The new United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Damascus for his first official visit to try to revive efforts to halt the country's persistent violence. A spokesman for Lakhdar Brahimi said the envoy arrived Thursday for meetings with government officials, members of the opposition and civil society. The statement did not specifically mention Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said earlier this week that Brahimi would meet with Assad ...
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