Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the GCC summit here on Tuesday with a call for an end to the “human catastrophe” in Syria. He issued the plea in the presence of Ahmad Jarba, leader of the main opposition Syrian National Coalition. Jarba addressed the summit and called for urgent help from GCC states.“The human catastrophe continues to unfold in Syria ... We need to double our efforts and work with the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to put an end to this human tragedy,” Sheikh Sabah said.Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, who is leading the Saudi delegation, reiterated the Kingdom’s call to transform the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council into a powerful Gulf union.“I am confident that the wisdom of Sheikh Sabah and other GCC leaders will have a big impact in making the summit a big success,” the crown prince said...