UK to send armour to Syria
The UK is to supply armoured vehicles and body armour to Syria opposition forces in a bid to end a crisis that has reached "catastrophic proportions", Foreign Secretary William Hague said today.
Arab League offers seat to Syrian opposition
The head of the Arab League has formally invited the Syrian National Coalition - the main grouping of opposition groups and rebels - to represent Syria on the League.
President Bashar al-Assad's government was suspended from the Cairo-based League in November 2011, eight months into the civil war.
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