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Arab States Weekly Review July 13th – 19th 2013

More than 50 supporters of Mohamed Morsi were shot dead by security forces in Cairo while demonstrating for his reinstatement. The interim president, Adly Mansour, unveiled a timetable for enacting a constitution to be followed by parliamentary and presidential elections early next year. Hazem el-Beblawi was appointed prime minister, while Mohamed El-Baradei was appointed vice-president.