Arab Solution to Syrian Crisis Bumps into US Sanctions

... Turkey. It is no secret that the Arab diplomatic activity has been bolstered by the seeming normalization of relations between Damascus and Ankara. However, a unanimous vote is not guaranteed. Bashar Assad’s government has its consistent critics in the Arab world—most notably, Qatar. Kuwait, where sympathy for the Syrian opposition is traditionally strong, also holds on to an ambiguous position. It is indicative that differences arose at the recent meeting in Jeddah, where the representatives of the ...