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Analysis: How important is Syria’s return to the Arab League?

Many Arab states have accepted that Bashar al-Assad’s government has survived in Syria, and want to return to normality.

Al Jazeera

Arab leaders, joined by Syria's Assad at summit in Saudi Arabia, look to resolve other conflicts

Arab leaders have been joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade at an annual Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

France taking Ukraine's Zelenskiy to Arab League, G7 meeting - source

A French government plane is taking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia and will later take him to the G7 leaders' summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

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Factbox-Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria

President Bashar al-Assad's attendance at an Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday is the result of big policy shifts by Arab states that once backed his opponents in Syria's civil war.

Reuters

Syria's Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday, winning a hug from Saudi Arabia's crown prince at a meeting of leaders who had shunned him for years, in a policy shift opposed by the U.S. and other Western powers.

Reuters

War on Captagon key to Syria's return to Arab League

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend his first Arab League summit in 12 years in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Friday. His government’s controversial return to the bloc comes as Arab states seek to curtail Syria’s thriving trade in Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine known as the “poor…

France 24

Saudi Arabia's crown prince welcomes Syria's Assad back to Arab League

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (known as MBS) welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back to the Arab League on Friday, over a decade after the war-torn country was suspended from the bloc.

France 24

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Syria's Assad sheds pariah status despite 12 years of brutality

He was invited to the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia for the first time since 2000.

Axios

Syria's embrace, Sudan's conflict and Saudi Arabia's rise define Arab League summit

With Syria's president returning to the fold — despite U.S. resistance — and with Saudi Arabia's recent detente with Iran, this year's Arab League summit reflects a changing region.

WEKU

Tyson Fury's dad John advises world champion to retire if fresh Oleksandr Usyk talks collapse

Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is expected to wait until December to fight again as talks continue over a potential undisputed fight in Saudi Arabia

Daily Mirror

Syrian president heads to Saudi Arabia for regional summit, sealing country's return to Arab fold

Syrian President Bashar Assad's office says he is heading to Saudi Arabia to attend an Arab League summit

The Independent UK

Analysis-Qatar takes diplomatic back seat as Saudi flexes political muscle

The Arab League's welcoming back of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad into its ranks highlights how far behind Qatar has fallen in its bid to be a diplomatic voice that carries weight in the Middle East.

Reuters

8,000-year-old rock carvings in Arabia may be world's oldest megastructure blueprints

Around 8,000 years ago, Middle Eastern hunters carved to-scale plans of their 'desert kite' traps onto rocks.

LiveScience

Joshua vs Wilder: Deal ‘almost signed’, confirms trainer in update on Saudi Arabia mega showcase

Deontay Wilder’s trainer, Malik Scott, delivers the latest on negotiations

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Eddie Hearn confident of striking deal for Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder

Matchroom Boxing boss Hearn was in Riyadh last month for talks with Saudi Arabian officials over staging a massive money fight between the two former heavyweight champions

France 24

Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will attend an Arab League summit Friday in Saudi Arabia, his top diplomat said, a first in more than a decade of war and regional isolation.

Daily Mirror

Anthony Joshua's fight with Deontay Wilder "almost" signed with date set

British heavyweight Anthony Joshua has been in talks with long-term rival Deontay Wilder over a December meeting in Saudi Arabia, and the fight is drawing close to being confirmed

The Independent UK

Arab foreign ministers welcome Syria's return to the Arab League ahead of Jeddah summit

Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia have welcomed Syria back to the Arab League, and called for a cease-fire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organization's annual summit taking place in the kingdom

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Axios

Biden admin pushing for Saudi-Israeli peace deal by end of year, officials say

Jake Sullivan recently told MBS the U.S. thinks there is an opportunity to get a Saudi-Israeli deal by the end of the year.

Reuters

Syria's Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal the spotlight at Friday's Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, where he will rub shoulders with regional leaders who once backed his war foes.

Space

Axiom Space's Ax-2: What to know about the 2nd private astronaut mission to the space station

Here's what you need to know about the four-person Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch on May 21.

ABC News

Boost to WA's live sheep export industry on the horizon as Saudi Arabian market set to reopen

The number of sheep headed to the Middle East could double if the trade to Saudi Arabia reopens next year, boosting the multimillion dollar industry.

The Guardian - US

Twitter and Saudi officials face racketeering lawsuit over jailed satirist

Areej al-Sadhan sues on behalf of her brother, Abdulrahman, who was sentenced to 20 years for account mocking Saudi government

Newsroom.co.nz

Money or morals? Team NZ, Saudi Arabia and sportswashing

Sparks are flying over Team New Zealand's decision to hold a pre-America's Cup regatta in Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

Lawsuit filed against Twitter, Saudi Arabia; claims acts of transnational repression committed

A humanitarian aid worker who used an anonymous Twitter account to mock Saudi Arabia about its economy has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the social media platform, the kingdom and a number of individuals alleging an attempt to silence critics overseas

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