The actress made a holiday goodwill visit to peacekeepers, signing T-shirts and posing for pictures with dozens of soldiers from the United States, Germany and France.

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Earlier this week, the UAE said it would free 12 detained Iranian divers in an apparent goodwill gesture before the visit.

BBC: NEWS | Middle East | Iran's Ahmadinejad in UAE talks

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Actress Mia Farrow, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador who has just returned from her fourth visit to Darfur, agreed that the U.S. effort is late and lacking.

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