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Russia and US agree to hold Syria conference BBC

The west and its allies cynically bleed Syria to weaken Iran
If western politicians were really interested in saving lives, they would use their leverage to negotiate a settlement

Seumas Milne www.guardian.co.uk

Syria crisis: Russia 'sends sophisticated weapons' BBC

Hezbollah’s war in Syria threatens to engulf Lebanon
This is potentially the greatest danger to Lebanon’s people since the 1975-90 civil war www.independent.co.uk

EU lifts arms embargo on Syria rebels

EU foreign ministers had been divided over whether to extend the arms ban, which affects opposition forces as much as the Syrian government

European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition. BBC

Russian arms 'to deter foreign intervention in Syria'

Russia says it will go ahead with deliveries of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, and that the arms will help deter foreign intervention. [urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22688894]BBC[/url]

Syria crisis: Rebels condemn opposition coalition BBC

Syria and the Middle East: our greatest miscalculation since the rise of fascism
By helping to destroy secular politics in the Middle East, the west has unleashed the Shia/Sunni conflict now tearing it apart

Simon Jenkins www.guardian.co.uk

Syria's Assad warns Israel on air strikes BBC

Syria rebels reinforce in fight for key town of Qusair BBC

William Hague's eagerness to intervene in Syria proves that, like many before him, he has fallen victim to the temptations of office
By DOMINIC SANDBROOK Mail

PETER HITCHENS: We set Syria ablaze... Now we're hurling in explosives
By PETER HITCHENS Mail

PATRICK COCKBURN www.independent.co.uk

Just who has the most to gain if the killing in Syria goes on?
World View: All the players have their own agendas, and none seems to involve a ceasefire... just yet

Syrian rebels and Hezbollah 'exchange fire in Lebanon' BBC

ROBERT FISK www.independent.co.uk

Hezbollah has been lured into unknown territory in Syria as it wages costly battle for survival
Mohammed Nour is the spokesperson for the Northern Storm Brigade, accused of kidnapping 11 Lebanese pilgrims in Syria