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Cheney set for Mideast trip

US Vice-President Dick Cheney is set to begin Sunday a Middle East trip that includes visits to Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Oman.

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  • Published: 14:38 March 16, 2008
  • Gulf News

Washington: US Vice-President Dick Cheney is set to begin Sunday a Middle East trip that includes visits to Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Oman.

An Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, high oil prices and concern of Iran's rising influence will be high on the agenda of the 10-day trip.

Cheney's visit coincides with the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq.

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