While Arab countries appear to have brought Assad in from the cold, they are still demanding that he curbs Syria's drug trade.
Attending a climate conference can make sense for Syria’s regime because some experts have blamed climate change for the regime’s crackdown and the war that resulted in 2011.
Arab League partners expect Syrian President Bashar Assad to deal with massive trafficking of the amphetamine Captagon, but the drug’s production and distribution network is embedded in Syria
The bill would prohibit the US federal government from recognizing or normalizing relations with any government in Syria led by Assad, who is under US sanctions.
This is a major development and shows how quickly Saudi Arabia has worked to bring Syria back into the Arab fold.
Readmitting Syria into the Arab League was a "shock" for Syrians and would "kill the political process," said Bader Jamous, the head of the opposition's negotiating team
The return of Syria to the Arab League is a symbolic turning point, bookending the Arab Spring and part of a new diplomatic era in the region, with the potential to hand over a win to Iran and Russia
Syria was suspended from the Arab League in 2011 after cracking down on protests against the regime.
Iran’s president believes that Israel and the US are no longer able to conclude new peace deals in the region or increase their influence.
The US is concerned about trends toward normalization with the Syrian regime while it faces pressure in Syria and Iraq.
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