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Arab States Weekly Review March 23rd – 29th 2013

The Syrian National Coalition, the main opposition group to Bashar Assad’s regime, took Syria’s seat at the Arab League meeting in Qatar. President Assad said the seat had been handed to “bandits and thugs”.

Lebanon’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, resigned amid disagreements over the supervision of an election due in June and the choice of an internal security chief. Neighbouring Syria’s war has further destabilised Lebanese politics.