The Odds of Syria’s Return to the Arab League: Opportunities and Threats

... back to League wholesale, or to aim for Syria’s full return to the organization. Readmitting Syria while it is still led by Bashar al-Assad would only mean that Saudi Arabia acknowledges its inability to put somebody else at the helm there. That would certainly deal a blow to Riyadh’s reputation; as a result, the process of Syria’s return to the Arab League is stagnating. Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in early February 2019 that for Syria ...