My Way News - Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria
My Way News reports: "The new tone in Egypt risks fueling the flow of Egyptian jihadi fighters to Syria, where the conflict is already increasingly defined by the sectarian divide, with the mostly Sunni rebels fighting a regime rooted in the minority Alawite sect, an off-shoot of Shiite Islam, and backed by Shiite Iran and Hezbollah. The conflict is also becoming more regional after Hezbollah intervened to help Assad defeat rebels in a strategic western town this month. [...]  The United States last week hardened its own position on Assad's regime, agreeing to provide the rebels with lethal weapons."

My Way News - Putin: US-Russia positions on Syria don't coincide
My Way News reports: "While Putin has called for negotiated peace talks, he has not urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to leave power, and he remains one of Assad's strongest political and military allies. The White House did not expect any breakthrough with Putin on Syria during the gathering of the Group of Eight Summit at a lakeside golf resort near Enniskillen and the meeting further highlighted the rift between the two countries on how to address the fighting in the country. "