Expansion of the oil spill off the coast of the United Arab Emirates; Closure of additional coastal areas Satellite images recorded on October 19 and 24 show the state of the UAE's coastal waters before and after the spread of oil pollution; The pollution that reached the beaches of Umm al-Qaiwin and led to the closure of other beaches in this country. According to Reuters, experts have identified the source of this contamination as the Riba No. 2 oil tanker, which was targeted by the Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah in early October. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates also announced on October 23 that the country's monitoring systems detected an oil leak from an oil tanker and its impact on the beaches of Umm al-Quwain.

Expansion of the oil spill off the coast of the United Arab Emirates; Closure of additional coastal areas Satellite images recorded on October 19 and 24 show the state of the UAE's coastal waters before and after the spread of oil pollution; The pollution that reached the beaches of Umm al-Qaiwin and led to the closure of other beaches in this country. According to Reuters, experts have identified the source of this contamination as the Riba No. 2 oil tanker, which was targeted by the Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Ras al-Khaimah in early October. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates also announced on October 23 that the country's monitoring systems detected an oil leak from an oil tanker and its impact on the beaches of Umm al-Quwain.