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Arab nations discuss Syria return to Arab League in Saudi Arabia

Syria was suspended from the Arab League after President Bashar al-Assad's government launched a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2011 [File: Syrian Presidency via Reuters]

Delegates from nine Arab nations are meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss the possibility of normalising relations with Syria and its return to the Arab League.

Ministers and top officials from the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – along with those of Egypt, Iraq and Jordan were to meet on Friday at Saudi Arabia’s request.

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