Arab States Weekly Review 16 Jan – 22 Jan 2010

Muhammad Badeea was elected as the ’supreme guide’ of the Muslim Brotherhood at its HQ in Egypt, replacing the older Mehdi Akef. The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the Arab world’s most influential Islamist movements.

An parliamentary panel in Iraq recommended that some 500 candidates should not be allowed to participate in a general election due in March, due to alleged past ties to the Baath party. Sectarian tensions resulted.

It was leaked that Abu Dhabi’s bailout of (Dubai) state-backed Dubai World was only half of the USD 10bn which was previously reported, as USD 5bn was a prior credit commitment. The announcement fueled fears about Dubai’s rescue.

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