A royal funeral in the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is mourning the death of the son of its founding leader Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who died last Friday. His successor has been named but as The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports, the funeral could serve as a moment to mend strained ties between the Middle Eastern nation and the US.

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