Syria

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…

Image source, EPA Image caption, Syria's readmittance to the Arab League comes ahead of a meeting in Riyadh later this month By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Syria is back in the influential Arab League, more than a decade after being thrown out for its brutal repression of pro-democracy protests, which…

Arab government representatives in Cairo voted Sunday to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension, according to the organization. The vote in the Egyptian capital came days after regional top diplomats met in Jordan to discuss a roadmap to return Syria to the Arab fold as the…

Key PointsLegal action is being launched against the Australian government over Australians trapped in Syrian detention camps.Aid agency Save the Children is acting as litigation guardian, describing the action as a "last resort".The women and children have been detained since 2019. 17 were repatriated in Australia, but about 40 remain…

In comments shared with Newsweek, Iran has declared a "new era" in Syria after 12 years of conflict as the Islamic Republic's president visited the allied nation, while Tehran also defended its second seizure of an international vessel near the waters of the Persian Gulf in less than a week.…