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Iran and US plan further talks, and Al Shara visits UAE
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Iran and the US are set to hold a second round of nuclear deal talks next week. Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara visited the UAE on Sunday. Lebanon marks 50 years since the start of its civil war this week. On this episode of Trending Middle East: 'Constructive' Iran-US talks in Oman draw regional optimism Syrian leader Al Shara expected to visit UAE Lebanon haunted by civil war’s aftermath, 50 years on Lebanon’s civil war: The feud that never ended This episode features Nada AlTaher, Senior Foreign Correspondent.
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Iran and the US are set to hold a second round of nuclear deal talks next week. Syria's President Ahmad Al Shara visited the UAE on Sunday. Lebanon marks 50 years since the start of its civil war this week. On this episode of Trending Middle East: 'Constructive' Iran-US talks in Oman draw regional optimism Syrian leader Al Shara expected to visit UAE Lebanon haunted by civil war’s aftermath, 50 years on Lebanon’s civil war: The feud that never ended This episode features Nada AlTaher, Senior Foreign Correspondent.
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