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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid arrives in Saudi Arabia for Arab Summit
 His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and
Ruler of Dubai, has arrived at the King Abdulaziz Air Base, in Dharan, leading
the UAE delegation to the 29th Arab Summit, due to start tomorrow in the Saudi
city of Dammam. Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Governor of the
Eastern Province, and a number of Saudi princes along with Ahmed Aboul-Gheit,
Arab League Secretary General, welcomed H.H. Sheikh Mohammed upon arrival.
The summit begins on Sunday in the East coast city of Dammam
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, arrived
in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, ahead of leading the country's delegation to
the 29th Arab League Summit.
The summit begins on Sunday in the East coast city of Dammam.
Sheikh Mohammed is accompanied by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed,
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation; Mohammad Al
Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future; Sultan Al Mansouri,
Minister of Economy; Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign
Affairs; Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Co-operation;
Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Khalifa
Sulaiman, Director General of Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department; and
Juma Al Junaibi, UAE Permanent Representative at the Arab League.
Foreign ministers of the 22 countries descended on the kingdom last week
ahead of the summit on Sunday, which aims to tackle the Yemeni civil war,
Iran's interference in Arab states and the situation in Libya.
During the preparatory meeting on Thursday, Saudi Arabia said the
Palestinian conflict would top the summit's agenda, though it is likely that
airstrikes on Syria from the US, UK and France will now result in a shift in
priorities.
On Saturday morning, the three countries launched a co-ordinated attack on
Damascus in response to the use of chemical weapons in rebel-held Douma a
week ago.
Missiles targeted a research centre, two chemical weapons facilities and an
Assad regime command centre.
After a week of deliberations, US President Donald Trump made a televised
statement from the White House ordering "precision strikes on targets
associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar
Al Assad".
April 14, 2018 |
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Courtesy The National
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