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Former President George Bush Dies

George Bush Senior dies at the age of 94

Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94. He as the 41st US president between 1989 and 1993, his term was defined by the end of the Cold War and the first Iraq war against Saddam Hussein.

Also on the programme: Syria Matters, a major new exhibition in Qatar celebrating the Syria's rich cultural heritage; and the campaign in the US highlighting how pregnant women are treated in prison.

Julian Worricker discusses these and other issues with Phil Clark, specialist in Central Africa, and Sanam Naraghi-Anderlini, a Washington based women's rights activist.

(Image: Former US President George H.W. Bush. Credit: AFP)

53 minutes

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Sat 1 Dec 201807:06GMT

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  • Sat 1 Dec 201807:06GMT