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Syria will the Arab summit scheduled in Algeria next November to avoid "causing dispute,"Ìýannounced Algeria's foreign ministry on Sunday.

After months of teasing Syria's attendance at the Arab Summit, Faysal Miqdad, Syrian Foreign Minister, told his Algerian counterpartÌýRamtane LamamraÌýduringÌýa phone call that Damascus "prefers not to raise the issue of resuming its seat in the League of Arab States during the Algeria SummitÌýto uniteÌýthe Arab ranks facing the challenges posed by the current situation,"Ìýsaid Algeria's foreign minister's press statement.

Nothing has changed vis-a-vis the reasons for the original suspension of Syria's membership in the league in 2011, prompted by the Syrian regime's violent suppression of protests against its authoritarian rule.

However, the eagerness of some Arab states, including Algeria, to normalise relations with Bashar Al Assad's regime and bring Syria back into the Arab fold has suggested a possible Syrian comeback to the Arab league.

Algeria, competing for a leading regional role, will host the two-day summit starting on 1 November.

The Algerian foreign minister stressed the Arab summit "will be held on its specified date"Ìýand that "preparations are underway, and Algeria is ready to receive the participating delegations."

Given the heated political climate in the region, many are betting on Algeria's failure to gather the disputed Arab leaders in one room.

However, an official Algerian source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the Arabic sister publication to °®Âþµº,Ìý"Algeria has received several confirmations from Arab presidents and kings to personally attend the summit."

The least likely to attend is Algeria's closest neighbour, Morocco. Algiers halted diplomatic ties with Rabat last year, citing a string of "hostile actions", including espionage. Morocco rejected the various accusations.

Algeria has rejectedÌýso far all Morocco's initiatives to repair ties. Rabat did not confirm its participation at the summit yet.

Algeria also seeks to "place the Palestinian cause at the centre of the Arab summit's priorities" -Ìýa move that may make uncomfortable the normalisers in the room.