# Oil spill reaches UAE beaches as tanker attacks multiply near Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/112439

- euronews, 2026-10-23 09:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/oil-spill-hits-uae-beaches-as-tanker-attacks-multiply-near-hormuz

> The UAE’s climate ministry said teams are working to contain an oil spill affecting beaches in Umm Al Quwain. Days earlier, a projectile hit a tanker off the UAE coast and set it on fire.

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