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** FILE ** In this photo taken Monday, June 25, 2012, a muslim Emirati woman passes by a dress code sign at a shopping mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2011 file photo, Metallica's singer James Hetfield performs on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The band Metallica is participating in a publicity campaign aimed at catching a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared after one of their concerts. (AP Photo/Nousha Salimi, File )
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Musician Robin Gibb performs at the Dubai International Jazz Festival in the United Arab Emirates in March 2008. (AP Photo/Tracy Brand)
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Mickael Barzalona celebrates on Monterosso after he won the Dubai World Cup race, Saturday, March 31, 2012, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Stephen Hindley)
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Roger Federer holds the winning trophy after defeating Andy Murray in the men's singles final at the Emirates Dubai ATP Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday, March 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball during a quarterfinal of the Emirates Dubai ATP Tennis Championships against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Tiger Woods plays a ball on the 17th hole during the third round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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Rory McIlroy plays a bunker shot on the 4th hole during the second round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Shijilesh Ulleri)
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Tiger Woods tees of on the 5th hole during the second round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Shijilesh Ulleri)
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Rory McIlroy from Northern Ireland plays a ball on the 17th hole during the first round of Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
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** FILE ** Axl Rose, lead singer of the rock band Guns N' Roses, performs during a concert on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in June 2010. (AP Photo/Nousha Salimi, File)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS An Emirati man looks at a lingerie display as he passes in front of Frederick's of Hollywood at a shopping mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The lingerie retailer chose the Emirates for the launch of its first international store. In only a few short years, this desert country has emerged as an unlikely first port of call for retailers looking to test their brands overseas.
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Jalila al-Nuaimi of the United Arab Emirates women's national soccer team raises her arms toward children from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington during a July 13 clinic in Washington, D.C. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Fatiha Ouadah (23), Jalila al-Nuaimi (7) and the United Arab Emirates women's soccer team embrace children from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington during a July 13 clinic in the District. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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The United Arab Emirates women's soccer team does drills with children from the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington. "These girls are pioneers," said Connie Selby, the United Arab Emirates women's coach. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Jalila Al Nuimi, 7, of the UAE women's national soccer team, raises her arms as kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington approach her during a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
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Shahad Ahmed Budebs, 19, of the UAE women's national soccer team, signs a soccer ball for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington during a soccer clinic at Cardozo High School in Northwest Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)
