{"id":3276,"date":"2026-10-25T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3276"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T09:04:12","slug":"uaes-ras-al-khaimah-closes-all-beaches-after-offshore-oil-leak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3276","title":{"rendered":"UAE’s Ras Al Khaimah closes all beaches after offshore oil leak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities in the UAE\u2019s Ras Al Khaimah said on Saturday that all beaches \u200bin the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after \u200can offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighbouring Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by Ras Al Khaimah Police General Headquarters. No \u200breason was given.<\/p>\n

The United Arab Emirates said on Friday<\/a> that efforts were underway to \u200bcontain oil leaking from a tanker offshore, with its Ministry of \u2060Climate Change and Environment conducting an environmental assessment.<\/p>\n

All beaches and coastal areas around the \u200bcity of Umm Al Quwain were temporarily closed until technical teams completed their assessments \u200band determined the necessary safety and marine protection measures, the ministry said.<\/p>\n

The ministry also urged fishermen and other sea users to avoid affected areas and follow official instructions.<\/p>\n

Authorities in Sharjah temporarily closed Al \u200bHamriyah Beach, on the UAE\u2019s northern coast near the border with Umm Al \u200bQuwain, as a precaution, the Sharjah Government Media Bureau said.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran<\/a>, \u200cattacks \u2060on commercial vessels in Gulf shipping lanes have heightened concerns about maritime security and the conflict\u2019s environmental fallout.<\/p>\n

Ras Al Khaimah, a northern UAE emirate known for its beaches and luxury resorts, is also home to Wynn Resorts\u2019 planned casino resort on Al \u200bMarjan Island.<\/p>\n

The Las Vegas-based \u200boperator, which won \u2060the UAE\u2019s first commercial gaming licence in 2024, said in February it expected the resort to open in the first quarter of \u200b2027.<\/p>\n

Wynn said in March it had resumed<\/a> construction after a brief \u200bpause, even \u2060as the Iran war continued to disrupt businesses across the Middle East.<\/p>\n

Residents reported unusual odours in parts of Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain, but the UAE\u2019s environment ministry said \u2060they \u200bposed no health risks. The smell remained pungent across \u200bUmm Al Quwain on Friday.<\/p>\n

UAE authorities have not named the tanker involved in the incident or said \u200bwhat caused the spill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities in the UAE\u2019s Ras Al Khaimah said on Saturday that all beaches \u200bin the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after \u200can offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighbouring Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah. The Public Services Department announced the closures in a statement shared by Ras Al Khaimah Police General Headquarters. No \u200breason was given. The United Arab Emirates said on Friday that efforts were underway to \u200bcontain oil leaking from a tanker offshore, with its Ministry of \u2060Climate Change and Environment conducting an…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}