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The Syrian government had been isolated in the region for years since its brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests in 2011 triggered a war that has killed more than 500,000 people
Syria's Assad to emerge from the cold at Arab League summit
Military rivals locked in a conflict that erupted in Sudan on April 15 both courted foreign backing in the years leading up to the fighting.
Amid international calls for mediation to end the conflict in Sudan that has killed hundreds, Saudi Arabia has stepped in to host peace talks. After several ceasefires were violated, the army factions will engage in face-to-face-talks for the first time in Jeddah on Saturday, according to reports.
Egypt is the most prominent backer of army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan whereas rival RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is backed by the UAE.