Saudi Arabia Indefinitely Postpones AL Meeting on Syria

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Saudi Arabia indefinitely postponed an Arab League meeting on Syria that Riyadh itself called for, the group's deputy chief Ahmed Ben Helli said on Friday.
The meeting of foreign ministers was originally called for Monday by Riyadh, which backs rebels in the conflict, to discuss "steps that need to be taken to deal with the Syrian tragedy."

The meeting of foreign ministers was originally called for on Monday by Riyadh, which backs the insurgents in the conflict, to discuss "steps that need to be taken to deal with the Syrian tragedy."

However, the Saudis have now indefinitely postponed what was originally billed as an emergency gathering that they were going to host without saying why, and no new date has been set for it.

Western and Gulf nations are due to hold their latest meeting in London on May 15 to discuss boosting support for the insurgents.

UN-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said in late March that a resumption of peace talks in Geneva between Damascus and the opposition was currently "out of the question."

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