The defense ministry said investigations were under way “to determine the source of the attacks.”

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed the strike caused a fire near the facility and said one reactor temporarily switched to emergency diesel generators.

An unidentified drone strike sparked a fire in an electrical generator near the United Arab Emirates' Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the state-affiliated Abu Dhabi Media Office announced Sunday.

DUBAI, May 17 - A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials there said on Sunday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran must act \"fast\" after efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran appeared to have stalled. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The plant began operations in 2020 and is 200km west of the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi, near the borders with Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

ABU DHABI: A drone strike triggered a fire near a nuclear power station in the emirate of Abu Dhabi on Sunday (May 17), authorities said, reporting no injuries or impact on radiation levels."Authorities in Abu Dhabi responded to a fire incident that broke out in an electrical generator outside the inner perim

A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the UAE, officials in Abu Dhabi said, at a time when progress appears to have stalled in efforts to end the US-Israeli war with Iran and restart shipping in the Gulf.

A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the UAE, officials in Abu Dhabi said, at a time when progress appears to have stalled in efforts to end the US-Israeli war with Iran and restart shipping in the Gulf.

DUBAI: A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday (May 17), at a time when progress appears to have stalled in efforts to end the US-Israeli war with Iran and restart shipping in the Gulf.Emirati officials did not attribute blame fo

President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or "there won't be anything left of them". In a statement released on his Truth Social…