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This image released by NBC shows Leonardo DiCaprio accepting the award for best actor in a motion picture comedy for his role in &quot;The Wolf of Wall Street&quot; during the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

Quarter of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ cut in Dubai

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

Dan Mori, player of Vitesse, training at National Sports Centre Papendal. (Wikimedia Commons)

Dutch soccer team Vitesse heads to UAE without Israeli defender

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

SANDS: Iran’s Pouya scores breakthrough during World Youth Championship

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Department of Homeland Security police officers keep an eye on planes at Los Angeles International Airport. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Negotiators skirt customs, make flights easier from UAE to U.S.

By Jeffrey Anderson and Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

"It's ridiculous that U.S. government policy would encourage travelers to use foreign airlines instead of U.S. carriers," says Rep. Patrick Meehan, Pennsylvania Republican, of proposed facility in Abu Dhabi that will allow fliers to "preclear" U.S. customs. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers want to block customs station in UAE

By Jeffrey Anderson - The Washington Times

Emirati officials greet one another in front of an Emirates Airbus A380 on display on the opening day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday Nov. 17, 2013. The airshow is seen as an increasingly important barometer on the state of the industry and the rising roles of the big-spending Gulf carriers Etihad, Qatar Airways and Emirates as they compete for routes and critical stopover traffic between Asia and Europe and the Americas. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Boeing takes $100 billion in orders from Gulf airlines

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Mickelson to start next year in the Middle East

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** A model showcases a swimsuit during the Islamic Fashion Festival at the Malaysia International Fashion Week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Northernmost emirate bans bikinis, briefs

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rebels from al-Qaeda-affiliated Jabhat al-Nusra wave their brigade flag as they step atop a Syrian air force helicopter at the Taftanaz Air Base, which was was captured by the rebels, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, in Idlib province in northern Syria. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network)

UAE thwarts al Qaeda terror plan and arrests suspects

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Passengers walk in the new Concourse A of Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Middle East is new global travel crossroads

By Scott Mayerowitz - Associated Press

** FILE ** An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan on a moonlit night in January 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

United Arab Emirates to buy U.S.-made drones in military expansion

Associated Press

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Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta underscored the alliance Tuesday when he landed in Kuwait, a staunch Persian Gulf ally, for consultations. U.S. allies in the region, notably Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are proxies for the U.S. against Iran.

U.S. arms to Gulf allies hint of strategy

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

UN group gives nod for greater Internet oversight

By BRIAN MURPHY - Associated Press

U.N. group gives nod for greater Internet oversight

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

US leads Western snub of UN telecoms treaty

By BRIAN MURPHY - Associated Press

US warns of treaty snub over Internet rules

By BRIAN MURPHY - Associated Press

Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press