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Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit as west opposes rehabilitation

Western leaders and Gulf states clash over return of Syrian president after years of war against his own people

The Guardian - UK

More than 300,000 Syrian civilians died. Any attempt to rehabilitate Assad is utterly shameful

The return to the Arab fold of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is deeply shameful, and that shame should be shared by the US and its allies

The Guardian - UK

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings

Bab Alsalama and al-Ra’i will remain open for an additional period of three months ending on 13 August.

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Hezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria's drug dealer

The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has denied reports that linked one of Syria’s most well-known drug dealers who was killed earlier this week to the Iran-backed group

The Independent UK

Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran hold high-level talks in Moscow

The talks are taking place as Syria mends ties with regional powers after more than a decade of isolation.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia invites Syrian president to Arab summit

Saudi Arabia has invited Syrian President Bashar Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit in the oil-rich kingdom

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia invites Syria to attend first Arab League summit since war

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, the presidency said Wednesday, the first such invitation since the country's war began.

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Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran in highest-level talks since Syrian war

Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria's civil war.

Reuters

No, this isn’t a recent video of Bashar al-Assad walking freely through Damascus

A video said to show Syrian President Bashar al-Assad walking without escort through a joyous crowd in Damascus has been circulating online since April 25. However, this is an old video and one that actually shows the president during an orchestrated event in a secure location.

France 24

Saudi Arabia resumes work of its diplomatic mission in Syria

Saudi Arabia will reopen its diplomatic mission in Syria, the Saudi foreign ministry said on Tuesday, nearly a decade after diplomatic ties were cut and two days after Syria was readmitted into the Arab League.

Reuters

Analysis-Arabs bring Syria's Assad back into fold but want action on drugs trade

Having brought President Bashar al-Assad in from the cold, Arab states want him to rein in Syria's flourishing drugs trade in exchange for even closer ties. But as Damascus makes its own demands, the way ahead appears far from simple.

Reuters

What is Captagon, the addictive drug mass-produced in Syria?

The drug, often smuggled to Gulf states, has been a key topic in discussions over Syria’s re-entry to the Arab League.

Al Jazeera

Bashar al-Assad 'casually walking around' Syria unguarded? No, this video is from 2017

Just as the Arab League has reinstated Syria's membership after a 11-year suspension, a video has emerged showing President Bashar al-Assad wandering the streets of Damascus without security – which some Twitter users claim shows his "bravery" and "popularity" amongst his people, unlike other world leaders. But is this true…

France 24

What's behind Syria’s return to the Arab League?

The Arab League’s decision to re-admit Syria after 12 years of ostracization was a large symbolic victory for Damascus

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After years of isolation, Bashar al-Assad's Syria is allowed back in the Arab League

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 Independent UK

Arab governments vote for Syria's return to the Arab League

Arab government representatives in Cairo have voted to return Syria to the Arab League after a 12-year suspension

Al Jazeera

Arab League brings Syria back into its fold after 12 years

Ties with Damascus are being normalised, as the bloc hopes for an ‘Arab-led political path’ to solve the Syrian crisis.

Al Jazeera

US says it will not normalise relations with Syria’s Assad

Washington ‘does not support’ push to normalise ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s gov’t, State Department says.

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The Independent UK

Iranian president meets Palestinian officials in Syria

A Palestinian official says Iran’s president has met with senior Palestinian officials in Damascus and expressed his country’s support to them

Al Jazeera

Syria and Iran leaders sign long-term oil, trade agreements

The agreements were signed in Damascus to bolster economic ties between war-torn Syria and longtime ally Iran.

The Guardian - UK

Raisi flies to Syria for first Iranian presidential visit since start of civil war

Tehran seeks to bolster influence over Damascus as Gulf states move to normalise relations with Assad

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria and Iran Sign Long-Term Oil and Trade Agreements

The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to bolster economic ties between the two allies. Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, leading a large economic and political delegation, met with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, after landing in the war-torn country…

The Independent UK

Iran's president lands in Syria for rare meeting with Assad

Iran’s president has landed in Damascus on the first visit by an Iranian head of state to war-wracked Syria since Tehran helped tip the balance of power there to the government

Asharq Al-Awsat

Quartet of Syrian-Turkish Normalization to Meet in Moscow on May 10

The foreign ministers of the quartet Russia, Syria, Türkiye, and Iran will meet in Moscow on May 10 to advance the normalization path between Damascus and Ankara and address several issues related to enhancing the chances of a political settlement, a Russian diplomatic source told Asharq Al-Awsat. The diplomat said…

Reuters

Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday in the first visit by an Iranian head of state since Syria's war began in 2011, underlining close ties as Syrian relations with Arab states thaw.

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