Early morning flights to Jeddah, Mumbai and Peshawar from Abu Dhabi International airport were delayed on Tuesday because of thick fog.
Flights into Sharjah International Airport from Istanbul and Delhi were also delayed because of poor visibility. Other delays to arrivals were reported at Dubai International Airport.
Motorists were urged to take caution in the morning with reduced visibility on major routes, although it is expected to clear by mid-morning in most areas.
In Dubai, Tuesday will be a clear and sunny day with temperatures peaking at 29°C. Overnight is expected to be foggy once more, with minimum temperatures of 19°C, higher by 4°C than Monday.
The capital will be slightly warmer at 32°C, with more cloud and 58 per cent humidity. Fog is expected to return overnight to much of the country.
Fog clings to high-rise buildings in the Khalidiya area of Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning
A minor accident was reported on International Airport Road in Abu Dhabi just after 7.20am, and online road watchers @TrafficDXB warned drivers of an accident on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai near Times Square toward the World Trade Centre just before 9am.
Earlier in the day there had been several accidents on Airport Road before and after Rashidiya Metro Station towards Deira, causing long tailbacks on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road.
Traffic was also held up on the E44 Al Aweer Road.
A broken tree blocked the far left lane on Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street between 13th and 15th streets, causing delays.
On Monday, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, shared this video on his Instagram story
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Tightening the screw on rogue recruiters
The UAE overhauled the procedure to recruit housemaids and domestic workers with a law in 2017 to protect low-income labour from being exploited.
Only recruitment companies authorised by the government are permitted as part of Tadbeer, a network of labour ministry-regulated centres.
A contract must be drawn up for domestic workers, the wages and job offer clearly stating the nature of work.
The contract stating the wages, work entailed and accommodation must be sent to the employee in their home country before they depart for the UAE.
The contract will be signed by the employer and employee when the domestic worker arrives in the UAE.
Only recruitment agencies registered with the ministry can undertake recruitment and employment applications for domestic workers.
Penalties for illegal recruitment in the UAE include fines of up to Dh100,000 and imprisonment
But agents not authorised by the government sidestep the law by illegally getting women into the country on visit visas.
