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Current events of August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) (Sunday)

2011 Syrian uprising:
- The Syrian army attacks the city of Deir ez-Zor according to opposition activists. (Al Jazeera) (BBC)
- The Arab League calls on Syrian authorities to end the violence against civilians. (Kuwait News Agency) (Emirates 24/7)
- Saudi Arabia withdraws its ambassador to Syria in protest at the violence. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
2011 Yemeni uprising: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh leaves hospital in Saudi Arabia after injuries sustained during the ongoing uprising. (CNN)
2011 Libyan civil war: Rebels report more gains south of the capital Tripoli. (Reuters)
Fighting erupts in the Somali capital Mogadishu a day after al Shabaab rebels had reportedly left the city. (Reuters)
Australian French Resistance leader Nancy Wake dies in London at the age of 98. (Sydney Daily Telegraph)

One person is killed and six are missing after a landslide in eastern Malaysia. (Xinhua)

The Metropolitan Police Service restores order in Tottenham, north London, after a riot on Saturday night in which twenty-six police officers were injured. (AFP via Hindustan Times) (BBC)
Nepal bans smoking in public places. (Straits Times)

The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway, the longest guided busway in the world, opens after years of delays. (BBC)