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Copies of Pope Francis' latest encyclical letter on environment "Laudate Deum" are on sale in a bookshop in Rome, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming creation is fast reaching a "point of no return." (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at U.N talks to slow global warming before it’s too late

By Nicole Winfield and Seth Borenstein - Associated Press

Paul Griffiths, the CEO of Dubai Airports, attends the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Nov. 15, 2021. Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, announced Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, it served 41.6 million passengers in the first half of this year — exceeding figures for the same period in 2019 as travelers return to the air after the lockdowns of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Dubai International Airport sees 41.6 million passengers in first half of year, more than in 2019

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

A house's entrance gate is buried under the sand at the Bedouin village of al-Ghuraifabout 100 km, 62 miles, southeast of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, July 9, 2023. Built-in the 1970s, the village was abandoned two decades later as oil wealth transformed the country into a global hub of commerce and tourism, home to the futuristic cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE’s hardscrabble past

By Nick El Hajj - Associated Press

People enjoy the sunset with the view of city skyline and the world tallest tower, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 29, 2021. The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but the nearby flashy emirate of Dubai is also looking to cash in on the major sports tournament taking place just a short flight away. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Texas woman known as the ‘Sassy Trucker’ leaves Dubai after monthslong legal dispute

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this photo released on Nov. 9, 2019, by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks in Damascus, Syria. (SANA via AP, File)

Returning to the Arab fold, Syria’s president invited to UAE-hosted COP28 climate

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the seized oil tankers Niovi, left, and Advantage Sweet, right, off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Satellite images analyzed Sunday, May 7, 2023, by The Associated Press showed the location of two oil tankers recently seized by Iran amid tensions with the West. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Caskets of those who died in a terror attack on a military parade in Iran are displayed in Ahvaz, Iran, Sept. 24, 2018. Iran hanged a man who was allegedly behind an attack that killed dozens of people at a military parade in the southern province of Khuzestan in 2018, state media reported on Saturday, May 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Iran hangs Iranian-Swedish man over 2018 attack killing 25

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

British actor Idris Elba speaks during the World Government Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. While on stage, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming's famed British spy 007. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Idris Elba on James Bond: ‘I’m not going to be that guy

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Dubai boom sees Russian cash, high rents and reborn projects

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Nov. 10, 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. An official said Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan military ruler who backed the U.S. war in Afghanistan after 9/11, has died. (AP Photo/Beth Keiser, File)

Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan martial ruler in 9/11 wars, dies

By Jon Gambrell and Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry speaks during a session on accelerating clean energy at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Nov. 9, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told The Associated Press on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, that he backs the United Arab Emirates' decision to appoint the CEO of a state-run oil company to preside over the upcoming U.N. climate negotiations in Dubai, citing his work on renewable energy projects. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

John Kerry tells AP he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Voria Ghafouri, then an Iranian national soccer team player, right, fights for the ball with Iraqi midfielder Hussein Ali, during the AFC Asian Cup soccer match at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 16, 2019. The semiofficial Fars and Tasnim news agencies reported on Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022, that Iran arrested Ghafouri, a prominent former member of its national soccer team, for insulting the national soccer team, which is currently playing in the World Cup, and criticizing the government as authorities grapple with nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Iran arrests outspoken player amid World Cup scrutiny

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Ali el-Sayyed Mohammed takes an order from customers at Hadoota Masreya Restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 5, 2022. Mohammed left his hometown of Beheira along the Egyptian Nile Delta this year to come to Dubai in the hopes of earning a living wage. The 26-year-old said he is supporting his mother and sisters back home and hoping to save enough to get married. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)

Migrants feel inflation’s squeeze twice — at home and abroad

By Aya Batrawy, Trisha Ahmed, Claudia Torrens and Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press

A painting of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late leader of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, left, and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the late ruler of Dubai, hangs outside the offices of the offices of the Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai, UAE, Sept. 3, 2022. A state-linked newspaper published a story this summer about a hot-button issue in the country: How Emiratis are coping with high fuel prices. It ended up seeing over 40 people fired and the paper was declared dissolved. The purge at Al Roeya newspaper reflects the intense challenges facing local journalists in the UAE. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

The Madame Gu superyacht, owned by Russian parliamentarian Andrei Skoch, is docked at Port Rashid terminal, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The sleek $156 million yacht belonging to Skoch, a sanctioned Russian oligarch and parliamentarian, is the latest reminder of how the sheikhdom has become a haven for Russian money amid Moscow's war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Sanctioned Russian oligarch yacht in Dubai as pressure grows

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

FILE - A food-delivery worker for Deliveroo takes a moment as he returns to work in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2, 2022. Food-delivery workers across Dubai protesting meager pay and inadequate protections have walked off the job across the city, the company confirmed on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, marking the second strike in as many weeks in an emirate that outlaws dissent. (AP Photo/Isabel Debre, File)

Dubai delivery workers go on second rare strike this month

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

A photographer takes pictures of the Khurais oil field during a tour for journalists, 150 km east-northeast of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 28, 2021. In a statement on Monday, March 21, 2022, carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Arabia said it “won’t bear any responsibility for any shortage in oil supplies to global markets” after attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have affected the kingdom’s production. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Saudi Arabia says it’s not responsible for high oil prices

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin looks up ice during the first period of the team's NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson) **FILE**

‘No war’: Russian athletes Andrey Rublev, Alex Ovechkin call for peace

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Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts after he lost a point against Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely during a quarterfinal match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili) **FILE**

Djokovic to be replaced at No. 1 by Medvedev after Dubai loss

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An Emirates jetliner comes in for landing at the Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 11, 2019. Dubai's main airport said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, it has retained its top place as the world's busiest for international travel with around 29 million passengers making their way through the gateway that's positioned itself as a critical link between East and West. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Dubai airport is busiest for global travel as coronavirus persists

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press