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Mar 2025
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Iran talks in China and Syria's constitu...

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Iran meets its allies Russia and China in Beijing on Friday for nuclear talks. Syria's interim President Ahmed Al Sharaa has signed a new constitutional declaration outlining plans for transitional government and justice in the country. A UN inquiry has determined that Israeli attacks on Gaza fertility centres are genocidal.

This episode features Khaled Yacoub Oweis.

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