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French President Emmanuel Macron, second left, with his wife, Brigitte, are received by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan, left, and and Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at the official opening of Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The Latest: French president sees Louvre Abu Dhabi galleries

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This Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, photo, shows the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing its grand opening, unveiling its treasures to the world after a decade-long wait and questions over laborers’ rights. The museum, which opens on Saturday, Nov. 11 to the public, encompasses work from both the East and West. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

France’s Macron, Arab leaders unveil Louvre Abu Dhabi

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, photo, an Emirati woman passes by &quot;Monumental Statue with two heads&quot; from Jordan about 6500 BCE, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing its grand opening _ unveiling its treasures to the world after a decade-long wait and questions over laborers' rights. The museum, which opens on Saturday to the public, encompasses work from both the East and West. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

5 pieces of art you should see at the Louvre Abu Dhabi

By MALAK HARB - Associated Press

In this Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, photo, members of the media walk around the sculptures in the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Louvre Abu Dhabi is preparing its grand opening, unveiling its treasures to the world after a decade-long wait and questions over laborers’ rights. The museum, which opens on Saturday, Nov. 11 to the public, encompasses work from both the East and West. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

A look at the Louvre Abu Dhabi by the numbers

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NYU journalism department cuts ties to NYU Abu Dhabi

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Qatar, which hosts Washington's most strategic military base in the Persian Gulf and sits atop some of the word's largest proven natural gas reserves, is the target of an economic and diplomatic blockade from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. stuck in Middle East allies’ feud

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 16, 2013 file photo, a model of the future Abu Dhabi branch of the Louvre museum by French architect Jean Nouvel is on display as part of a sample collection at the museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Sunshine and starlight will dance over visitors to the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum when it opens in November 2017, filtering through an airy dome with an earthly weight of 7,500 tons - 200 tons more than the iron structure of the Eiffel Tower. Designed by renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, the museum, which sits half in the water, half on terra firma and was built to resemble an Arab village. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Dome of light to delight visitors to Louvre Abu Dhabi

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Officials gather after an announcement about the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Officials on Wednesday announced that the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a Mideast outpost of the famed French museum, will open Nov. 11. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

A decade later, still no contract to build Guggenheim in UAE

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Passengers check into a flight at Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Travelers bound for the U.S. now enjoy something many others flying out of the Middle East can’t _ walking onto an airplane with their laptop. But what has changed in Abu Dhabi remains unclear as the laptop ban still affects nine other regional airports, including the world’s busiest for international travel in nearby Dubai. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Emirates, Turkish Airlines try to join Etihad off laptop ban

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Monday, June 5, 2017 file photo, provided by Doha News, shoppers stock up on supplies at a supermarket in Doha, Qatar after Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation imports most of its food. Qatar said Monday, June 12, 2017, that it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf countries that have cut off sea and land routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the latest move by Doha to show it can survive a diplomatic dispute with its neighbors. (Doha News via AP, File)

The Latest: Putin talks Qatar with Abu Dhabi crown prince

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Fowler returns to Abu Dhabi seeking upturn in form

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 file photo, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot during the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Rory McIlroy turned in a third-round 67, to play an intriguing battle on Sunday Jan. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)

McIlroy withdraws from Abu Dhabi because of rib injury.

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FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 file photo, Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot during the WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. Rory McIlroy turned in a third-round 67, to play an intriguing battle on Sunday Jan. 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)

McIlroy to have tests on his injured back

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FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, SeaWorld trainer Ryan Faulkner, left, with killer whale Melia, and Michelle Shoemaker, right, with Kayla work on a routine for a show at the Orlando, Fla., theme park. SeaWorld Parks &amp; Entertainment is partnering with a United Arab Emirates company to build a theme park in Abu Dhabi in what will be the first SeaWorld park outside the United States and without orcas. Officials with SeaWorld and Abu Dhabi-government-backed Miral Asset Management said Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, that the SeaWorld park will open in 2022 in Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, a man-made island that is fast becoming a tourism and entertainment center. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

1st SeaWorld park without orcas opening in Abu Dhabi in 2022

By MIKE SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

This Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian government troops walk inside the Kweiras air base, east of Aleppo, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

Russia says hard-liners should attend Syria peace talks

By Jamey Keaten and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Rickie Fowler of the United States tees off at the 16th hole during the round two of the fog-delayed Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Martin Dokoupil)

Rickie Fowler making case to join the new class of golf’s elite players

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, the flag of the United Arab Emirates is flown at half-staff in honor of Emirati soldiers killed in Friday's attack by Shiite rebels in Yemen, as vehicles pass it by in Dubai. Radio stations across the UAE have replaced their usual upbeat fare with Koranic recitations and classical music to mark three days of mourning commemorating the war dead, an honor typically reserved for the country's top leaders. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Gulf states stiffen determination in wake of troop deaths in Yemen

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press