Syria returns to the Arab League, Israel bombards Gaza with air attacks, and it’s almost time for the Turkish elections. Despite all that, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will find himself once again sitting at the head table, alongside his fellow leaders at the Arab League summit in Riyadh later this month. Arab League member states agreed to welcome Syria back into the organisation on Sunday. [READ: Syria’s return to the Arab League leaves opposition dismayed]Will the rest of the Arab League get anything in return? And then on Monday, a day after Syria was welcomed back into the Arab League, a Jordanian air attack reportedly killed a suspected Syrian drug smuggler and his family in southern Syria.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 11, 2023 20:48 UTC