Brussels, Belgium: The EU on Thursday led donors pledging billions of dollars for Syrian refugees, but said it will not ease its stance on President Bashar al-Assad's government despite Syria rejoining the Arab League.

The bloc's institutions promised an initial sum of 560 million euros ($600 million) for 2024, which was to grow in coming months as other EU contributions were added to it.

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