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Oct 2022
2m 13s

Solar cars in the UAE, Iraq names new pr...

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Trending Middle East brings you the latest social media and search trends from the region and around the world. On today's episode, the world’s first production-ready solar car, the Lightyear 0, will arrive in the UAE early next year, not long after it goes on sale in Europe at the end of 2022.   Iraq’s Parliament elects former water resources minister ... Show More
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Gaza 'concentration camps' and Red Sea attacks
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