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      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Ramola Talwar Badam

      Senior National Reporter
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      Dubai
      Ramola writes in-depth features on maritime piracy, migrant labour, protection of women and minors from trafficking and abuse, teenage suicides, disability access projects, financial debt, fire safety and transport projects. Ramola worked for more than 12 years with the South Asia bureau of the Associated Press and reported on terrorist attacks, religious riots, earthquakes, politics, crime, business, sport and all things Bollywood.
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      UAE weather: Clean-up under way after days of rain, thunder and lightning
      UAE clean-up under way after days of rain, thunder and lightning

      Heavy showers continued to fall across the Emirates well into Friday evening

      UAEMarch 27, 2026
      Ismail Khan prayed for peace and for the Iranian assaults to end whenever his team took cover. Photo: Ismail Khan family
      Grandfather killed in Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi had prayed for peace

      Ismail Salim Khan died when he was struck by missile shrapnel as he ran for cover in a residential area

      UAEMarch 26, 2026
      Amit Batra plans to add more sandbags to prevent rainwater from entering his villa in Dubai's Tilal Al Ghaf. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      UAE residents hunker down against rain with sandbags and plastic sheets

      Owners and tenants waterproof terraces and roofs in readiness for storm

      UAEMarch 24, 2026
      Josie Conlu, left, community director at Infinite Communities, helps residents feel united under the UAE’s ‘One Nation, One People’ initiative amid continuing regional tension. Photo: Josie Conlu
      We are ‘one team’ say UAE residents as Iran strikes continue

      Nationalities across the Emirates support harmony campaign as they withstand Iranian missile and drone attacks

      UAEMarch 23, 2026
      Muzaffar Ali Ghulam was one of six civilians killed in Iranian attacks on the UAE. Photo: Pakistani consulate in Dubai
      Devoted father killed in Iranian air strike in Dubai 'had dreams for his family'

      Muzaffar Ali Ghulam died when shrapnel fell on his car in the city’s Al Barsha area

      UAEMarch 19, 2026
      Aliya Arora, 17, left, and Rose Sunil, 18, are disappointed the regional war has led to their CBSE grade 12 final exams being cancelled. Antonie Robertson / The National
      University dreams on ice: Scrapped exams mean nervy wait for UAE's Indian pupils

      Grade 12 pupils worry about college admissions after crucial final exams scrapped in Middle East

      UAEMarch 17, 2026
      Ahmed Saleh and his family, wife Magda Elsahn, Lara, Omar and Laila. Photo: Ahmed Saleh
      'Our life is here': UAE residents fly back to second home

      Families who were stranded abroad by the Iran crisis have faith in the UAE to keep them safe

      UAEMarch 17, 2026
      Ajman resident Ahmad Ali, a father of four and a water delivery driver, was killed on February 28. Photo: Family handout
      Family tell of broken dreams after Iran strikes kill father of four in UAE

      Family 'sick with grief’ after burying Ahmad Ali, who was hit by falling missile debris on day war broke out

      UAEMarch 12, 2026
      Murib Nizar with his son Hashir, aged four, the youngest of five children. Photo: Murib Nizar family
      Family mourns father of five killed in Iran strike in Abu Dhabi

      Murib Nizar, a family man ‘with a big heart', was killed on day one of Tehran’s missile and drone attacks on the UAE

      UAEMarch 12, 2026
      Dibas Shrestha during a visit to Dubai. The Nepali citizen who was killed in the Iran strikes on Abu Dhabi on March 1 worked as a security guard in the UAE capital. photo: Shrestha family
      Family pay tribute to security guard killed in Abu Dhabi airport attack

      In his last phone call home, Dibas Shrestha told his parents not to worry about the conflict

      UAEMarch 10, 2026
      Dhiraj Jain, his wife Mamta and their children Jivika and Jainam have hosted hundreds of tourists at their Ajman farmhouse. Photo: Dhiraj Jain
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      How a Dubai businessman opened his home to 300 tourists amid Iran strikes

      ‘We feel secure,’ say Indian tourists sheltering at Ajman plot as they wait for flights to be confirmed

      UAEMarch 08, 2026
      The Indian consulate in Dubai is among the missions across the UAE that have set up 24/7 helplines. Antonie Robertson / The National
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      'Stay calm, be vigilant': Foreign envoys in the UAE pledge support for residents

      Millions have contacted embassies and consulates seeking information on flights home and help for family members

      UAEMarch 05, 2026
      Left, Anubha Srivastava with her family in Dubai. Right, Rowan Beard and his wife Maria outside Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Srivastava family / Rowan Beard
      UAE resident makes 28-hour journey by air and road to return to 'second home'

      Australian citizen Rowan Beard travelled back to the Emirates via Oman after UAE airspace was closed

      UAEMarch 04, 2026
      The Baps Hindu Mandir Abu Dhabi said the temple will remain shut on Sunday as a precautionary measure after Iranian missiles flew across the UAE. Photo: Baps Hindu Mandir
      Churches and temples cancel Sunday services and urge worshippers to stay safe

      Hindu temple and Sikh gurdwara shut as a 'precautionary measure' to prevent build up of crowds as strikes continue

      UAEMarch 01, 2026
      People realx at the Kite Beach with Burj Khalifa in the background, after an Iranian attack, following United States and Israel strikes on Iran, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 1, 2026. REUTERS / Amr Alfiky
      Play01:40
      UAE 'doing everything' to safeguard population, says minister

      Reem Al Hashimy says one of the world's most advanced surface-to-air missile systems is helping to keep country safe

      UAEMarch 01, 2026
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