FILE PHOTO-Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz performs Eid al-Fitr prayer at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 21, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS
DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has invited Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to attend an Arab League summit in the Gulf country on May 19, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday.
Arab foreign ministers had on Sunday agreed that Syria could resume its role in the body, 12 years after its membership was suspended over Assad's crackdown on protests against him.
