🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates · Disasters & accidents
4 storiesMagnitude 1.6 earthquake recorded off Dibba Al Fujairah, UAE's NCM says
The UAE's National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) recorded a magnitude 1.6 earthquake off the coast of Dibba Al Fujairah at 21:58 local time on 16 October 2026. Gulf News described it as a minor tremor.
Coast Guard finds debris from medical plane missing off Nantucket with six aboard
A Gulfstream G100 medical evacuation jet operated by Canada-based Latitude Air Ambulance went missing on a flight from Bermuda to Boston with six people on board, and the US Coast Guard said it found a debris field confirmed to be associate…
UAE Coast Guard rescues 22 crew members after oil tanker fire in Arabian Gulf
The UAE National Guard's Coast Guard Division rescued all 22 crew members after a fire aboard an oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf. The Asian nationals received first aid and were reported to be in stable condition.
Kenya: 17 killed as pilgrim van crashes on Nairobi–Mombasa highway
Seventeen people were killed and several others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash in Kenya's Salama area on the highway between Nairobi and Mombasa on Saturday, the National Transport and Safety Authority said. Most of the dead were pilgr…