Faisal Mekdad leaves the American University of Beirut Medical Center after visiting Walid al-Moualem in Beirut
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Faisal Mekdad leaves the American University of Beirut Medical Center after visiting Walid al-Moualem in Beirut
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad (3rd L) leaves the American University of Beirut Medical Center after visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Beirut March 18, 2014. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem to undergo heart surgery at a Beirut hospital, according to local media. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
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A Syrian refugee girl shout slogans as she holds pictures of Syria's President Assad and Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Nasrallah during a celebration at Marj al-Khokh refugee camp near Marjayoun village
A Syrian refugee girl shout slogans as she holds pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (R) and Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a celebration of Syrian forces taking control of the Syrian border town of Yabroud, at Marj al-Khokh refugee camp near Marjayoun village, southern Lebanon March 18, 2014. Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the town of Yabroud on Sunday after driving out rebels, helping Assad secure the land route connecting the capital Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coast. The fall of Yabroud, the last rebel bastion near the Lebanese border, could sever a vital insurgent supply line from Lebanon and consolidate government control over a swathe of territory from Damascus to the central city of Homs. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Syrian refugees hold pictures of Syria's President Assad and Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as they celebrate at Marj al-Khokh refugee camp near Marjayoun village
Syrian refugees hold pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as they celebrate Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants taking control of the Syrian border town of Yabroud, at Marj al-Khokh refugee camp near Marjayoun village, southern Lebanon March 18, 2014. Syrian forces backed by Hezbollah militants took full control of the town of Yabroud on Sunday after driving out rebels, helping Assad secure the land route connecting the capital Damascus with Aleppo and the Mediterranean coast. The fall of Yabroud, the last rebel bastion near the Lebanese border, could sever a vital insurgent supply line from Lebanon and consolidate government control over a swathe of territory from Damascus to the central city of Homs. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
File photo of shutters of shops painted with the colours of the Syrian national flag at al-Bzoria market in Damascus
The shutters of shops are seen painted with the colours of the Syrian national flag at al-Bzoria market in Damascus February 9, 2014. Merchants in Damascus say that they have been encouraged to paint the shutters of their shops the colours of the Syrian flag to show support for President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)
File photo of a door of a store seen with the colours of the Syrian flag at al-Bzoria market in Damascus
A door of a store is seen with the colours of the Syrian flag at al-Bzoria market in Damascus in this February 9, 2014 file photo. Merchants in Damascus say that they have been encouraged to paint the shutters of their shops the colours of the Syrian flag to show support for President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri/Files (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)