• Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash attend a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash attend a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Ministers pose for a group photo on the sidelines of a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 29th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Ministers pose for a group photo on the sidelines of a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 29th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 12 April. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 12 April. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah looks on during a group photo on the sideline of a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir as Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah looks on during a group photo on the sideline of a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Riyadh. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Sabah attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers in Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 29th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
    Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa attends a preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 29th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ahmed Yosri / EPA
  • Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks to journalists following the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP Photo
    Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks to journalists following the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP Photo
  • Head of Qatari delegation and Qatar's permanent representative to the Arab League Saif Al-Buainain attends the Arab Foreign meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
    Head of Qatari delegation and Qatar's permanent representative to the Arab League Saif Al-Buainain attends the Arab Foreign meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters
  • Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al Jafaari arrives to attend the preparatory meeting ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh on April 12, 2018. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Al Jafaari arrives to attend the preparatory meeting ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh on April 12, 2018. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • A general view of the hall housing the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP Photo
    A general view of the hall housing the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP Photo
  • Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malek Al-Mekhlafi, speaks to an aid, during the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdul Malek Al-Mekhlafi, speaks to an aid, during the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers ahead of the 28th Summit of the Arab League in Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who chairs the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers, attend the meeting in Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo
    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who chairs the preparatory meeting of Arab Foreign Ministers, attend the meeting in Riyadh. Fayez Nureldine / AFP Photo

Ministers prepare for 29th Summit of the Arab League in Saudi Arabia - in pictures

Leaders from the Gulf Region will gather in Dammam on Sunday

The National

April 12, 2018

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