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 ... ... years than even before 2018, which was the period of active fighting. And it is not the Arab boycott that is to blame, but U.S. sanctions that made any transactions with the SAR toxic. Banks, insurance and transport companies, including Arab ones, choose ...