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Saudi Arabia urges MERS precautions around camels

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Egyptian Muslim pilgrims pray last year after they cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called Jamarat; the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Saudi Arabia reports 5 more deaths from MERS

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this 2008 file photo, Assyrian Christians Isaac Samow and his wife, Ziada, say their children, including Hala (center) still speak their language, but they fear the loss of their culture in their grandchildren in asylum in Modesto, Calif., and among other Assyrians fleeing the violence and persecution in the ancient homeland of Mesopotamia. (Associated Press)

Team Obama accused of turning blind eye on persecuted Christians overseas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

An American has MERS: Where did virus come from?

By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Friday, May 2, 2014 said the deadly virus from the Middle East has turned up for the first time in the U.S. (AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File)

1st American MERS patient may leave hospital soon

By TOM COYNE - Associated Press

ORTEL: Saudi ‘Crimea’ could be a global economic disaster

By Charles Ortel

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Friday, May 2, 2014 said the deadly virus from the Middle East has turned up for the first time in the U.S. (AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File)

CDC confirms first case of MERS virus in American

By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Friday, May 2, 2014 said the deadly virus from the Middle East has turned up for the first time in the U.S. (AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File)

CDC confirms first case of MERS virus in American

By Mike Stobbe - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo provided by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a colorized transmission of the MERS coronavirus that emerged in 2012. Health officials on Friday, May 2, 2014 said the deadly virus from the Middle East has turned up for the first time in the U.S. (AP Photo/National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases via The Canadian Press, File)

CDC confirms first case of MERS virus in American

By MIKE STOBBE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013, file photo, Egyptian Muslim pilgrims, some wearing masks as a precaution against the Middle East respiratory syndrome, pray after they cast stones at a pillar, symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called &quot;Jamarat,&quot; the last rite of the annual hajj, in Mina near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah sacked the country’s health minister on Monday, April 21, 2014, amid a spike in deaths and infections from the virus known as the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The official Saudi Press Agency carried the royal order that said Abdullah al-Rabiah was relieved of his post as Health Minister, and that Labor Minister Adel Faqih will temporarily take over the health minister’s portfolio until a replacement is named. The statement said al-Rabiah is now adviser to the Royal Court. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Saudi Arabia reports 8 more deaths from MERS virus

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Trial begins this week in bar owner’s slaying

By BILL DRAPER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, passengers walk past the medical quarantine area showing information sheets for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus at the arrival section of Manila's International Airport in Paranaque, south of Manila. One expert says recent outbreaks of MERS in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that led to more than 20 infections, many among health-care workers, “have put us into uncharted territory.”Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah sacked the country’s health minister on Monday, April 21, 2014, amid a spike in deaths and infections from the virus known as the Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The official Saudi Press Agency carried the royal order that said Abdullah al-Rabiah was relieved of his post as Health Minister, and that Labor Minister Adel Faqih will temporarily take over the health minister’s portfolio until a replacement is named. The statement said al-Rabiah is now adviser to the Royal Court. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Egypt reports first case of MERS virus

Associated Press

FILE- In this Wednesday, April 16, 2014, file photo, passengers walk past the medical quarantine area showing information sheets for the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus at the arrival section of Manila's International Airport in Paranaque, south of Manila. One expert says recent outbreaks of MERS in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that led to more than 20 infections, many among health-care workers, “have put us into uncharted territory.” (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Spate of Mideast virus infections raises concerns

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sunday, April 6, 2014 file photo, John Cena celebrates his win during Wrestlemania XXX at the Mercedes-Benz Super Dome in New Orleans. World-famous WWE wrestlers such as John Cena, Shaemus and champion Randy Orton are in Saudi Arabia for three days of matches in the capital Riyadh. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for WWE, File)

WWE wrestlers in Saudi Arabia for live matches

Associated Press

UAE: Paramedic dies from MERS, others infected

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, March 26, 2014 photo, Saudi artist Manal Al-Dowayan poses with one of her messenger pigeons of &quot;Suspended Together&quot; installation at her exhibition titled &quot;Crash&quot; at the Cuadro Art Gallery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The kingdom's modern art scene has become a platform for Saudi artists to voice their frustration about the country’s most sensitive issues without coming into friction with the country’s rulers, reaching the public in new says and allowing individual points of view in a country where dominant ultraconservative norms have long prevailed. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Saudi artists cautiously push against redlines

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

IOC president meets Saudi Olympic chief in Riyadh

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Obama meets with Saudi king, weighs new Syria aid

By Jim Kuhnhenn and Julie Pace - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia reports 1 more death from new virus

Associated Press