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Arab Spring

Syria govt supporters hack Financial Times
The Financial Times’ website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify.
US doubles aid to Syrian rebels
The United States said on Sunday it would double its aid to Syria’s opposition, including with new non-lethal military equipment, but paid no heed to calls for arms supplies or a direct intervention.
Britain has proof of chemical weapons use in Syria
British military scientists have found forensic evidence that chemical weapons have been used in the conflict in Syria, the Times newspaper reported on Saturday.
Mubarak set for low key retrial in Egypt
The retrial of Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.
Power outage hits Damascus, south Syria
The Syrian government on Monday blamed a rebel attack on a key power line for a blackout that hit Damascus and much of the country’s south overnight.
Tensions loom as Tunisia marks its Arab Spring revolution
Tunisians marked the second anniversary on Monday of veteran dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s flight into exile in the first of the Arab Spring uprisings but insecurity and social tensions persist.
Syria regime renews aerial bombardments: monitor
A warplane bombed the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Harasta, east of Damascus, as helicopter gunships strafed a district of Syria’s capital on Thursday, monitors said,.
In shaky Syrian holiday truce, enemies eye victory
Lakhdar Brahimi’s holiday truce may have saved Syrian lives on Friday, as government troops and rebels drew breath on several fronts - though dozens still shed blood on Eid Al Adha.
Heavy clashes at Syrian army base
Heavy fighting broke out around a Syrian military base on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, in the first major violation of a ceasefire marking the Eid Al Adha.
Turkey calls for all parties in Syria to observe Eid ceasefire
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called on Friday for all sides involved in the conflict in Syria to observe a ceasefire during the Eid Al Adha festival next week.
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