Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, October 21, 2023

Arab leaders have called for renewed peace efforts between Israel and Palestine to end the Israeli occupation and resolve the decades-long conflict between the two sides, amid Tel Aviv’s ongoing onslaught against the Gaza Strip.

Tehran rejects a joint statement by Japan and some Arab countries about Iran’s sovereignty over three islands in the Persian Gulf.

The Syrian foreign minister says joint efforts are required to solve challenges facing Arab countries.

The Arab League, a 22-member intergovernmental organization of Arab states,​​​​​​​ on Sunday agreed to welcome Syria back into the fold with immediate effect after more than a decade.

Saudi Arabia offered to bear the expenses for the upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup infrastructure for Greece and Egypt if they agreed to go along with Riyadh’s plan to co-host the event across three continents.

At least 41 killed have been killed and 45 others injured after a fire broke out in a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Giza, near the capital Cairo.