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Aug 1

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US sanctions PA, and new Syria-Russia re...

THE NATIONAL NEWS

About this episode

The US has imposed sanctions on officials of the Palestinian Authority and members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. A senior Syrian official has visited Russia for the first time since the fall of the Assad regime. The US is turning to the UAE for energy.

On today's episode of Trending Middle East:

US 'punishes' Palestinian leadership for seeking recognised state

Syria seeks closer Russian ties as Moscow calls for healing country's divisions

US Interior Secretary confident that AI's demand for power will drive energy markets

This episode features Thomas Helm, Jerusalem correspondent; and Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Jordan correspondent.

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