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26 March 2013 Last updated at 09:27 ET

Opposition takes Syria summit seatAhmed Moaz al-Khatib takes Syria's seat at the Arab League summit

Syria's opposition National Coalition takes the official seat of the country at the start of a two-day Arab League summit in Qatar.

Families of detainees outside court building - picture from #uaedetainees(04/03/13)UAE trial of 94 slammed as 'unfair'

A coalition of international human rights organisations releases a report calling the trial of 94 activists in the United Arab Emirates "flagrantly unfair".

Tourists released in Egypt's Sinai

Two tourists, an Israeli man and a Norwegian woman, are released by kidnappers in the Sinai peninsula in Egypt, the state news agency has said.

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