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Arab States Weekly Review July 21st – 27th 2012

Mohamed Morsi, president of Egypt, appointed the irrigation minister Hisham Qandil as prime minister.

Violence intensified in Aleppo, Syria. President Bashar Assad’s government said it would use chemical weapons only against foreign forces, and never against opponents within Syria.

Around 130 people were killed in various bombings and gun attacks in 18 towns across Iraq.