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Arab States Weekly Review 30th Oct – 5th Nov 2010

The net profit of Dubai airliner Emirates grew by 351% for its half year, compared with the same period in 2009, to $925m. Revenue from its traffic in cargo was up by nearly 50%.

Al-Qaeda’s offshoot in Yemen in believed to be behind a foiled plot of blowing up 2 cargo planes headed for the USA. Explosives were found hidden in printer-ink cartridges, addressed to synagogues in Chicago.

A string of bombings in Iraq resulted in the highest week’s death toll since American troops left the country at the end of August. At least 117 civilians were killed by insurgents during a five-day period.