Summary Arab League has decided to transfer Syria's seat to opposition forces.
DOHA (AP) - In a symbolic blow to embattled Syrian President Bashah Assad, senior Arab diplomats say the Arab League has decided to transfer Syria s seat to opposition forces.
The decision is unlikely to mean much in practical terms to Assad s regime, which has already been abandoned by many
Arab states that are siding with rebel forces. But it reflects pressure by key rebel backers Qatar and Saudi Arabia for a show of Arab solidarity against Assad at a two-day Arab League Summit beginning Tuesday in Doha.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr Kamel said Sunday that Syrian opposition can now send an envoy to the summit.
Earlier, Qatar s prime minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, urged the new head of the Syrian opposition s interim government, Ghassan Hitto, to attend.
