{
  "id": 16897875,
  "title": "UAE oil spill: Sharjah closes all beaches as clean-up effort continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/uae-oil-spill-sharjah-closes-all-beaches-as-clean-up-effort-continues",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T12:09:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/10/28/sharjah-shuts-beaches-oil-spill-umm-al-quwain-coast/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sharjah on Wednesday announced the temporary closure of all beaches as a precaution against marine pollution from an oil spill off the coast of Umm Al Quwain . The measure comes as authorities across the Northern Emirates take action after a supertanker oil spill in the Arabian Gulf. Specialised teams in Sharjah are acting to protect the emirate’s coastline and keep pollution from reaching its…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Full list of UAE beach closures in Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain and reasons including oil spill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/full-list-of-uae-beach-closures-in-sharjah-ras-al-khaimah-and-umm-al",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}