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Ban condemns bomb attacks in Syrian

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned in the strongest terms Wednesday’s bomb attacks in Homs, which initial reports indicate killed 39 people, including 30 schoolchildren between the ages of six and nine. He regarded this as an act of the utmost depravity, a statement released by his press office said.

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Libyan army halts military operations

The Libyan army has declared a halt to military operations “on all fronts,” local media said on Wednesday, two days after rival parliamentarians at a UN-sponsored meeting called for a ceasefire in the troubled country. Military spokesperson Colonel Abu Zaid al-Mismari told the Al-Wasat news site that the army would …

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Egypt offers military training to Libya

Egypt has offered to train pro-government forces battling rival armed groups in Libya, stepping up efforts to eradicate what it says is a threat to its own stability from the anarchy engulfing its neighbour. The offer was the latest sign of intervention by competing Arab powers in Libya – a …

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