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UAE minister Anwar Gargash: Region’s dangers demand ‘activist’ stance

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 12, 2020 file, photo, Yemeni medical workers wearing masks and protective gear stand at the entrance of a hospital in Aden, Yemen. The international aid group Doctors Without Borders has reported a spike of deaths and infections from coronavirus, including health workers at a facility it runs in Aden. Residents of Aden had previously said several hospitals shut their doors as medical staffers feared contracting the virus while lacking protective equipment. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June

By SAMY MAGDY and AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this June 17, 2014, file photo, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths walks out of Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Paul Griffiths, Dubai airport CEO: Global travel still up in air over the coronavirus

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 8, 2020 photo, people look out at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, at sunset in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai built a city on the promise of globalization, creating itself as a vital hub for the free movement of trade, people and money worldwide. Now, with events cancelled, flights grounded and investment halted, this sheikhdom in the UAE faces both the threat of the coronavirus and a growing economic crisis. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Built for a global economy, Dubai now threatened by virus

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, listens during a teleconference with his cabinet in Istanbul, Monday, May 11, 2020. Erdogan announced a new four-day curfew to stem infections, that includes the weekend and a public holiday on May 19. The country has opted to impose short weekend curfews, instead of full lockdowns, fearing their possible negative effects on the already troubled economy.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this April 19, 2020 photo, Vox Cinema employee Jackline Nansamba of Uganda stocks shelves at a Carrefour supermarket while wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus pandemic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The coronavirus pandemic has exposed just how vital foreigners are to the Gulf Arab countries where they work as medics, drivers, grocers and cleaners. Vox Cinemas and Carrefour are both owned in the United Arab Emirates by the major retail firm Majid Al Futtaim. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Foreigners on front lines of pandemic in Gulf Arab states

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, supporters of southern separatists gather with the flags of south Yemen and the United Arab Emirates during a rally to show support for the UAE amid a standoff with the internationally recognized government, in Aden, Yemen. (AP Photo/Wail al-Qubaty, File)

Yemen’s south in turmoil after separatists’ self-rule bid

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

A fire burns on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. A high-rise tower caught fire Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates and authorities said it wasn't immediately clear what caused the blaze. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

High-rise tower catches fire in United Arab Emirates

By JON GAMBRELL and FAY ABUELGASIM - Associated Press

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, technicians walk at the under a construction site of the Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai's Expo 2020 world's fair will be postponed to Oct. 1, 2021, over the new coronavirus pandemic, a Paris-based body behind the events said Monday, May 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Dubai Expo 2020 world’s fair postponed to October 1, 2021

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Clashes in Yemen UNESCO site threaten rare species

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 27, 2020, photo, an Associated Press journalist examines a gate system made by Guard ME that conducts temperature checks and fogs disinfectants on users, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As confirmed coronavirus cases spike, the United Arab Emirates is opening up its cavernous malls and restaurants in a gamble to stimulate its economy while still trying to fight off the pandemic. That's led to a new normal here of temperature checks, social distancing monitors at supermarkets and marked-off empty seats on the city's driverless Metro. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Times Square is nearly empty of pedestrians during the coronavirus pandemic in New York City on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’

By CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, April 7, 2020 photo, a delivery truck leaves after dropping off alcohol to a home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai’s two major alcohol distributors have partnered to offer home delivery of beer, spirits and wine as the new coronavirus now threatens a crucial source of tax and general revenue for the rulers of this Islamic city-state. The decision marks yet another loosening of social mores in the skyscraper-studded desert metropolis. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down bars

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, technicians walk at the under construction site of the Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On Monday, March 30, 2020, the organizers of Expo 2020 recommended postponing the world's fair until next years over the new coronavirus pandemic. Dubai has already spent billions of dollars on the world's fair, which was supposed to take place in October. The ultimate decision over the event will be made by the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions, which had awarded the fair to Dubai in 2014. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Expo 2020, the world’s fair in Dubai, set for one-year delay due to pandemic

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Syria, UAE leaders discuss coronavirus, a thaw in relations

Associated Press

A street musician sings and plays music on an empty lane in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Iran is battling the worst new coronavirus outbreak in the region and authorities have advised people to stay at home and trying to enforce new policy imposing the kinds of lockdowns when the country spending the new year holidays. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen

By SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, cabinet members wearing face masks attend their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Senior Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, semiofficial Fars News Agency reported Wednesday. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)

Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 file photo, Qatar's defender Salem Al Hajri, lies on the pitch after shoes and bottles where thrown in by United Arab Emirates fans during their AFC Asian Cup semifinal soccer match at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A legal challenge by the United Arab Emirates soccer federation that threatens Qatar’s 2019 Asian Cup title will be heard at sport’s highest court. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 it will hear the UAE's appeal on March 12 in a case that alleges Qatar fielded two ineligible players at the tournament. The Asian Cup was hosted by the UAE during an ongoing diplomatic rift with neighboring Qatar, which will stage the next World Cup in 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, file)

Sports court hears UAE challenge to Qatar’s Asian Cup title

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

A trader walks at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Regional stock markets were down, reflecting investor concerns and nerves felt globally as oil prices plunge and tourism revenue is eroded by the virus. The World Health Organization on Wednesday officially designated the outbreak a "pandemic." (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

All in: Dubai insists showcase world’s fair still a go for 2020

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 8, 2020, file, photo, an Emirati trader passes under the stocks display screen at the Dubai Financial Market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates will shut down its schools for four weeks as the coronavirus threatens global oil prices, airlines and Dubai’s upcoming Expo 2020 world’s fair. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press