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Syria's main opposition bloc says it will fight on to topple President Bashar Assad, and that any political solution to the conflict must lead to the fall of the regime.
World leaders, including those of the US and Russia, say they are united in wanting a peaceful end to the Syrian conflict.
Lebanon's main Sunni Muslim political party has pleaded with the presidency to prevent "state collapse".
Morsi's new tough tone on Syria raises concerns of a nod to jihadi fighters
President Barack Obama's decision to authorise lethal aid to Syrian rebels has marked a deepening of US involvement in the two-year civil war.
Former President Bill Clinton has increased pressure for a stronger US role in Syria's civil war, short of sending in troops according to reports.
The US, working with European allies, has concluded that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons against the rebels killing up to 150 people, a top official says.
Lebanon's army has warned it will hit back against any new attacks from Syria after a helicopter gunship struck an eastern town.
US officials are still uncertain whether arming Syria's rebels to halt the violence is the best way to reshape a war that now includes Hezbollah and Iranian fighters.
UN leader Ban Ki-moon has called for better protection for UN peacekeepers in the Golan Heights to counter the growing threat of spill-over violence from the Syria conflict.
An Iranian deputy foreign ministry says his country has been invited to a planned international peace conference in Geneva aimed at ending the war in Syria.
At least 60 Shi'ite villagers have died in clashes with rebels in Syria while twin suicide bombings hit Damascus as the West moved to support the opposition.
The Gulf Co-operation Council says it will take measures against members of Lebanon's Hezbollah over the Shi'ite movement's military intervention against Syrian rebels.
The US says it is considering "all possible options" to help the Syrian opposition.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has urged Syrians to unite to bring down President Bashar Assad.
