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Moaz al-Khatib, head of the Syrian opposition. 
Iran slams Arab League over Syria opposition seat
AFP 27 Mar 2013
  Iran's foreign ministry criticized the Arab League of Nation's decision to allocate Syria's long-...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, questions a witness during a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Washington, DC, March 17, 2011.
Kerry: Iran-Syria Iraq overflights 'helping to sustain Assad'
AFP 24 Mar 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed Iraq to stop allowing Iranian flights apparently carrying military equipment...
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, questions a witness during a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Washington, DC, March 17, 2011.
Kerry on surprise Iraq trip to urge Syria cooperation
AFP 24 Mar 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry made a surprise trip to Baghdad on Sunday to press for more help over the conflict in...
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy talking with Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr during summit of Organization of Islamic Conference in Cairo, 6 February 2013.
Islamic states urge 'serious dialogue' on Syria
AFP 07 Feb 2013
Leaders of Islamic states called for a peaceful resolution to the Syrian conflict through "serious dialogue"...
Syrian man defends throwing shoe at Ahmadinejad
Al-Masry Al-Youm 07 Feb 2013
The Syrian man who threw a shoe at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday during his visit to Cairo said the...
Forty-eight Iranians released by Syrian rebels in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government arrived at the Sheraton hotel in central Damascus on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, a Reuters witness said. The men were accompanied by the Iranian ambassador to Syria and arrived in six small buses, looking tired but in good health. 
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
Reuters 10 Jan 2013
  Forty-eight Iranians freed by Syrian rebels in exchange for more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the...
Russia endorses Egyptian-led regional group on Syria
Reuters 05 Nov 2012
Russia on Monday endorsed an Egyptian initiative to reconvene four Middle East powers to try to resolve the Syrian...
A portrait of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is installed in front of Lebanese (C) and Iranian flags on a flyover leading to Beirut International Airport.
Iran foreign ministry denies military presence in Syria
Reuters 17 Sep 2012
Iran's foreign ministry on Monday denied remarks by the Revolutionary Guards commander-in-chief that members of the...
This photo provided by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian rescue teams investigating the scene after an explosion in a residential neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, 18 March 2012. The state news agency said the explosion was a "terrorist bombing." The report by SANA gave no information on casualties in what appeared to be the second attack in two days on cities where President Bashar Assad's regime enjoys strong support. (AP Photo/SANA)
Rebels pull back in Syria's Aleppo, UN says no one will win
Reuters 10 Aug 2012
ALEPPO, Syria — Syrian forces have pushed rebels back from a strategic district of Aleppo, but skirmishes...
Syrian president Bashaar al-Assad in uniform.
Syria's Assad returns to public eye with ally Iran
AP 07 Aug 2012
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance on state TV in nearly three weeks Tuesday in a show of...