What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?
United Arab EmiratesWhat to know
- The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE's electricity needs.S1
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty condemned in the strongest terms the targeting of the vicinity of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. This came during a phone call held on Sunday, May 17,...S2
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Al Jazeera
What is the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, nearly hit by a drone?
The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE’s electricity needs. UAE reports fire near Barakah nuclear facility after suspected drone attack A…
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Egypt Independent
FM deplores targeting of vicinity of UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Power Plant
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty condemned in the strongest terms the targeting of the vicinity of the Barakah Nuclea…
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Published May 18, 2026
What to know
- The nuclear facility in Abu Dhabi has the capacity to meet one-quarter of the UAE's electricity needs.S1
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty condemned in the strongest terms the targeting of the vicinity of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the UAE. This came during a phone call held on Sunday, May 17,...S2
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