Surf Arab States

Weekly Review 27 Feb – 5 March 2010

A suicide bombing in Baquba, north of Baghdad, killed at least 33 people. Tensions have rose preceding a general election in Iraq on March 7th.

George Mitchell, Obama’s envoy to the Middle-East, will set off to the region to initiate another round of ‘proximity talks’ between the Israeli’s and the Palestinians. The Arab League has welcomed the news of the negotiations, which have stalled for over a year.