain experienced moderate to heavy showers yesterday with the Civil Aviation Affairs Meteorology Directorate officials predicting more rain today. Weather officials said the showers, which started early in the afternoon, brough More… |
30 accidents as Bahrain roads floodThirty accidents were reported within two hours yesterday as motorists struggled to cope with Bahrain's first major downpour of the year. Flooding was reported across the country with Isa Town, Sanabis, Manama and Riffa More… |
30 accidents as Bahrain roads floodThirty accidents were reported within two hours yesterday as motorists struggled to cope with Bahrain's first major downpour of the year. Flooding was reported across the country with Isa Town, Sanabis, Manama and Riffa More… |
Hurricane Isaac zeroes in on New OrleansHurricane Isaac surged ashore in southern Louisiana on Tuesday, packing high winds and heavy rains, and was set to hit New Orleans seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hu More… |
India's monsoon rains to arrive on timeIndia's 2012 monsoon rains are likely to hit the southern coast on time on June 1, the weather department said on Tuesday, brightening farm output prospects as farmers can plant crops like cotton and paddy on time and reap good yields. The More… |
Kohler turns baths into 'singing rooms'Kohler Company, a global leader in kitchen and bathroom design, said it has launched StereoStik - a sleek new audio product - in the Middle East for customers who enjoy ‘singing in the rain.’ The StereoStik is designed to furthe More… |
Bahrain battling floods chaosAlmost an inch of rain soaked Bahrain throughout Tuesday and into yesterday (November 30), causing misery for residents and shopkeepers still coming to terms with the downpour 24 hours later. At the height of flooding water was said to be More… |
Oman storm kills 9, causes $50m lossAt least nine people in Oman were killed and 200 injured after a tropical storm swept through the Arabian Peninsula state, causing at least $50 million-worth of damage, officials said on Thursday. The storm, which began on Tuesday, flooded More… |
Iraq sees drought cutting wheat cropIraq expects drought will cut its 2011 national wheat harvest to 1.75 million tonnes, below expectations and lower than 1.866 million tonnes produced last year, Hassan Ibrahim, Iraq's grain board chief told Reuters in an interview on Monday. More… |
Streets flooded, power cut in JeddahTorrential rainfall submerged streets and cut off electricity in parts of Saudi Arabia's second largest city Jeddah, raising fears of a repeat of floods in 2009 which killed more than 120 people. The last floods triggered a rare public deb More… |








