On Thursday evening, President Bashar al-Assad landed in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah for an extraordinary visit. Delegations from 22 countries met there on Friday afternoon. The fact that the Syrian President was also there caused a stir at the start of the Arab League summit – because Syria is taking part in one of the meetings for the first time in eleven years. In protest against the presence of the civil war lord Assad, the Emir of Qatar left immediately.
Assad in Jeddah: The Arab Spring fades – Politics
