Syria rejoins Arab League after 12-year absence

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Syria rejoins Arab League after 12-year absence

STORY: Syria rejoins Arab League after 12-year absence DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of an Arab League session 2. various of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking 3. various of AL Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit STORYLINE: Arab foreign ministers decided in an Arab League (AL) extraordinary meeting held in Cairo on Sunday to restore Syria's membership in the league after 12 years of suspension, said a final statement after the meeting. The AL council meeting at the ministerial level decided to resume "the participation of delegations of the government of Syria in the meetings of the AL council and all its organizations and bodies as of May 7, 2023," read the statement issued by the pan-Arab organization. The Arab foreign ministers also agreed on the necessity to intensify efforts "to help Syria out of its crisis." They renewed their commitment to "preserving Syria's sovereignty, territorial unity, stability, and regional inte

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