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Arab Summit in Cairo and Palestinian Oscars win

Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends

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Yasmeen Altaji

March 04, 2025

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An Arab summit on Gaza is taking place on Tuesday in Cairo. Reactions from the Middle East continue to pour in after Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won Best Documentary at the 2025 Academy Awards. Iran's vice president for strategic affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif announced his resignation on Monday.

In today's episode of Trending Middle East:

Flurry of diplomatic meetings in Egypt on eve of crucial Arab summit on Gaza

Iranian vice president Zarif resigns in blow to reformists

‘No Other Land’: At the Oscars, Palestine is viewed through an Israeli lens

This episode features Hamza Hendawi, foreign correspondent for The National.

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Updated: March 04, 2025, 4:06 AM`
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