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A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian firefighters extinguishing a fire following at the site of a car bomb that ripped through Jaramana, a mainly Christian and Druze suburb of Damascus, on September 3, 2012. AFP PHOTO/HO/SANA
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The bitter truth; peaceful resolution in Syria “nearly impossible”

New special envoy to Syria admits the task ahead may be insurmountable…

Luiz Sanchez Luiz Sanchez
Opinion

Morsy a catalyst for a new global political system?

The current international political system is the result of dominant power relations…

Mustafa Salama Mustafa Salama
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
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Al-Bashir declines invitation to meet with Kiir

Al Bashir turns down an invitation to meet the South Sudanese president

Rana Muhammad Taha Rana Muhammad Taha

Security Council backs Annan’s Syria peace plan

By Edith M. Lederer and Peter James Spielmann /AP UNITED NATIONS: The UN…

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