Syria

/ Middle East Issued on: 10/05/2023 - 15:57Modified: 10/05/2023 - 16:09 This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency Telegram account on May 10, 2023 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meeting with Saudi's ambassador to Jordan, Nayef bin Bandar Al-Sudairy, in Damascus. Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab…

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cemented his return to the Arab fold Tuesday when leading Sunni power Saudi Arabia, which long supported Syria's opposition, said its diplomats would resume work in the country. The restoration of diplomatic ties, later confirmed by Damascus, came more than a decade after Riyadh withdrew its…

TEHRAN — Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to attend a four-way meeting with his Syrian, Turkish and Russian counterparts in a summit hosted by the Kremlin.  Prior to the Iranian minister's departure, the spokesman for the country's Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani, told reporters in Tehran that…

Neither Fatah nor Hamas: Arab News/YouGov poll shows Palestinians want nothing to do with their leadership LONDON: A new Arab News/YouGov survey has identified a broad sense of despair among many Palestinians who feel trapped between an Israeli government they believe has no interest in forging peace and a Palestinian leadership…

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on May 7, 2023. — AFP Days after Arab League brought Syria back into the alliance, the United States announced that it will not normalise relations with the Bashar al-Assad-led regime. Criticising the middle…

Criticising the Arab League’s decision to readmit Syria, the US on Monday said that President Bashar al-Assad does not deserve normalization after his country’s brutal civil war. “We do not believe that Syria merits readmission to the Arab League at this time,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters. Despite…

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief expressed hope Monday that Syria’s return to the Arab League and its engagement with regional powers could spur progress in resolving the 13-year Syrian civil war, as Damascus faced pressure to be transparent about chemical weapons. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he believes the region…

Video Duration 28 minutes 12 seconds 28:12 After 12 years of civil war and government crackdowns in Syria, the Arab League has reinstated the country. Syria was out of the Arab League for more than a decade. Now, President Bashar al-Assad and his regime have been welcomed back. The readmittance…

(RNS) — Lebanon teeters on the brink, with the country’s openness its biggest asset and liability. While exact numbers are unknown, the society is evenly divided between Christians, Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims, with the ancient Druze community adding a smaller fourth element. Such balance is unique in the Middle…

Syrian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS After twelve years of isolation, the Arab League has given Syria permission to rejoin the fold, under certain conditions, the National reports. An Egyptian diplomat who spoke to The National on condition of anonymity said that the decision was made by Arab foreign ministers during an…