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King arrives in Saudi Arabia for Arab Summit

By Mohammad Ghazal - Apr 15,2018 - Last updated at Apr 15,2018

DHAHRAN—His Majesty King Abdullah arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to participate in the 29th Arab League Summit.

As a chair of the 28th Arab summit, His Majesty will deliver a speech at the opening of the summit, where Arab leaders will discuss wide-ranging issues of concern to the Arab world including latest political developments in the region.

Heads of state and top officials from 21 Arab states will attend the summit excluding Syria that was suspended from the league in 2011.

Issues to be discussed during the summit include the Palestinian issue and financial support for Palestine, the crisis in Yemen, the Syrian conflict and Iran’s interference in the internal affairs of the Arab states, among others.

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