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Arab States Weekly Review 6 – 12 Feb 2010

Fighting continued between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government a mere 12 hours after a ceasefire deal was announced. At least one soldier and a government official were killed in the northern district of Iqab.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon expressed his concerns over ‘escalating threats’ posed by Israel to the Middle-East. His comment came just days after aggressive exchanges of accusations between the foreign ministers of Syria and Israel, fueling media speculations over a next ‘imminent war’.