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In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, an oil tanker approaches to the new Jetty during the launch of the new $650 million oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday, May 12, 2019, that four commercial ships near Fujairah &quot;were subjected to sabotage operations&quot; after false reports circulated in Lebanese and Iranian media outlets saying there had been explosions at the Fujairah port. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Tankers reported damaged off UAE on major oil trade route

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, an oil tanker approaches to the new Jetty during the launch of the new $650 million oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates said Sunday, May 12, 2019, that four commercial ships near Fujairah &quot;were subjected to sabotage operations&quot; after false reports circulated in Lebanese and Iranian media outlets saying there had been explosions at the Fujairah port. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The Latest: Norwegian tanker’s hull punctured off UAE coast

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Images show rarely seen UAE ruler greet sheikhs for Ramadan

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UAE says it releases Qatar navy boat, 4 sailors amid dispute

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Man accused of being UAE spy dies in Turkish jail

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In this May 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, powerful Emirati crown prince, entangled by Mueller report

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

This Tuesday, April 16, 2019 photo shows the Coca Cola Arena in front of world tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai unveils its latest mega-project, a stadium and arena in the heart of a super luxe shopping and dining destination, even as the economy slows down and thousands of jobs are being axed across the emirate. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Dubai arena is latest project unveiled despite weaker growth

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

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)

Lolwah Al-Khater, Qatar diplomat, sees long Saudi feud

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Arab summit in Tunisia to unite on Golan but rifts remain

By BOUAZZA BIN BOUAZZA and SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

R. Kelly, right, appears in court with his attorney Steve Greenberg, March 22, 2019, for a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. An overseas trip by R. Kelly is in limbo after his criminal attorney asked for more time to provide details to the court about concerts the singer wants to perform next month in Dubai. The hearing only briefly touched on a defense motion this week asking the judge in Kelly's sexual-assault case for permission to travel to earn money from up to five concerts. The filing says Kelly is scrambling to pay bills amid his legal troubles. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune Via AP, Pool)

Dubai denies R. Kelly concert plans

By Jon Gambrell and Malak Harb - Associated Press

In this Nov. 17, 2015, file photo, musical artist R. Kelly performs the national anthem before an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Dubai finds itself entangled in case against R. Kelly

By Jon Gambrell and Malak Harb - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2013 file photo, R. Kelly performs at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Kelly has asked the Chicago judge to let him travel overseas for concerts in Dubai, saying he’s been unable to get work anywhere in the U.S. since his arrest on charges he sexually abused three minor girls and an adult woman. The request in a Wednesday filing says the R&amp;B star will perform at up to five concerts in the oil-rich nation in the Middle East. A judge ordered Kelly to surrender his passport after his arrest last month on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision/AP, File)

Citing cash woes, R Kelly asks judge for OK to fly to Dubai

By MICHAEL TARM - Associated Press

Asian Cup host UAE fined $150K for fans targeting Qatar

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UAE sports chief would back UEFA punishment of Man City

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, file photo, the sun rises over the skyline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. A prominent Dubai bank is warning that non-oil companies across the United Arab Emirates have cut staff at their sharpest rate in nearly a decade amid an economic slowdown. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

UAE non-oil companies cutting jobs at fastest rate in decade

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Emirati astronauts Sultan al-Neyadi, left, and Hazza al-Mansoori, are interviewed by The Associated Press in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. The UAE said on Monday it will send either astronaut al-Mansoori or al-Neyadi to the International Space Station on Sept. 25 aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket. The UAE has a fledgling space program with big ambitions. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

UAE says its first astronaut going into space in September

By MALAK HARB - Associated Press

An explosion strikes during a military demonstration targeting a theatrical &quot;ballistic missile launchpad&quot; at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. The biennial arms show in Abu Dhabi comes as the United Arab Emirates faces increasing criticism for its role in the yearlong war in Yemen. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Abu Dhabi arms fair opens amid Yemen war criticism

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

UAE says British-Sudanese man charged in Qatar jersey claim

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Pope Francis hugs Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar, after an Interreligious meeting at the Founder's Memorial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Pope Francis has asserted in the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula that religious leaders have a duty to reject all war and commit themselves to dialogue. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

The Latest: Girl approaches pope as he enters UAE stadium

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Al-Shabab says it killed Dubai port official in Somalia

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press