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CAIRO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has worked with Russia to broker an agreement to create a "de-escalation zone" in the northern Homs countryside in war-torn Syria, official MENA news agency reported.
The ceasefire deal is to take effect on Thursday between the Syrian government forces and armed rebels in Homs province.
On the other hand, Russia's military spokesman said in Moscow that the two warring parties reached the agreement after earlier talks in Cairo on July 31.
