Manama: Europe and the Arabs - Agencies
The Arab Summit is being held today in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, in light of the decline in expectations regarding the decisions that the summit might produce, especially since there are leaders of some Arab countries who have announced not to participate in the summit and to choose someone to represent them, such as Algeria and Tunisia, and among them are leaders who are accustomed to being absent from such summits, such as Morocco. And Saudi Arabia, while others, including Arab leaders and international figures, were keen to attend, including United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Jordanian King Abdullah bin Hussein, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and others to attend the session. The thirty-third regular meeting of the League of Arab States Council at the summit level, hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Bahrain News Agency reported that the thirty-third regular Arab summit comes at a precise and historical time in the life of the Arab nation, witnessing many regional challenges, threats and conflicts, whether on the political, security or geopolitical levels, perhaps the most important of which is the situation in Gaza, which requires everyone to... Inclusion, solidarity, and standing together to achieve joint Arab solidarity in supporting the historic and first cause of Arabs and Muslims, the just Palestinian cause, leading to the goal of establishing an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the two-state solution and the relevant United Nations resolutions. .
According to media reports, the Arab Summit in Bahrain is the first of its kind hosted by Manama. The Arab Summit coincides with the silver jubilee of the inauguration of the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa, and Palestine tops the agenda of discussions at the table of Arab leaders, especially the ceasefire, population relief, and rejection of displacement, and there is widespread Arab consensus on Rejection of the military operation in Rafah. Recognition of the State of Palestine is gaining great momentum in the Arab Summit. The repercussions of the aggression on Gaza are considered an economic priority for the Arab Summit. The situation in Sudan and fears of famine are on the agenda of Arab leaders, along with the file of restoring the sovereignty of Arab countries and the integration of institutions in Libya and Syria. Renewing support for Somalia in the face of Ethiopia’s violations