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Week in Review

Al-Monitor Expands 'Pulse' Coverage on Regional Trends

Week in Review

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) meets U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in Damascus October 21, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. International mediator Brahimi, who is pressing for a temporary ceasefire in Syria's civil war, met Assad in Damascus on Sunday, state television said. REUTERS/Sana (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE

The Endgame in Syria

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Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (L) and Iran's Parliament speaker Ali Larijani (C) speak to the media after meeting in Damascus November 23, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency (SANA). REUTERS/SANA/Handout (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Iran Sends Message on Gaza, Syria

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