In Syria itself, activists say the army has regained control of Douma near the capital Damascus after a siege and shelling lasting several days. They say dozens of people have died and hundreds more have been injured with bodies lying in the streets. The activists say many people have been forced to flee the town and others are trapped inside with food, electricity and water supplies running out. The Syrian state news agency said the army was continuing to pursue what it described as terrorists in Douma with dozens dead after raids on their hideouts.
在叙利亚国内,活动人士称经过持续几天的围攻和炮轰,军队再次控制了首都大马士革附近的杜马。他们称有数十人丧生,数百人受伤,大街上尸体横陈。活动人士称许多人被迫离开这里,还有人被困城中,食物、电力和水供应都很短缺。叙利亚国家新闻机构称军队仍在杜马追捕所谓的恐怖分子,在这些恐怖分子的藏身处发动突袭中,有数十人死亡。
Egypt's first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi has been sworn in with a call for the swift reinstatement of the country's parliament, which was recently dissolved. In a ceremony at a military area outside Cairo, the head of the governing military authorities, Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, officially handed power to President Morsi. Earlier in a speech at Cairo University, Mr Morsi from the Muslim Brotherhood said he'd protect the army as an institution, but he warned that its job was to defend the country, not to run it. Mr Morsi promised a shining new page in his country's history.