This handout picture provided by the Syrian Presidency Press Office on May 19, 2023 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (fourth left) posing among Arab leaders for a group picture, during the Arab Summit in Jeddah. (SYRIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP)

RIYADH - The 32nd Arab League Summit kicked off in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Friday to discuss regional and global issues that are crucial to the region's stability.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attended the summit for the first time since his country was suspended from the Arab League after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

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The readmission of Syria to the pan-Arab body, the ongoing conflict in Sudan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will top the agenda of the summit.