New alliances thread through Mideast as Syria is re-embraced by the Arab League and Iran signs accords with Saudi Arabia, UAE. This week, we hear of additional looming hotspots

Save the Children Australia aid group files case on behalf of nine women and 17 children languishing at Al-Hol and Roj camps in Kurdish-controlled region

Faisal Mekdad and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein discuss aid in wake of devastating February earthquake as well as issue of displaced Syrians who fled civil war at home

TV report comes after US intelligence officials say Iran-backed operatives were conducting drills at camp for attack on American troops in Syria

No immediate reports of injuries in attack on Damascus, the first since Syria readmitted to Arab League

Ukrainian leader says he hopes to 'enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine’s ties with the Arab world,' which has remained largely neutral on Russian invasion of his country

Umbrella group expected to reiterate its perennial criticism of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians at a time of soaring tensions

Bashar Assad to participate in 22-member Arab League meeting following 12-year suspension amid restoration of ties with Riyadh

While trying to resolve conflict in Sudan, League's readmission of Assad regime marks controversial turning point in war-torn nation's diplomatic status

Invitation is latest move to rehabilitate Syrian president after years of being frozen out of regional politics due to his government's brutal crackdown and civil war