Arab states call for return of Syria refugees

Arab states at an economic summit in Lebanon on Sunday urged world powers to step up efforts to enable refugees, particularly Syrians, to return home and to ease the burden on host countries.The fourth annual Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, held in the Lebanese capital Beirut, was marred by the glaring absence of most Arab heads of state.The refugee issue had been high on the summit's agenda at the request of Lebanon, which has been inundated with refugees since the start of the Syr