Arab Solution to Syrian Crisis Bumps into US Sanctions

... remain symbolic unless economic relations are restored, at least on a regional scale... In the run-up to the May summit of the League of Arab States (LAS), regional media and experts are speculating about the prospect of Syria’s renewed membership in ... ... 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 ...