The UAE's weather bureau has forecast dust storms, light rain and cooler temperatures before the end of the week.
The National Centre of Meteorology said maximum temperatures are expected to reach up to 35 degrees in Dubai on Friday, whereas Abu Dhabi will be a degree cooler in the capital.
Clouds will begin to form over the eastern emirates on Friday, while western areas will be overcast with cooler temperatures as low as 16 degrees. Rainfall is expected during the day before humidity rises in the evening.
Gusts of wind reaching 45kph will hit the north and south, kicking up dust and sand that will decrease visibility for motorists.
Saturday will be sunnier with fewer clouds and cooler temperatures, with Dubai hitting highs of 29 degrees and Abu Dhabi reaching a degree higher.
By the end of the weekend, both will have highs of 28 degrees, dipping as low as 20 degrees at night in Dubai.
Monday will remain cool in Dubai with highs of 28 degrees, whereas Abu Dhabi will reach higher temperatures around 30 degrees.
Dusty weather in Dubai - in pictures
Challenge Cup result:
1. UAE 3 faults
2. Ireland 9 faults
3. Brazil 11 faults
4. Spain 15 faults
5. Great Britain 17 faults
6. New Zealand 20 faults
7. Italy 26 faults
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Favourite book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Favourite holiday destination: Spain
Favourite film: Bohemian Rhapsody
Favourite place to visit in the UAE: The beach or Satwa
Children: Stepdaughter Tyler 27, daughter Quito 22 and son Dali 19
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Why are asylum seekers being housed in hotels?
The number of asylum applications in the UK has reached a new record high, driven by those illegally entering the country in small boats crossing the English Channel.
A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001.
Asylum seekers and their families can be housed in temporary accommodation while their claim is assessed.
The Home Office provides the accommodation, meaning asylum seekers cannot choose where they live.
When there is not enough housing, the Home Office can move people to hotels or large sites like former military bases.
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Farage on Muslim Brotherhood
Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.
