By Sylvia Westall and Amena Bakr KUWAIT (Reuters) - Warning of "e**rmous" dangers, Kuwait urged fellow Arab leaders on Tuesday to resolve a lengthening list of disputes complicating crises such as Syria's war and political strife in the biggest Arab state, Egypt. The annual summit of the 22-member Arab League also heard an appeal from the U.N. peace mediator for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, for an end to the flow of arms to the combatants in the war, which has killed over 140,000 people and displaced millions. Brahimi did **t name the suppliers, but Saudi Arabia and Qatar are believed to be the main Arab funders of military assistance to rebels in Syria, while **n-Arab Iran is the main regional power backing President Bashar al-Assad.
03-25-2014, 06:22 PM
Arab summit struggles to heal rifts, stave off 'e**rmous' peril
By Sylvia Westall and Amena Bakr KUWAIT (Reuters) - Warning of "e**rmous" dangers, Kuwait urged fellow Arab leaders on Tuesday to resolve a lengthening list of disputes complicating crises such as Syria's war and political strife in the biggest Arab state, Egypt. The annual summit of the 22-member Arab League also heard an appeal from the U.N. peace mediator for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, for an end to the flow of arms to the combatants in the war, which has killed over 140,000 people and displaced millions. Brahimi did **t name the suppliers, but Saudi Arabia and Qatar are believed to be the main Arab funders of military assistance to rebels in Syria, while **n-Arab Iran is the main regional power backing President Bashar al-Assad.
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