Death toll in Syria's northern city of Aleppo hits 25 following twin bombings on Friday targeting government military facilities
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Currently meeting in Qatari capital, opposition Syrian National Council says it expects to be recognised by Arab Gulf States within days
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PM Ismail Haniya arrives in Tehran to meet supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as country celebrates 33 anniversary of 1979 Islamic Revolution
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Joint Israel, US anti-missile system test is a success, Israeli defence ministry states; fall of Assad regime could mean more sophisticated arms for Hezbollah, Barak claims
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Failed negotiations between unions and government to resolve dispute over rights of contracted workers see general strike enter its third days
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Turkish FM calls for international conference on Syria; Russia blames anti-regime opposition for violence, accuses West of intentionally 'inflaming crisis'
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17 soldiers and civilians are killed in two separate bomb blasts outside security bases in city of Aleppo, according to Syrian state television
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Libya's ruling NTC, one of the first governments to recognise Syria's opposition council, gives Syrian diplomats 72 hours to depart country
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