The aftermath of the UAE’s heaviest recorded rainfall — including cleanup efforts and the resumption of operations at Dubai International Airport — continued to get coverage on Thursday in AP, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, the BBC, Reuters, the New York Times, CNN, and CNBC.
ALSO GETTING INK-Sharjah’s focus on conserving its heritage and architecture in its development got ink in Bloomberg. Unlike other major cities — such as Dubai, Kuwait City, and Riyadh, all of which have scrapped historical infrastructure to make way for modernization — Sharjah preserved its historic core partially because it didn’t find the oil that funded its development until later than other emirates.