{
  "id": 16124656,
  "title": "UAE confirms major oil spill off coast causing strong fuel smell",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/uae-confirms-major-oil-spill-off-coast-causing-strong-fuel-smell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T23:34:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/22/uae-confirms-major-oil-spill-off-coast-causing-strong-fuel-smell/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UAE authorities are working to tackle an oil spill from a supertanker in the Arabian Gulf. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment confirmed the incident early on Friday morning. The spill is the cause of a strong smell that residents of Dubai and the northern emirates have reported in recent days, it said. The ministry did not name the vessel, but international maritime agencies say the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}