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Dubai, Hyperloop One to study potential for Abu Dhabi line

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

United States' Rickie Fowler hits from tee during the 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions golf tournament at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

McIlroy pulls out of Turkish Airlines Open

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

This image made from video shows smoke rising after an Emirates flight crash landed at Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. The plane at right was unaffected Dubai-based airline Emirates has confirmed that there were no fatalities on a flight from India that crash-landed . The carrier says all passengers and crew are accounted for and safe. It raised the number of people onboard the flight to 300, saying there were 282 passengers, 18 crew.(Hayen Ayari via AP)

Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Noor Punasiya, people stand by an explosion site in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Monday, July 4, 2016. State-linked Saudi news websites reported an explosion Monday near one of Islam's holiest sites in the city of Medina, as two suicide bombers struck in different cities. (Courtesy of Noor Punasiya via AP)

Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jiddah

Associated Press

A waitress serves the customers with the beers during lunch time at a restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this Wednesday, June 22, 2016, photo. Dubai is breaking new ground again by deciding to loosen its rules prohibiting day-time alcohol sales during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

In a first, Mideast hub Dubai eases liquor rules for Ramadan

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

A man walks past a model of the Tower Project at Dubai Creek Harbour Development designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava Valls, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, April 10, 2016. Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of its world's tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Burj Khalifa builder plans taller viewing tower

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, the burned hulk of The Address Downtown is seen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Dubai tower blaze shows risks in common building material

By Adam Schreck and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Massive fire engulfs Dubai hotel next to fireworks display

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

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

United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is betting that the Dubai World Cup will enrich the UAE's fortunes amid an economic downturn. (Associated Press)

Sheikh Mohammed rides Dubai World Cup horse race to sell UAE image

By Dan Boylan - Special to The Washington Times

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after she beats Samantha Stosur of Australia during the third day of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Halep, Wozniacki advance in Dubai championships

By SANDRA HARWITT - Associated Press

Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic returns the ball to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during the second day of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Venus Williams beats player half her age at Dubai tournament

By SANDRA HARWITT - Associated Press

Traveling in Qatar: This small country can be traversed in a matter of hours, heading out into the desert for the requisite camel ride or even to beach resorts overlooking the Saudi Arabian mountains, writes Lea Hutchins, who blogs on travel for The Washington Times.

LEA HUTCHINS: Will Doha be the next Dubai?

By Lea Hutchins

In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Dr. Luiz Toledo, one of the world's most famous plastic surgeons in liposuction and the &quot;Brazilian butt lift,&quot; works in his office at the Medical Arts Clinic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He closed his practice in Brazil and moved to Dubai in 2006 because he saw less competition in the Gulf and an opportunity to keep quality and prices up. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai cuts profile as Mideast plastic surgery hub

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

William Clay Ford, Jr., executive chairman of Ford Motor Co. and vice chairman of the Detroit Lions, left, receives a &quot;Dubai Chamber of Commerce&quot; emblem during the &quot;Future of Mobility&quot; talk at a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Ford: Lower oil prices unlikely to slow green cars

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 photo, Italian plastic surgeon Roberto Viel gives Italian Irina Tzoneva, a 41-year-old restaurant manager, a treatment at London Centre for Aesthetic Surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai, the emirate known for its celebration of over-the-top glamour and luxury, is racing ahead to dominate the Middle East's plastic surgery market with plans to attract half a million medical tourists in six years. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai cuts profile as Mideast plastic surgery hub

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777 arrives at Logan International Airport in Boston, Monday, March 10, 2014. Emirates Airlines launched daily service between Boston and Dubai on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Man attempts suicide on Emirates flight to India

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times