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Authorities praise parliamentary election as major reform, while opposition activists dismiss it as a farce
Series of explosions rocked Syria Saturday, leaving at least five dead as UN observers continued efforts to monitor frayed cease-fire
On Friday, troops clashed with protesters demanding immediate end to military rule, weeks before landmark presidential elections
Egyptian troops fire tear gas, water cannons at tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo demanding an immediate end to military rule
Year-long crisis raises fears of sectarian strife as Kurds gravitate toward opposition and reprisal killings flare up in restive areas
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least three deaths occurred in flashpoint Hama region after forces opened fire on a vehicle
Conservative opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won majority of seats in first round of voting in March
But, main opposition party denounces amendments as inadequate
More than year of fighting between Syrian government, opposition has taken profound psychological toll along with physical destruction
Student activists say raids on dormitories and intermittent gunfire continued for about five hours
