Syria's foreign minister confirmed Wednesday that Bashar al-Assad would attend the Jeddah summit on the Red Sea. Saudi Arabia has advocated for the rehabilitation of Damascus and seeks to influence conflicts in the region.
Arab heads of state are expected to address the situation in Sudan, which has been plagued by deadly fighting for a month, and Yemen, the scene of a war for more than eight years. It remains to be seen whether Damascus' reintegration into the Arab League will help advance a resolution of the conflict in Syria.