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Oil spill forces Ras Al Khaimah to shut its beaches

United Arab Emirates

Oil spill forces Ras Al Khaimah to shut its beaches

Ras Al Khaimah authorities said on Saturday that all beaches in the emirate would be closed until further notice, a day after an offshore oil leak prompted beach closures in neighbouring Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah.

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