Unraveling the Gulf states' reluctance to take in Syrian refugees
None of the six Gulf Cooperation Council states - Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar - has signed the UN convention on refugees which has governed international law.
DATE IMPORTED: September 10, 2015 Syrian refugees covered with dust arrive at the Trabeel border, after crossing into Jordanian territory with their families, near the northeastern Jordanian border with Syria, and Iraq, near the town of Ruwaished, east of Amman September 10, 2015(photo credit: MUHAMMAD HAMED / REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: