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Oil spill hits UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz

EuroNews23 October 2026, 09:36 UTCUnited Arab Emirates

The UAE’s Ministry of Climate Change said teams were deployed to contain a spill affecting Umm Al Quwain’s beaches, days after a tanker was struck by a projectile off the UAE coast, causing a fire.

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