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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
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Syrian PM flees with family

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

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
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
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Effects of Syrian uprising ripple throughout region

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

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
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)
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UN unifies to condemn own Security Council on Syria

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

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
: An image grab taken from a video released by the United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) shows members of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria during a tour of the central Syrian cities of Homs and Rastan on 29 July 2012 (photo: AFP / HO / UNSMIS)
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UN reports violations of humanitarian law in Aleppo

Observers caution both sides to abide by international humanitarian law

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Destroyed buildings line a street in the Salah Al-Din district of the restive city of Aleppo, on 29 July 2012 (photo: AFP / PIERRE TORRES)
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200,000 Syrians flee Aleppo

An exodus of historic proportions is underway as besieged citizens abandon Syria’s…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
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Syrian refugee influx in Lebanon

90,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon following Damascus bombing

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
A picture released by the official Syrian news agency SANA shows men at the scene after two huge bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in Central Damascus on June 28, 2012 (AFP PHOTO/SANA)
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Explosions rock central Damascus

Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus,…

Maryam Ishani Maryam Ishani