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Dubai beaches unaffected by oil spill despite closures elsewhere

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“Dubai beaches unaffected by oil spill despite closures elsewhere”

Dubai: There was a sigh of relief on Friday morning as a Gulf News team took a stroll along Jumeirah Beach and found it open and busy, with residents and tourists swimming, relaxing and enjoying the sea under clear blue skies. The scenes offered reassurance for beachgoers after a week of closures elsewhere along the UAE coast. On October 23, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) confirmed that a tanker oil spill had been detected off Umm Al Quwain, and authorities across…

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