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U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon still believes Kofi Annan is the best hope of ending violence in Syria, although he admitted that "at this time, we don't have any plan B." (May 25)
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UNITED NATIONS
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Speaking from Damascus on Friday, a leader of the United Nations observer mission in Syria said the U.N. monitors' presence alone would not be enough to stop the ongoing violence there. (May 18)
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HUMAN RIGHTS, UNITED NATIONS
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he believes the global Islamic terrorist network Al-Qaida was behind two recent car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus. (May 18)
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AL-QAEDA, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, RUSSIA, DMITRY MEDVEDEV, NEW YORK
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Burhan Ghalioun is quitting the Syrian National Council amid criticism of his leadership. (May 17)
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ELECTIONS
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave a rare television interview on Wednesday, appearing on Russia's official Rossia-24 news channel to tout the success of the May 7 parliamentary elections. (May 16)
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RUSSIA, ELECTIONS
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Egypt brokers deal aimed at ending hunger strike of some 1,600 Palestinians prisoners in Israeli jails, source reveals. (May 14)
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ISRAEL, EGYPT
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Rescuers have some recovered bodies of 50 people on board the brand new Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft, which crashed shortly after takeoff on Wednesday. (May 10)
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PAKISTAN, RUSSIA
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For the second straight Friday, Egyptian Islamists rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square to "protect the revolution" that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak. (Apr 27)
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COURT, ELECTIONS, EGYPT
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Egyptian daily Al Ahram Thursday published an opinion piece that contained news about a new law known as the "Farewell Intercourse Law" which Egypt's parliament is considering to enact. (Apr 27)
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EGYPT