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“Only the path of dialogue and fundamental reforms will lead to democracy and . . . to long-term security and prosperity,” French president and Summit host Nicosla Sarkozy said.“President [Bashar] al-Assad now has a choice. He can lead that transition or get out of the way. The Syrian government must stop shooting demonstrators and allow peaceful protests.”The US Security Council has failed to adopt a resolution on Syria due to the reluctance of Russia and China although 220 global civil society groups have called on the council to demand an end to the use of force against protesters.

Five protesters were wounded in the town of Zabadani close to the Lebanese frontier while three were said to have been slain overnight in a village near the protest hub of Deraa in the south.Activists seeking to evade arrest and violence have been mounting night time vigils and rallies while tribesmen have shot dead soldiers in revenge for deaths of relatives.

Yesterday’s death toll as compared with 44 from the previous Friday appeared to indicate that the army and security forces had been ordered not to shoot protesters. However, Amnesty International announced it had received from human rights groups video film of Syrian forces applying “what appears to be a shoot-to-kill policy”. Opposition organisations claim that more than 1,000 have died since unrest erupted in mid-March.Eight world leaders attending the Deauville summit in France called on Damascus to grant the Syrian people’s “legitimate demands for freedom” and said they were “appalled” over deaths and violations of human rights.

Frustrated by the slow pace of the transition to democratic rule, activists are also demanding speedy trials for Mr Mubarak, accused of profiteering and ordering fatal shootings of protesters during the uprising. The case for Mr Mubarak’s prosecution has been strengthened by testimony of former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman who said he knew of “every bullet fired” against demonstrators. More: http://www.onlinenewshop.com/handbags-michael-kors-handbags-c-68_171.html In an attempt to deflect popular criticism from the unelected military and the caretaker government, Egypt is set to open the Gaza crossing on its border this weekend. This should ease Israel’s blockade and siege of the Strip.

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