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UN's Ban says Brahimi to keep working with Arab League on Syria

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that Syria mediator Lakhdar Brahimi would continue working as a joint U.N.-Arab League envoy, despite what U.N. diplomats said was Brahimi's desire to distance himself from the Arab bloc.Full story

Arab League says Syrian opposition to attend summit

DOHA (Reuters) - Leaders of Syria's main opposition group will attend an Arab League summit this week, the Qatari prime minister said on Sunday, looking for more support for the armed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Full story

Russia, Arab League see chance for start to Syria dialogue

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the Arab League see signs of hope that the rival sides in the Syrian civil war are willing to start talks to end nearly two years of conflict. Full story

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