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A picture taken on 24 November 2008 shows Syria's then agriculture minister and current prime minister Riad Hijab in Quneitra. Hijab has defected to the opposition, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on 6 August, as state media reported his abrupt sacking just two months after his appointment AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA

Syrian PM flees with family

Hijab was appointed by President Bashar Al-Assad this past June after serving…

Basil El-Dabh August 6, 2012

A Syrian woman carries bags of bread in the restive northern Syrian city of Aleppo, on 3 August. Many thousands of Syrian civilians have fled the fighting to other countries, including Egypt AFP PHOTO / VEDAY XHYMSHITI

Syrians seeking asylum in Egypt overlooked

Hidden crisis as countries across the region struggle to deal with effects…

Rana Muhammad Taha August 5, 2012

Onlookers gather at the scene of a suicide bombing in the restive southern province of Abyan on 5 August. The suicide attack blamed on Al-Qaeda in Jaar, one of a string of towns in Abyan province that were retaken by government troops in June after being held by Al-Qaeda loyalists for more than a year, killed 45 people, local officials said, as residents voiced fears that a lack of security personnel on the ground will allow the jihadists to return AFP PHOTO / STR

Bomb blast underlines fragile security in Yemen

This latest bombing in Yemen highlights the fragile state of Yemen’s security

Luiz Sanchez August 5, 2012

Lebanese farmers harvests cannabis plants at a place somewhere in the Bekaa Valley (File photo) AFP PHOTO / Ramzi Haidar

Bekaa Valley ablaze with protests

Towards the end of July resistance grew violent as farmers took up…

Ahmed Khalifa August 5, 2012

An image grab taken from a video uploaded on YouTube on 5 August 2012 allegedly shows footage of Iranians (background) kidnapped in Damascus, in which a rebel fighter alleges the hostages are elite Revolutionary Guards

Effects of Syrian uprising ripple throughout region

The Syrian uprising is causing a ripple of effects felt across the…

Rana Muhammad Taha August 5, 2012

President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed meeting traditional elders and leaders of Balad, Middle Shabelle regionAFP PHOTO / AU-UN IST/ STUART PRICE

Somalia seals Arab world’s newest constitution

Somalia's Constituent Assembly overwhelmingly approves draft

Connor Molloy August 4, 2012

A screengrab from a youtube clip shows the Estelle, a ship voyaging to break the Gaza blockade from Sweden

International flotilla sets sail to break Gaza blockade

Swedish based organisation begins voyage hoping to raise awareness for plight of…

Hend Kortam August 4, 2012

Bahraini policemen arrest protestors during an anti-government demonstration in the village of Bani Jamrah, West of Manama, on August 2, 2012. AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

US praises Bahrain for report, as clampdowns continue

Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry Report: the country is more stable, despite…

Moustafa Ayad August 4, 2012

Syrian rebels stand on pictures of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad as they take position in the northern city of Aleppo on August 3, 2012 (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD GHARABLI)

UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria

Countries to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution include some of…

Basil El-Dabh August 4, 2012

The guards were ambushed by members of an unknown group in Algeria's northwestern province of Tlemcen (file photo: AFP)

Gunfire at the Morocco-Algeria border leaves three border guards dead

The Algerian border guards were killed in an ambush

Ahmed Khalifa August 4, 2012