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Arab States Weekly Review 10 – 16 April 2010

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Shimon Perez, President of Israel, accused Syria of supplying scud missiles to Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon. Syria has dismissed the accusations as “fabrications”, and believes Israel is trying to set the stage for “Israeli aggression”. Last year Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his organization could hit “any city in Israel”, but did not give details.

At least two Palestinian militants were killed in an Israeli army strike in the Gaza strip. The Israeli military says it hit a Palestinian group which was planting explosives near Gaza’s perimeter fence.

Arab States Weekly Review 13 – 19 Feb 2010

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Dubai released footage of a suspected hit-squad responsible for executing senior Hamas commander Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh. The 11-man squad, suspected to be tied to Mossad, travelled on European passports. Israeli reports suggest that Al-Mabhoub was in Dubai to acquire weapons for Hamas from Iran.

US-Syrian diplomatic relations are being restored as the US nominated its first ambassador to Syria in five years.

Arab States Weekly Review 6 – 12 Feb 2010

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Fighting continued between Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government a mere 12 hours after a ceasefire deal was announced. At least one soldier and a government official were killed in the northern district of Iqab.

Prime Minister Saad Hariri of Lebanon expressed his concerns over ‘escalating threats’ posed by Israel to the Middle-East. His comment came just days after aggressive exchanges of accusations between the foreign ministers of Syria and Israel, fueling media speculations over a next ‘imminent war’.

Arab States Weekly Review 28 Nov – 4 Dec 09

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Heavy rainfall in Saudi Arabia has led to floods resulting in around 100 deaths, according to local officials. Dozen are still said to be missing, raising fears the death will rise further. The heaviest flooding was reported in Jeddah and Mecca. Heavy rainstorms on Wednesday already hampered the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, however no casualties were reported in Mecca.

Three people have died in an explosion at a petrol station in Damascus, capital of Syria. The Syrian interior minister ruled out a terrorist attack, and said the tyre of the bus exploded as it was being pumped. The bus was carrying Iranian pilgrims visiting the Sayyida Zeinab shrine for Shia Muslims.

Dubai World outlined its plans to restructure $26bn in debt, following last week’s request for a six-month delay on debt payments. The issue raised fears in the Gulf region and hit global stockmarkets. Abu Dhabi, Dubai’s Emirate neighbour, was reluctant to intervene immediately with a bail-out, and said to review situations on per-case basis.