Libyan Defense Minister Mohammed al-Barghathi retracted the resignation that he announced early May 7, The Tripoli Post reported.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan will make an important decision May 7 along with the Libyan army's chief of staff, a Libyan Defense Ministry spokesman said, denying reports that the chief of staff had quit, Reuters reported.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said May 7 that no excuse could justify Israeli airstrikes on Syria, AFP reported.

A U.N. team investigating human rights abuses in Syria said May 6 that there was no conclusive evidence that either side in the war had used chemical weapons, Al Jazeera reported.