Syria readmitted to the Arab League - though some members oppose the move

General view of the Arab League foreign ministers emergency meeting in Cairo

General view of the Arab League foreign ministers emergency meeting in Cairo Source: AAP / KHALED ELFIQI

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The Arab League has readmitted Syria after a decade of suspension, with a contact group set to seek solutions to the nation's civil war crisis. While some push for Syria's rehabilitation, others oppose it without a political solution. Former opposition leader Louay Safi sees the decision as harmful to Syrians, while Middle-East analyst and author, Marwan Bishara, views it as the Arab Spring's failure.

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