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Arab States Weekly Review April 7th – 13th 2012

Omar Suleiman, the vice president under Hosni Mubarak and long-time head of the intelligence agency, announced his candidacy for the presidency of Egypt.

Syrian troops opened fire on refugees crossing the border into Turkey, killing at least two people. The act provoked a protest from Turkey. An estimated 24,000 Syrian refugees have crossed into Turkey to escape the turmoil in their country. A ceasefire brokered by Kofi Annan started on April 12th but is not expected to hold long.