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Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah highlights importance

KALBA - Musimchronicle

Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson of the Environment and Protected Areas Authority, EPAA, in Sharjah, has underlined the importance of protecting endangered birds and animals to maintain biodiversity and nature, in line with the vision of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and the desire of the Emirate of Sharjah toRead more

Kalba beach evacuated after oil spill

Sharjah - Arab today

Residents living in the vicinity of the beach in Kalba have been evacuated following an oil spill off the coast, the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) revealed on Monday. The oil spill, which stretched over 1km, was detected off the southern coast of Kalba city. An emergency response team was mobilised to contain the damage following anRead more

Environmental workers continued their clean up operations

Kalba - Arab today

Environmental workers continued their clean up operations several days after a major oil spill was spotted off the coast of Kalba on Tuesday. The kilometre-long spill, the source of which is still under investigation, has been confined to a small corner of the breakwater on Khor Kalba. Specialised personnel from several departments, including the Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, theRead more

Oil spill leaves UAE coastal waters and beach coated in crude

Sharjah - Arab Today

A major clean-up operation is under way after a major oil spill left a kilometre-long stretch of the UAE coated in thick crude. The oil slick washed ashore on to the beach at Kalba on Sharjah’s east coast on Sunday. The UAE Armed Forces and Coastguard were among the authorities mobilised to respond. Hana Al Suwaidi, chairwoman of the EnvironmentRead more

Hamdan offers condolences to martyr’s family

Sharjah - Arab today

Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince, on Sunday offered condolences to the family of First Sergeant Zakaria Sulaiman Al Zaabi, who fell on national duty while taking part in Arab Coalition’s Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen. During a visit to the mourning majlis in Kalba, Shaikh Hamdan expressed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to theRead more

3 workers die in Kalba warehouse fire

Kalba - ArabToday

Three workers died in a massive fire that broke out at a furniture warehouse in the Kalba industrial area on Friday morning. The warehouse belongs to Al Wahda Furniture company. Several workers at the warehouse and in the nearby compound were evacuated immediately, Lieutenant-Colonel Sami Khamis Al Naqbi, director of Sharjah Civil Defence, told Gulf News. The Civil Defence received aRead more