Iraq sets election date and US-Russia embassy talks take place
On this episode of Trending Middle East:
Iraq to hold parliamentary elections on November 11
US and Russian officials to meet for second round of embassy talks in Istanbul
A UK tax rate of 67% makes Dubai move the obvious choice for the non-domiciled
This episode features Sinan Mahmoud, Iraq Correspondent; Lizzie Porter, Turkey Correspondent, and Tariq Tahir, Senior Investigations Correspondent.
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