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UAE: Oil spill at Marbah beach contained; residents warned to stay away
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Hunt on for errant vessels that may have caused the ecological disaster.
An oil spill that struck the beaches of the city of Marbah, located 15 kilometres north of Fujairah city on Sunday, has been successfully contained.
The Fujairah Environment Authority (FEA) worked in tandem with the Fujairah City Municipality for the operation that was launched to protect water resources, infrastructure, and livelihood of local fisherfolk in the area.
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Assila Abdullah Al Mualla, Director of FEA, said that the green body in coordination with the civic and port authorities and coupled with companies and institutions in the private sector were engaged in the operation to contain the impact of the oil spill that had struck the beaches at Marbah.
Dubai: The UAE Ministry of Education has signed an agreement with ‘Hala China’ to promote the ‘Study in the UAE’ initiative in China.
The agreement mandates the two sides to promote the ‘Study in the UAE’ initiative among relevant Chinese governmental and private entities and step up two-way communication between the UAE Ministry of Education and Chinese governmental and private bodies.
Dr Hassan Al Mheiri, Assistant Undersecretary for the Accreditation and Educational Services sector, Ministry of Education, stressed the importance of cooperation with China’s Ministry of Education, as highlighted in the agreement, towards boosting the UAE’s credentials as a leading higher education hub globally. He added that the “synergy” with Hala China is an important step that will open more channels of communication with China and make the UAE higher education sector more competitive.