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Death toll in Syria's northern city of Aleppo hits 25 following twin bombings on Friday targeting government military facilities
Currently meeting in Qatari capital, opposition Syrian National Council says it expects to be recognised by Arab Gulf States within days
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
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
Failed negotiations between unions and government to resolve dispute over rights of contracted workers see general strike enter its third days
Turkish FM calls for international conference on Syria; Russia blames anti-regime opposition for violence, accuses West of intentionally 'inflaming crisis'
17 soldiers and civilians are killed in two separate bomb blasts outside security bases in city of Aleppo, according to Syrian state television
Libya's ruling NTC, one of the first governments to recognise Syria's opposition council, gives Syrian diplomats 72 hours to depart country
Dozens of civilians are killed as government troops press a relentless assault on the flashpoint Syrian city of Homs for a fifth straight day, flattening many buildings  
Self-proclaimed Jewish state green lights more illegal West Bank construction work under guise of building 'educational facility' for special-needs youth

Saudi King Abdullah says United Nations has lost international confidence after Russia and China's veto blocked resolution condemning Syrian regime crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

Protesters rally in Sanaa on Friday in support of single-candidate presidential poll slated for later this month

Obama condemns 'outrageous bloodshed' in Syria after rights observatory reveals deaths of almost 80 people in Homs; Arab League's El-Araby calls for joint UN-Arab operation

A UN seminar on assistance to the Palestinian people explains well the negative impact of the Israeli occupation but falls short on offering mitigation measures

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