In July Russia refused to allow UN aid to continue to reach northwest Syria, now that aid is set to resume
Syria is accused by Arab governments and the West of producing the highly-addictive and lucrative amphetamine captagon and organizing its smuggling into the Gulf, with Jordan a main transit route.
Baghdad expressed its “support for the path of achieving civil peace in Syria and all negotiations related to it."
Syria's slow devolution into a narco-state leads to calls for international sanctions to tackle its ever-growing drug empire.
Recent fighting in southern Syria spells misfortune for locals and possibly increased tensions with Syria's neighbors.
"The moment I heard that my kids were dead, I was holding a six-month-old baby that had just been killed in Adawiya. So, I was imagining what had happened to my kids," said a former Syrian rebel.
Having welcomed back Assad, Arab states want him to curb a flourishing Syrian trade in narcotics, which are produced in Syria and smuggled across the region.
Nothing illustrates the new realities of the Middle East better than the Saudi Kingdom hosting both Vladimir Zelensky and Bashar al-Assad.
It was a symbolic moment, sealing Assad's reintegration into the Arab fold after being suspended from the League and isolated by most of the region for over a decade.
Bashar Assad's attendance at the Arab League summit after a 13-year absence signals a potential regional reintegration, despite sparking controversy and eliciting mixed reactions from Syrians at home
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