As regime forces evacuate the capital ahead of a brutal counter-attack, Syrian filmmakers and journalists talk to Ahram Online about launching alternate news agencies and struggling to get quality footage out of the warzone
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 300 people were killed on Thursday during clashes across Syria, reaching the highest death toll in the 16-month uprising against the regime
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Syrian state television announces that Ramadan would begin on Saturday; rebels say Friday
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Armed rebels spray paint 'victory' on the walls they take full control of key border post with Turkey after fierce clashes with regime forces
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Russian envoy to Paris says Assad is ready for a 'civilised' exit
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Britain vows to 'give more practical support' to the Syrian rebels as Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution against President Bashar Al-Assad
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Washington condemns the Russian-Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against the Syrian regime and asserts the future of the country 'will not include Bashar Al-Assad'
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The United States and EU praise the electoral process in Libya and say the country will march towards democracy in the post-Gaddafi era
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Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad if he does not end the use of heavy weapons
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