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People walk past a row of destroyed buildings near the Al-Hayat Hospital in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on September 10. Syrian troops on Tuesday pounded Aleppo to thwart a rebel advance in Syria's second city, activists said, as Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visited a Jordanian camp for refugees from the conflict. AFP Photo
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Aleppo pounded as Jolie visits Syria refugees

Bloodshed continues in Syria, as Lakhdar Brahimi hold Syrian-crisis talks in Cairo

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UN and Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi (right) and Arab League General Secretary Nabil al-Arabi look at their watches as they leave the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
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Morsy’s Syria quartet in Cairo

Iran and new UN special envoy to Syria both attending Morsy's initiative…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waits to address the twenty-first session of the UN Human Rights Council on 10 September at the United Nations offices in Geneva. Ban and his human rights chief Navi Pillay called for more accountability for the bloodshed in Syria. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
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UN’s attackers in Syria must face justice: Pillay

Navi Pillay calls for holding UN attackers accountable for their actions

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A poster welcoming Pope Benedict XVI appears under an billboard advertisement for a retail shop on the Dbayeh highway, north of Beirut AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ
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Vatican Pope to visit Beirut

Pope Benedict XVI calls Middle East visit a “pilgrimage for peace”

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh
Fighters pass weapons through a hole in a building before an offensive against government forces in Izza neighbourhood of the embattled northern city of Aleppo AFP PHOTO / ZAC BAILLIE
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Al-Qaeda-linked militant threatens Syria

Abu Sayyaf vows to fight against Al-Assad

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Syrian women protesting outside of the Arab League building in Cairo Hassan Ibrahim / DNE
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Syrian women on hunger strike in Cairo

Six women on seventh day of hunger strike in front of the…

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A Syrian rebel aims his weapon during clashes with government forces in the Ezza district of the northern city of Aleppo on 8 September AFP PHOTO / ZAC BAILLIE
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Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo

Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab…

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President Mohamed Morsi speaks during a press conference in Cairo (File photo) AFP PHOTO
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President joins Twitter

President joins popular social media website, while another popular site keeps tabs…

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Syrian government forces take position in the Saif al-Dawla district of Aleppo on 11 August as deadly clashes raged in Syria's second city and regime forces shelled several rebel-held neighbourhoods AFP PHOTO / Stringer
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Ending the violence in Syria: lots of talk but little action

While regional and world powers develop separate plans to solve the crisis,…

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha
Protester carries a key ring with the Muslim Brotherhood symbol during protests in front of the Syrian embassy in Cairo Mohamed Omar
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All 12 detainees of Syrian Embassy clash released

"Charged with assaulting police officers" detainees released by the public prosecutor

Basil El-Dabh Basil El-Dabh