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France has joined the push for the EU to declare the militant group Hezbollah a terrorist organisation, switching tack amid frustration with Hezbollah's support for Syria's military.
Syria's main opposition group has opened key talks in Istanbul to debate whether to agree to negotiate with the regime on ending the two-year civil war under a new US-Russia peace initiative.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says that if President Bashar Assad was not prepared to discuss a political solution to end civil war, there would be increasing support for his opponents.
Dozens of people, mostly combatants, have been killed in ongoing battles for the Syrian town of Qusayr, a watchdog says, as Hezbollah sent new elite fighters to the rebel stronghold.
Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah have entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after Bashar Assad insisted he would not step aside.
Syria's opposition National Coalition has warned that 30 000 civilians in the rebel-held town of Qusayr, faced an "extremely dangerous situation" as regime troops prepare to attack.
Syria has threatened an immediate response to any new Israeli strike, with its militant ally Hezbollah saying Damascus will provide "game-changing" weapons.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appealed for restraint to avoid an escalation in the Syrian conflict, expressing "grave concern" over Israeli air strikes.
Israeli has hit a military target outside Damascus for the second time in a week.
Israel has launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site.
Israel has shot down a drone as it approached the country's northern coast, the military says.
Sectarian tensions in the Syria conflict have spilled over to neighbouring Lebanon, where Hezbollah fighters support President Bashar Assad's regime.
Israeli President Shimon Peres says his nation trusts the US policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The rebel Free Syrian Army, issuing a 48-hour ultimatum, has warned it will target Lebanon's Hezbollah unless the militant group stops shelling territory held by the insurgents.
The Lebanese Hezbollah movement says Israel is leading an international campaign against it, a day after Bulgaria blamed them for a July bomb attack.
