Syrian President Assad has met with Bahrain's foreign minister in the capital Damascus and discussed the development of relations between the two countries in various fields.

A senior Hamas official has called on Arab and Muslim governments to take decisive action against Israel as the regime continues to kill Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

A foreign diplomatic source says there has been no progress in the normalization of diplomatic ties between the Tel Aviv regime and Saudi Arabia, as bin Salman has rejected a request from Netanyahu to meet.

Saudi Arabia’s changed approach toward Syria shows that it is no longer possible for Arab countries to engage with the Bashar al-Assad government in Damascus based on old mechanisms.

A senior Hezbollah official says the Arab League summit in the Saudi city of Jeddah would have been pointless without the participation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The expanding diplomacy in the region has proved Washington’s efforts to isolate Syria and Iran ineffective.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the Arab League summit is a "historic opportunity" to address regional issues "without foreign interference."