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Arab League Chief Says Tunisia's Unrest May Spread

   VOA News  19 January 2011
   Kuwait's  Amir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, Egyptian president Hosni
   Mubarak,  and  Amr  Moussa, Secretary general of the Arab League, from
   left,  chair  the Arab economic summit, at the Red Sea resort of Sharm
   el Sheik, Egypt, 19 Jan 2011.

Photo: AP

   Kuwait's  Amir Sheik Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, Egyptian president Hosni
   Mubarak,  and  Amr  Moussa, Secretary general of the Arab League, from
   left,  chair  the Arab economic summit, at the Red Sea resort of Sharm
   el Sheik, Egypt, 19 Jan 2011.

   Arab  League  Secretary-General  Amr  Moussa  has  warned  Middle East
   leaders that the region is being "broken" by poverty, unemployment and
   a general slide in economic conditions.
   He commented Wednesday at a summit in Egypt that is being overshadowed
   by the unrest that toppled Tunisia's government last week.
   Moussa  told  Arab  leaders  the  political  upheaval in Tunisia is an
   indicator  of  spreading  discontent  in  the Middle East. He said the
   anger of Arab citizens has reached unprecedented levels.
   Arab populations face problems similar to those that led to the unrest
   in  Tunisia - surging prices, poverty and political systems that offer
   little or no outlet for dissent.
   Earlier,  Moussa  said  economic  and  political reforms in the region