Surf Arab States

Arab States Weekly Review 18th – 24th Sep 2010

Thousands of civilians fled Hawta, a town in the south of Yemen, which had been besieged by government forces in an attempt to flush out jihadist rebels believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda.

The Israeli government was pressed by American diplomats to extend its moratorium (due to expire Sep 26th) on the building and expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank.