Arab leaders have fully backed a Palestinian refusal to recognize Israel as a Jewish state, a final Arab summit statement says.
The so-called Syrian National Council (SNC) has failed to seize Syria’s seat at a meeting of the Arab League, despite two days of intense lobbying.
Lebanon's foreign minister has called on Arab countries to support the Lebanese army to contain spillover from Syria's war, which he said threatened to tear the country apart.
New divisions among Arab League member states have dashed hopes of achieving any consensus on regional issues at the upcoming summit.
The Arab League (AL) has dropped its support behind acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in rejection of Israel’s demand for being recognized as a “Jewish state.”
The United Nations has censured the failure of the Geneva II talks on Syria to find a concrete resolution to the humanitarian crisis in the country.
Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan has highlighted the essential Iranian role in facilitating stability in the Middle East, urging US lawmakers to give a diplomatic detente with Tehran a chance.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has supported ongoing negotiations with Iran to take part in the Geneva 2 conference on Syria.
The Arab League has strongly rejected US proposals to have Israeli forces stationed on the eastern border of Palestinian state.
UN-Arab League Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi has met Russian and American diplomats in Switzerland over the long-delayed talks over Syria crisis.
Arab states formally endorsed proposed peace talks to end the Syrian civil war that have been delayed by disputes between world powers and divisions among the opposition.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has held talks with the UN-Arab League Special Envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, on the third day of his visit to the country.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has claimed that any attempt by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to be re-elected would extend the country's conflict.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says there was no date set for the long-delayed Geneva II peace conference aimed at ending the conflict in Syria.
The United States is trying to urge a Syrian opposition group to drop its refusal to join planned peace talks in Geneva, an American official says.
The Arab League chief has expressed support for Russia's proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal has expressed his country’s readiness and support for the US-led unilateral strike against Syria.
Arab foreign ministers are due to meet in Cairo to discuss the ongoing Syria crisis as Arab countries are facing public pressure to act against a possible US strike on Syria.
Rebels and local residents in Syria's Ghouta say Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan provided chemical weapons to an al-Qaeda-linked armed group.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged a diplomatic solution to the Syrian unrest as the West appears to be moving toward taking military action against the Arab nation.