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Bashar al-Assad's efforts to disrupt the pesky rebellion in his country by cutting off access to the internet was probably because the rebels use Skype as a way to keep tabs on his army's movement. Thankfully, the rebels planned ahead.

Internet and phone services were finally restored to (most of) Syria on Saturday after a two day total shut down. The rebels and te government blamed each other for the network going down, but, as The Atlantic Wire's Dashiell Bennett explained on Friday, all signs point to it being the government's doing.

The blackout was a (failed) attempt to disrupt the rebels' communication efforts. The New York Times' Amy Chozick reports the rebels use video-messaging software Skype as a their mainImage caption Marmite falls foul of Canada's laws because it is enriched with vitamins

The owner of a British food shop in Canada says he has been ordered to stop selling Marmite, Ovaltine and Irn-Bru because they contain illegal additives.

Tony Badger, who owns a chain called Brit Foods, told local media that food safety officials blocked a large import shipment of the popular products.

Mr Badger said he had been selling the items since 1997.

Food safety officials confirmed some items were barred for sale but said only meat was removed from the store.

"We've been bringing Irn-Bru in since the very beginning," Mr Badger told CKOM.

The bright orange caffeinated drink is particularly popular in Scotland, but sold in countries around the world.

"My understanding was we were importing legally. We've been declaring