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Saudi Arabia welcomes Venezuelan leader Maduro, reaching out to yet another US foe

Saudi Arabia has welcomed Venzuelan President Nicolas Maduro on an official visit, reaching out to yet another U.S. foe as the oil-rich kingdom engages in a flurry of diplomacy

The Independent UK

Iraq and Syria discuss tackling cross-border drug trade

Iraq and Syria's foreign ministers discussed ways to help end drug trafficking across their joint border at a meeting in Baghdad on Sunday, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

Reuters

A ‘middle kingdom’ dawns on India’s west

Saudi Arabia’s rapid ascendance to the pinnacle of the Arab world must be acknowledged, but Riyadh also faces several challenges

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ANALYSIS-Saudi embrace of Assad sends strong signal to US

Once labelled a pariah, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took centre stage as master of ceremonies last week when Arab states readmitted Syria to the Arab League, signaling to Washington who calls the regional shots.

Reuters

With Zelensky invite, Saudi seeks star turn on world stage

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - One man is revered in Western capitals for standing up to Russia's full-scale invasion of his country.

AFP

‘Conundrum’: How the US is dealing with Assad normalisation

As the Arab world normalises relations with Syria, US pushes for concessions from the Assad government, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

Syrians protest al-Assad’s participation in Arab League summit

Hundreds gathered in northern Syria’s Idlib and surrounding towns to decry Syrian regime’s participation in Arab League.

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Zelensky says 'some' Arab leaders turn 'blind eye' to Russian invasion

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused some Arab leaders of ignoring the horrors of Russia's invasion of his country during a speech Friday at an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.

AFP

Syrians in exile say Arab normalisation with Assad audacious but not surprising

As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Friday, a group of Syrian refugees was in Germany learning to use international law to prosecute war criminals – which they hoped to apply to him someday.

Reuters

What is the Arab League? Volodymyr Zelensky and Bashar al-Assad attend Saudi Arabia summit

The meeting of the group of Middle East-based nations allows the return of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

Evening Standard

Zelensky accuses some Arab leaders of ‘turning a blind eye’ to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian president says Arab states should understand his country ‘will never submit to any foreigners or colonisers’

The Independent UK

Tunisian leader calls meeting with Syria's Assad 'historic,' buries memories of Arab Spring

Smiles, a handshake and what Tunisian President Kais Saied called a “historic meeting” with the long-ostracized Syrian leader Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

Beaming Assad welcomed back to Arab League

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: Every handshake would count, and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had plenty of them at Friday’s Arab League summit — along with hugs and kisses — from his onetime foes in the region.

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Syria's Assad shakes hands, kisses cheeks with onetime foes at Arab League summit

Every handshake would count, and Syria's President Bashar al-Assad had plenty of them at Friday's Arab League Summit - along with hugs and kisses - from his onetime foes in the region.

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Syrians in rebel-held north protest Assad's return to Arab League

Azaz (Syria) (AFP) - Hundreds protested in rebel-held northern Syria on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad's participation in the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia after a more than decade-long suspension, AFP correspondents reported.

Al Jazeera

Assad gets warm reception as Syria welcomed back into Arab League

Syrian president attends first regional bloc summit since suspension over crackdown on anti-government protests in 2011.

The Guardian - UK

Bashar al-Assad tells Arab League he hopes his return marks new era of peace

Assad is attending summit in Saudi Arabia after 12 years outside bloc over Syrian civil war

Reuters

From joy to dismay, Syrians split over Assad's Arab League return

As some Syrians welcomed President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab League on Friday, others expressed dismay that Arab states had welcomed back a leader they blame for death and destruction during 12 years of brutal civil war.

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The rehabilitation of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

The president of Syria is attending his first Arab League summit having been suspended from the organisation for the past 12 years.

AFP

Assad caps return to Arab fold at Saudi-hosted summit

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Arab leaders welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold Friday at a summit in Saudi Arabia that also grappled with conflicts across the Middle East and beyond.

AFP

Ukraine's Zelensky in Saudi for Arab summit attended by Assad

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he landed Friday in Saudi Arabia, host of an Arab League summit attended by long isolated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a close Russian ally.

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy visits Saudi, seeks Arab League support for his people

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia on Friday to canvas support for his people, while Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed his readiness to mediate in the war between Moscow and Kyiv.

AFP

Assad meets Arab leaders ahead of summit in Saudi

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Arab leaders are to welcome Syrian President Bashar al-Assad back into the fold Friday at a summit in Saudi Arabia that is also expected to confront conflicts in Sudan and Yemen.

Al Jazeera

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.

Reuters

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.

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