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1 December 2011 Last updated at 21:12 ET

UN rights body to meet on SyriaArmoured vehicle at army checkpoint in Hula, near Homs, Syria - 24 November 2011

The UN Human Rights Council is to hold an emergency session on Syria, after a report says security forces committed crimes against humanity.

The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran - 26 October 2010EU agrees new sanctions on Iran

The EU agrees new sanctions on Iranian officials and businesses over Tehran's nuclear programme and says future measures may target oil exports.

Saudis reject repression claims

Saudi Arabia says a report by Amnesty International, accusing the kingdom of launching a wave of repression, is based on 'inaccurate information'.

Special Reports

Syrian army soldiers in trucks on 10 June 2011Arab uprising

Special coverage from across the rapidly changing region

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Features & Analysis

  • Demonstration in Beirut to urge the passage of family violence law, 2011Culture clash

    Lebanon's family violence bill meets resistance

  • Electoral workers counting votes in AlexandriaWell placed

    Egyptian Islamists look strong after smooth start to polls

  • Syrians living in Turkey chant slogans and wave flags during a protest against the government of President Assad in front of the Syrian consulate in Istanbul, on November 25, 2011Careful path

    Why Turkey is treading cautiously in exerting pressure on Syria

  • Protestors remove the crest of the British embassy in Tehran 29 November, 2011. Fortress falls

    Storming of UK Tehran embassy reflects worsening relations

  • Smart water

    An Israeli start-up helps the UK save water

  • Free vote

    Egyptians relish taking part in country's first democratic ballot

  • African no more?

    Will Libya's new leaders turn their backs on Gaddafi's former allies?

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  • Fairytale landscapes of ThuringiaState expectations

    Visit the towns of Thuringia - the former home of German enlightenment and literature

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