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BEIRUT AP 鈥?Arab foreign ministers Wednesday in Saudi Arabia welcomed back Syria to the Arab League and called for a cease-fire in conflict-hit Sudan ahead of the organizations annual summit taking place in the k kubki stanley ingdom.This years summit, starting Friday in the city of Jeddah, will markthe readmittance of war-torn Syria into the 22-member league, after a 12-year suspension.Syrias membership was frozen following Syrian President Bashar Assad stanley mug s brutal crackdown on the 2011 mass protests against his rule. The country quickly descended into a civil war that has killed nearl stanley quencher y half a million people and displaced half of the countrys pre-war population of 23 million.Saudi Arabias Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said Wednesday that the region is at a crossroads, facing a host of challenges. He called for cooperation between Arab countries to achieve security, stability and economic prosperity.Bin Farhan also welcomed Syrias return, as did the leagues Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad held bilateral meetings this week in the kingdom with several of his counterparts as Damascus continues to appealfor much-needed investment in the war-torn country鈥?crippled by the conflict and Western sanctions 鈥?and has moved to restore tieswith Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Iraq.Mekdad after the meeting told reporters that he hopes Arab governments will help with reconstruction and Syrian refugee returns. He Yxxl Despite challenges, young people still pursuing journalism
LANSING, Mich. 鈥?The Michigan House approved $30 million on Thursday to help pay Flint residents water bills in the aftermath of the citys lead-contamination crisis.The lawmakers unanimously OKd the measure, which now goes to the Senate, which is expected to approve it and send it to Gov. Rick Snyder for final approval.Residents would have about 65 percent of the drinkable water port stanley cup ion of their bills paid by the state. Residential customers would still have to pay for water used to flush toilets or do laundry.The citys supply was switched from Detroit water to the Flint River in 2014. For 18 months, Flint used the Flint River for drinking water without proper corrosion control, which caused lead to leach from the pipes into the water supply. If consumed, lead can cause developmental delays and learning disabilities in chil stanley termosky dren.Gov. Rick Snyder said the assistance would provide a credit for the estimated portion of residential customers utility bills for water that has been or will be used for drinking, cooking or bathing from 2014 until this spring, when officials hope the water is declared safe to drink again without a filter.Some Democrats say the state should pay for more than 65 percent of resid stanley termos ents bills. In earlier committee meetings and in the Senate, Democrats offered amendments to double the figure to $60 million. But those amendments were rejected by the Republican-controlled Legislature.Snyder also has said hes hopeful that the federal government will expand Medic |
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