After a 12-year suspension due to President Bashar al-Assad’s responsibility in the Syrian civil war, Syria has been readmitted to the Arab League. Some countries in the region remain skeptical about readmitting Damascus without solving ongoing conflicts.
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Arab League may have enough votes to bring Syria back into the fold
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Syria returns to Arab League: What will it change? – DW
By Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson, CNN Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi believes there are enough votes among Arab League members for Syria to return to the organization, adding that it is “only the beginning” of bringing a political end to the Syrian crisis.
Syria took another major step toward ending a decade of isolation as Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Egypt Sunday voted to allow the regime of President Bashar Assad back into the fold.
The country is poised for a triumphant return this month at the league’s next summit — perhaps represented by President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader accused of committing war crimes against his own people.
Syria's membership was suspended 12 years ago early on in the uprising-turned-conflict, which has killed nearly a half million people and displaced half of the country's pre-war population.
The Arab League on Sunday welcomed back Syria's government, ending a more than decade-long suspension and securing President Bashar al-Assad's return to the Arab fold after years of isolation.
Arab foreign ministers voted on the decision at a closed meeting in Cairo. Syria's membership was suspended in 2011 after protests against President Bashar Assad turned violent.
Arab League foreign ministers adopted a decision to readmit Syria after more than a decade of suspension on Sunday, a League spokesperson said, consolidating a regional push to normalise ties with President…
Several members, including Qatar, do not attend Cairo meeting; decision also includes commitment to dialogue aimed at reaching political solution to conflict
The Arab League has re-admitted Syria after an 11-year absence, the organization said Sunday, following an extraordinary meeting at the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after shunning it for 12 years was a large symbolic victory for Damascus. Analysts said the decision is part of a larger regional realignment and an indication of the waning role of the United States.
After a 12-year suspension due to President Bashar al-Assad’s responsibility in the Syrian civil war, Syria has been readmitted to the Arab League. Some countries in the region remain skeptical about readmitting Damascus without solving ongoing conflicts.
Iraq has officially called for Syria's return to the 22-member Arab League after its 2011 expulsion, just as countries rebuild diplomatic ties to President Bashar al-Assad.
Arab leaders welcomed Syria back into the Arab League after the country’s nearly 12 years in exile. The move marks one of the most significant steps in the Arab world to re-normalize relations with Da...
Tyrants of the world take note; if Bashar al-Assad can do his worst to his own people and still end up being accepted back in the fold of nations, the question
Despite war crimes and dictatorship, Syria has been welcomed back into the Arab League. What impact will the move have on millions of Syrian refugees, the government-supported drug trade and the country's politics?
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