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Arab league deal with the Syrian regime to stop violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, almost failed on Friday as the Syrian security forces open fire on civilians killing at least two people
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Ramy Ashour and Amr Shabana lose in the quarters, Karim Darwish set up Nick Matthew showdown in the semi-finals
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