Oil on the beaches The UAE authorities have announced that all beaches in the Ras Al Khaimah area will be closed until further notice. The decision came one day after the beaches in Umm al-Quwain and Sharjah were closed following an oil spill from an attacked tanker in UAE coastal waters.

Oil on the beaches The UAE authorities have announced that all beaches in the Ras Al Khaimah area will be closed until further notice. The decision came one day after the beaches in Umm al-Quwain and Sharjah were closed following an oil spill from an attacked tanker in UAE coastal waters.