Four Palestinian civilians are reported killed in Gaza as fears grow that Syrian civil war could spill across border
Islamic countries brace for anti-west protests
• Pakistan blocks mobile phone signals in 15 cities
• French embassies and schools closed in around 20 countries
• Tunisia bans protests against Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Palestinian cause is victim of Arab revolts, says David Miliband
Former foreign secretary expresses alarm at fading prospects for two-state solution to Middle East conflict
Syria conflict: rebels withdraw from Salahedin, Aleppo – Thursday 9 August 2012
• Rebels claim Assad’s chief of protocol has defected
• More clashes reported in Aleppo
• All 48 Iranian hostages are alive, Tehran claims