DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA – An Arab League summit called on Sunday for an international probe into the “criminal” use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran’s interference in the affairs of other countries.
Saudi Arabia and Iran have for decades been locked in a struggle for regional supremacy that is now being played out in proxy wars in several countries, including Yemen and Syria.
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KEYWORDS
Israel,
Jerusalem,
Yemen,
Syria,
Saudi Arabia,
chemical weapons,
Iran,
Qatar,
Bashar Assad,
Arab League,
Donald Trump
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