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Arab States Weekly Review Jan 5th – 11th 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad gave his first public speech in nearly seven months, denouncing the rebels seeking to overthrow him and criticizing western countries for meddling in domestic affairs.

Egypt’s President Muhammed Morsi mediated talks in Cairo between the leaders of Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas, in an attempt to implement a unity pact signed in 2011.