Heat
Italy’s health ministry placed 14 cities on its highest-level red heat alert as a punishing heatwave continued to bake much of the country, warning that the extreme temperatures posed a risk not only to the elderly and the ill but to the genera..
DUBAI — July 10, 2026 — Dubai's Al Freej Fridge campaign is back for its third year running. Organizers aim to hand out 2 million cold drinks and treats to workers. Ferjan Dubai runs the initiative with support from Mohammed bin Rashi..
Millions of older adults take daily medication without a second thought. Add a heat wave to the mix, and some of those same pills become a hidden hazard. Doctors say the combination of aging, chronic illness, and certain drugs can quietly raise th..
Doha woke up to punishing heat on July 6, 2026. The forecast puts the daytime high at 108°F. The overnight low only drops to 87°F. That narrow gap means residents get almost no cooldown, even after dark. July sits at the center of Doha's ..
The Arabian Peninsula has entered its harshest weather stretch of the year. It is called Jamrat Al Qayth. The name often confuses people online. Some search for it expecting details about the Hajj stoning ritual. Others want to know about the scorchi..
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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Sunday that more than 1,000 people have died as a result of a heatwave sweeping across Europe since June 21. In a post on X, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Europe has recorded mor..
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212 fatalities have been recorded in Spain due to the severe heatwave that has been affecting the country and the wider Mediterranean region since Sunday. The Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid stated in a report published today that it recorde..
Qatar's Minister of Culture HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al-Thani stepped onto the stage at the Dukhan Hall Theater on Wednesday night and handed out the awards that closed one of the Arab world's oldest and most enduring theatre festivals..
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France recorded its hottest day ever since records began in 1947, as a severe heatwave affects much of Western Europe, according to the national weather service. The national heat index reached 29.8°C, based on 30 monitoring stations. Extreme ..
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