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  "path": "/global/2026/05/21/shia-muslims-uk-signs/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T19:53:21.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.thecanary.co",
  "tags": [
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    "Saudi Arabia",
    "UAE",
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    "Nandita Lal"
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  "textContent": "The Gulf Cooperation Council has been accelerating its crackdown on Shia Muslims, but this was no barrier in the UK signing a historic multi-billion-pound trade deal with the bloc, becoming the first G7 nation to do so. The UK, which has backed the US/Israel’s war of choice on Iran, is celebrating the trade pact with […]\n\nBy Nandita Lal",
  "title": "UK signs GCC trade pact as the bloc intensifies crackdown on Shia Muslims"
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