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From Trump's Shara perfume to stuffed elephants and lions, what are the strangest gifts from world leaders?

A gift of perfume from Trump to Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has re-shed light on a long history of strange gifts between world leaders, from elephants, giraffes and Pharaonic obelisks, to stuffed lions and carpets bearing pictures of presidents, in a diplomatic tradition that countries have used to express...

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From Trump's Shara perfume to stuffed elephants and lions, what are the strangest gifts from world leaders?
Source: BBC Arabic
هدية عطر من ترامب للرئيس السوري أحمد الشرع أعادت تسليط الضوء على تاريخ طويل من الهدايا الغريبة بين زعماء العالم، من الأفيال والزرافات والمسلات الفرعونية، إلى الأسود المحنطة والسجاد الذي يحمل صور الرؤساء، في تقليد دبلوماسي استخدمته الدول للتعبير عن القوة والصداقة والرمزية السياسية.

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