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Correction: Police Killing-UAE Citizen story

By MARK GILLISPIE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Noor Punasiya, people stand by an explosion site in Medina, Saudi Arabia, Monday, July 4, 2016. State-linked Saudi news websites reported an explosion Monday near one of Islam's holiest sites in the city of Medina, as two suicide bombers struck in different cities. (Courtesy of Noor Punasiya via AP)

Saudi Arabia names Pakistani man as suicide bomber in Jiddah

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A waitress serves the customers with the beers during lunch time at a restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in this Wednesday, June 22, 2016, photo. Dubai is breaking new ground again by deciding to loosen its rules prohibiting day-time alcohol sales during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

In a first, Mideast hub Dubai eases liquor rules for Ramadan

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Robin Thicke performs during "The Steve Harvey Morning Show" live broadcast at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on Aug. 7, 2015. (Robb D. Cohen/Invision/Associated Press) **FILE**

Robin Thicke, bikini-clad girlfriend soak up sun in Dubai; other couples have faced jail time

By Ken Shepherd - The Washington Times

Illustration on the fragile oasis of the UAE by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DANIEL PIPES: The United Arab Emirates fragile good life

By Daniel Pipes

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, left, testifies as Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart looks on during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

U.S. spy chiefs: Saudi, UAE ground troops won’t help in fight against ISIS

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A Bahraini protester holds a picture of Saudi Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr during a rally denouncing his execution by Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Daih, Bahrain. Saudi Arabia announced the execution of al-Nimr on Saturday along with 46 others. Al-Nimr was a central figure in protests by Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority until his arrest in 2012, and his execution drew condemnation from Shiites across the region. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar

By Ali Akbar Dareini and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

UAE takes 5 Yemeni prisoners freed by U.S. from Guantanamo

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The &quot;Frecce Tri Colori&quot; Italian Air Force aerobatic display team perform during the opening of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Focus at Dubai Airshow shifts to military needs

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Syrians check e-mails and connect to Facebook at an Internet cafe in Damascus on Tuesday. A watchdog says Syria apparently has lifted its ban on social media, perhaps to stave off unrest broiling elsewhere. Internet users previously tunneled through proxy servers to reach such sites. (Associated Press)

Commerce Dept. settles with men who sold U.S.-made spy tools to Syria

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, the flag of the United Arab Emirates is flown at half-staff in honor of Emirati soldiers killed in Friday's attack by Shiite rebels in Yemen, as vehicles pass it by in Dubai. Radio stations across the UAE have replaced their usual upbeat fare with Koranic recitations and classical music to mark three days of mourning commemorating the war dead, an honor typically reserved for the country's top leaders. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Gulf states stiffen determination in wake of troop deaths in Yemen

By Adam Schreck - Associated Press

Inside the Ring: Muslim Brotherhood has Obama’s secret support

By Bill Gertz

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, a plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. The operator of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel boarded by Iranian forces as it was traversing the Strait of Hormuz said Wednesday, April 29, 2015 that it has confirmed the crew is safe but that the company is still trying to determine why the ship was seized the previous day by the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Iran fires at Singaporean shipping vessel in international waters

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Obama (center) bids farewell to leaders from six Gulf nations, who are trying to work through tensions sparked by the U.S. bid for a nuclear deal with Iran, a pursuit that has put regional partners on edge. Mr. Obama is seeking to reassure the Gulf leaders that the U.S. overtures to Iran will not come at the expense of commitments to their security. (Associated Press)

Obama looks for global support on Iran nuke deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Moroccan warplane apparently downed before Yemen cease-fire

By Ahmed Al-Haj and Paul Schemm - Associated Press

President Obama is greeted by new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz as the president and first lady Michelle Obama arrive on Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Saudi king not snubbing Obama, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A man loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh inspects at Saleh's house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 10, 2015. Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies in the country's splintered armed forces said Sunday they would accept a five-day humanitarian cease-fire to allow aid to reach civilians after more than a month of daily Saudi-led airstrikes. Saleh and his forces back Shiite rebels also known as the Houthis, who are also backed by Iran. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

A look at nations involved in Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press