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People queue up waiting to purchase face masks outside a shop in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people in the mainland and more than a dozen other countries. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

UAE confirms 4 cases of new Chinese virus, first in Mideast

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

People walk under a screen warning about a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. China broadened its unprecedented, open-ended lockdowns to encompass around 25 million people Friday to try to contain a deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds, though the measures' potential for success is uncertain. The sign reads &quot;Avoid contact with patients.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

More airports screening passengers amid China virus outbreak

By DAVID RISING - Associated Press

UAE, Indonesia reach multi-billion dollar investment deals

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman sits during a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)

New Oman ruler vows to uphold late sultan’s peaceful policy

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman sits during a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the Beit Al Baraka Royal Palace in Muscat, Oman. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who modernized Oman, dies at 79

By Jon Gambrell - 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)

Court date set for UAE appeal against Qatar’s Asian Cup win

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Oct. 21, 2019, file photo, Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the opening ceremony of the International Astronautical Congress, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

AP FACT CHECK: Pence misleadingly links Iran general to 9/11

By HOPE YEN and JON GAMBRELL and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, photo, Giacomo Ziani, the co-founder of the app ToTok, speaks to The Associated Press in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ziani, whose video and voice calling app is suspected of being a spying tool of the United Arab Emirates, defended his work in an interview with the AP, while denying knowing that people and companies linked to the project had ties to the country's intelligence apparatus. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Co-creator defends suspected UAE spying app called ToTok

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Emirati diplomat says promoting tolerance takes time

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

A Qatari flag flies in front of a banner showing Saudi King Salman with Arabic reads, &quot;We pledge you to listen and obey&quot; at a trade center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019 ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council &quot;GCC&quot;, 40th summit. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Qatar emir not attending annual Gulf summit in Saudi Arabia

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

UAE diplomat praises Syrian president’s ‘wise leadership’

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In this June 16, 2005, file photo, celebrity chef Gary Rhodes poses for photographs at the launch of the &quot;Taste of London&quot; festival in the city's Regent's Park. The family of British celebrity chef Gary Rhodes said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, that he has died at the age of 59 with his wife Jennie by his side. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes dies at 59 with wife by his side

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Saudi crown prince visits Abu Dhabi as Yemen war rages

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Officials: Airport used by UAE as prison in Yemen reopened

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

UAE says soldier killed in Saudi Arabia near Yemen border

By AHMED AL-HAJ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2019 file photo, the Sustainability Pavilion at the site of Expo 2020, which is under construction, is visited during a tour arranged for Associated Press journalists, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Israel's commissioner to Expo 2020 in Dubai says next year's world fair offers the country an opportunity to present a fresh face to the Arab world. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Israel says Expo 2020 in Dubai is a bridge to Arab world

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden Governor Nasser al-Khabji, left, and Yemen's deputy Prime Minister Salem al-Khanbashi sign a power-sharing deal in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Yemen's internationally recognized government signed a power-sharing deal with Yemeni separatists that are backed by the United Arab Emirates. A picture of Saudi Arabia's founder late King Abdul Aziz Al Saud hangs on wall. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)

Correction: Yemen story

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Hundreds demonstrate against UAE in Yemen’s Socotra island

By AHMAD AL-HAJ - Associated Press

People enjoy drinking alcoholic beverages at a restaurant overlooking the Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled stores, previously only accessible to license-holding residents, as the United Arab Emirates saw the first drop in alcohol sales by volume in a decade. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

SpiceJet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh, left, and Sheikh Khalid bin Saud Al Qasimi, a son of Ras al-Khaimah ruler Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, right, pose for photographs during a news conference in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. India's low-cost airline SpiceJet announced plans Wednesday to build its first international hub in the United Arab Emirates, offering a pledge of support to Boeing Co. by saying it would use now-grounded 737 MAX aircraft in the operation once regulators approve the planes for flight. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

India’s SpiceJet to open hub in UAE with Boeing 737 Maxs

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press