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Arab League chief arrives in Iraq for summit
By AFP BAGHDAD: Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby arrived in Baghdad on Sunday ahead of this week’s Arab summit in the Iraqi capital, the first to be held here in more than 20 years. “This is a summit for Iraq,” Al-Araby said in remarks aired on state broadcaster Iraqiya TV. “The whole world is …
Iraq ready to host Arab summit: president
By AFP BAGHDAD: Iraq has completed its preparations for an Arab summit that is to be held in Baghdad at the end of March, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in a statement on Monday. “The president of the republic, Jalal Talabani assured today that special preparations for the Arab summit are completed, and Baghdad is …
Arab ministers to discuss Syria before summit
By Ayman Samir and Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers will meet for two days starting on March 10 in Cairo to discuss developments in Syria and prepare for the Arab League summit in Iraq next month, a league source said. The ministers will discuss Damascus’ failure to implement the league’s resolutions of bringing …
Iraq to host Arab summit on March 29
BAGHDAD: The Iraqi capital is to host the next regular Arab summit on March 29, the Arab League assistant secretary general, Ahmed ben Hilli, announced on Wednesday in Baghdad. "We’ve agreed on all the logistical and security arrangements. Arab economy ministers will meet on March 27, foreign ministers on the 28th and heads of state …
Tunisia upheaval casts shadow on Arab summit
By Salah Nasrawi / AP CAIRO: The head of the Arab League called on rich Arab countries to extend a helping hand to their needy brothers as the turmoil in Tunisia cast a shadow over the Arab economic summit due to open in Egypt later this week. The summit was meant to be a platform …