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President Joe Biden speaks in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Detained American’s family blasts Biden administration: ‘Complete indifference’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies to Abu Dhabi to be exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, in Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (Russian Federal Security Service via AP)

U.S. cheers Griner’s release from Russian prison, but doubts loom about fate of Paul Whelan

By Tom Howell Jr. and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Brittney Griner (15) runs up court during women's basketball gold medal game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Brittney Griner for Viktor Bout: WNBA star freed in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Qatar Amiri Diwan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, greats UAE president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, upon his arrival at the Hamad airport in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (Qatar Amiri Diwan via AP)

UAE leader makes surprise visit to Qatar following boycott

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

People take photos with the official FIFA World Cup Countdown Clock on Doha's corniche, in Qatar, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. Hosting the World Cup marks a pinnacle in Qatar's efforts to rise out of the shadow of its larger neighbors in the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Qatar at World Cup pinnacle after years of Mideast turmoil

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Tom Barrack leaves Brooklyn Federal Court, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Barrack, a Donald Trump loyalist was acquitted at a federal trial where he was accused of using his personal access to the former Republican president to secretly promote the interests of the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

Ali el-Sayyed Mohammed takes an order from customers at Hadoota Masreya Restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 5, 2022. Mohammed left his hometown of Beheira along the Egyptian Nile Delta this year to come to Dubai in the hopes of earning a living wage. The 26-year-old said he is supporting his mother and sisters back home and hoping to save enough to get married. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)

Migrants feel inflation’s squeeze twice — at home and abroad

By Aya Batrawy, Trisha Ahmed, Claudia Torrens and Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)

Democrats want U.S. troops out of Saudi Arabia after OPEC oil cut

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Tom Barrack, left, arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Tillerson to testify at corruption trial of Trump adviser

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Tom Barrack exits Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in New York. Potential jurors in the criminal trial of Donald Trump's inaugural committee chair Tom Barrack have been quizzed by the judge on a tricky topic: What do they think of the former president? (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

Opening statements set for trial against close Trump ally

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

A SpaceX Falon 9 rocket is launched Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today/Florida Today via AP)

United Arab Emirates announces lunar rover will launch on SpaceX rocket in November

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks during an event Friday, July 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing Trump “to continue violating the law&quot; by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump's teasing of a future White House bid. American Bridge on Wednesday, July 20, filed a lawsuit asking that a judge compel the commission to take action on its pending complaint that accuses Trump of violating federal campaign laws by raising and spending money for a run without officially filing his candidacy. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Potential jurors quizzed on Trump in inaugural chair’s trial

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

A painting of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late leader of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Abu Dhabi, left, and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the late ruler of Dubai, hangs outside the offices of the offices of the Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai, UAE, Sept. 3, 2022. A state-linked newspaper published a story this summer about a hot-button issue in the country: How Emiratis are coping with high fuel prices. It ended up seeing over 40 people fired and the paper was declared dissolved. The purge at Al Roeya newspaper reflects the intense challenges facing local journalists in the UAE. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Mass firing at UAE newspaper raises question of censorship

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

This photo released by the U.S. Navy shows the Iranian Revolutionary Guard ship Shahid Bazair, left, towing a U.S. Navy Saildrone Explorer in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Tuesday that Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf. Iran did not immediately acknowledge the incident, though it comes amid heightened tensions over Tehran's tattered nuclear deal with world powers. (U.S. Navy via AP)

U.S. Navy says Iran seized, later let go of American sea drone

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

FILE - Former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera smiles after being presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 16, 2019, in Washington. Rivera and ex-Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin are leading a push to bring the sport that made them famous to India, Pakistan and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) **FILE**

Hall of Famers in push for baseball in cricket-mad region

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President Joe Biden arrives at Andrews Air Force Base after delivering remarks in Cleveland about the American Recovery Act, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Once-unthinkable coordination between Israeli and Arab militaries is coming into greater focus as Joe Biden heads into his first Middle East trip as president. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Six things to watch during Biden’s trip to the Middle East

By Chris Megerian - Associated Press

The Madame Gu superyacht, owned by Russian parliamentarian Andrei Skoch, is docked at Port Rashid terminal, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, June 23, 2022. The sleek $156 million yacht belonging to Skoch, a sanctioned Russian oligarch and parliamentarian, is the latest reminder of how the sheikhdom has become a haven for Russian money amid Moscow's war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Sanctioned Russian oligarch yacht in Dubai as pressure grows

By Isabel Debre - Associated Press

This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground Natanz nuclear site, as well as ongoing construction to expand the facility in a nearby mountain to the south, near Natanz, Iran, May 9, 2022. Iran plans to install two new cascades of advanced centrifuges at Natanz that will allow Tehran to rapidly enrich more uranium, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said Thursday, June 9, 2022, the latest escalation in the standoff over the country's atomic program. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

UN watchdog says Iran plans to ramp up uranium enrichment

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich attends the UEFA Women's Champions League final soccer match against FC Barcelona in Gothenburg, Sweden, May 16, 2021. U.S. authorities moved Monday, June 6, 2022, to seize two luxury jets — a $60 million Gulfstream and a $350 million aircraft believed to be one of the world's most expensive private airplanes — after linking both to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) **FILE**

Feds win warrant to seize Russian billionaire’s $350 million jet

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, May 15, 2022. Israel said Tuesday, May 31, 2022, that it has proof that Iran stole classified documents from the U.N. atomic energy agency nearly two decades ago and used them to conceal its nuclear activities from international inspectors. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

UAE-Israel free-trade deal latest fruit of U.S.-backed ‘Abraham Accords’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times