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Pat Gjerde, a Monroe firefighter, stands on a rescue boat used for water rescue operations at the Monroe Fire Department, on March 29, 2018 in Monroe, Wa. (Ian Terry /The Herald via AP)

Monroe firefighter re-enlists with family, friends’ support

By STEPHANIE DAVEY - Associated Press

Dozens injured when barricade collapses in Kuwait’s Gulf Cup

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Kuwait names ruler’s son as defense minister in shakeup

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Germany presses Kuwait over airline’s rejection of Israeli

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FIFA lifts Kuwait’s 2-year ban from international soccer

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The rift among Arab nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council is no closer to resolution today than when it began in June 2017, a Qatari diplomat said. (Associated Press/File)

UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Kuwait parliament passes law addressing IOC, FIFA bans

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In this Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 photo, Lisa Willoughby, of Long Beach Island, flies a kite on the beach. Willoughby is one of the best kite flyers in the world. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Record via AP)

NJ kite runner dominates sport worldwide

By CHRISTOPHER MAAG - Associated Press

Louisiana National Guard unit to deploy to Kuwait

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Saba during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump hosts Kuwait emir, a close ally, at White House

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

This Saturday Aug. 12, 2017 photo released by Kuwait Environment Public Authority, shows an oil spill near Kuwait's southern Ras al-Zour in Persian Gulf waters. (Kuwait Environment Public Authority via AP)

Group estimates 34,000 gallons of oil spilled off Kuwait

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In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017 photo, a waitress sings at the Pyongyang Okryu-Gwan North Korean Restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From state-run restaurants to construction sites, North Korean workers in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates face conditions akin to forced labor while being spied on by planted intelligence officers, eating little food and suffering physical abuse, authorities say. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Thousands of North Korean laborers in US-allied Gulf nations

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Tuesday July 11, 2017 photo U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign an memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbours. (Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

The Latest: Tillerson, Saudi king make no progress on Qatar

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A woman takes a photo of a black-and-white depiction of Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that has attracted signatures and comments of support from residents amid a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and neighboring Arab countries, in Doha, Qatar, Monday, July 3, 2017. A group of Arab nations early on Monday extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf by 48 hours, saying Kuwait's emir requested the delay as part of his efforts to mediate the dispute. (AP Photo/Maggie Hyde)

The Latest: UN chief sends envoy to Gulf amid Qatar crisis

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Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, talks to journalists during a press conference in Rome, Saturday July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Arab nations extend deadline in Qatar crisis by 48 hours

By Maggie Hyde - Associated Press

In this Jan. 1, 2015, file photo, staff members of Al-Jazeera International work at the news studio in Doha, Qatar. Kuwait has given Qatar a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that includes shutting down Al-Jazeera and cutting diplomatic ties to Iran. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

The Latest: Turkey won’t end its military presence in Qatar

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FILE- In this Sunday, May 21, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, center rear, looks on as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and then Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef exchange an agreement against the funding militant groups, during a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman was named crown prince in a sudden royal shake-up in Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, but that is just the latest wild card in days of head-spinning developments in the typically staid Gulf, including the unexpected cutting off of nominal ally Qatar from the powerful Gulf Cooperation Council and Iran firing a missile into Syria for the first time, targeting Islamic State militants (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Qatar given list of demands from Saudi Arabia to end crisis

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

In this May 17, 2016, photo, Farhad Azima, the owner, chairman and chief executive officer of Kansas City-based Aviation Leasing Group poses for a photo at his home in Kansas City, Mo. The Associated Press has learned that the Iranian-born aviation mogul, described as holding a stay-out-of-jail card over his past work for the CIA, is the focus of a new global criminal corruption case. Authorities in the U.S. and abroad are investigating Azima as part of a global corruption case. Investigators are examining whether Azima, now 75, paid a kickback to a former United Arab Emirates official to reap the profits from a hotel sale in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star via AP)

‘Worth killing over’: How a plane mogul dodged US scrutiny

By JON GAMBRELL and JACK GILLUM and JEFF HORWITZ - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Asian Olympic leader Kuwaiti Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Washington Hilton, in Washington. Ahmad denies claims in a U.S. federal court that he bribed FIFA voters.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

FIFA official Sheikh Ahmad resigning amid bribery claims

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 file photo, Asian Olympic leader Kuwaiti Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the Washington Hilton, in Washington. Ahmad denies claims in a U.S. federal court that he bribed FIFA voters.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Asian Olympic chief Sheikh Ahmad denies FIFA bribery claims

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press