• A general view shows the Foreign Ministers of Arab countries during a meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit at Phoenicia hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A general view shows the Foreign Ministers of Arab countries during a meeting of the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit at Phoenicia hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Flags of Arab League member countries on display at Beirut's Phoenicia Hotel, Lebanon. Reuters
    Flags of Arab League member countries on display at Beirut's Phoenicia Hotel, Lebanon. Reuters
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks during a press conference with Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil (not pictured). EPA
    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks during a press conference with Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil (not pictured). EPA
  • UAE's Minister of Economy Sultan Al Mansouri, left, with Mohammed al Hashimi, right. AP Photo
    UAE's Minister of Economy Sultan Al Mansouri, left, with Mohammed al Hashimi, right. AP Photo
  • Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit gestures as he talks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. Reuters
    Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit gestures as he talks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil. Reuters
  • Iraqi foreign minister Mohammed Ali Al-Hakim attends the meeting. EPA
    Iraqi foreign minister Mohammed Ali Al-Hakim attends the meeting. EPA
  • Saudi delegates. EPA
    Saudi delegates. EPA
  • Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil. EPA
    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister, Gibran Bassil. EPA
  • Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, right. EPA
    Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, right. EPA
  • Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, left, and Ghada Waly Egyptian Ministr of Social Solidarity. EPA
    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, left, and Ghada Waly Egyptian Ministr of Social Solidarity. EPA
  • Mohammed Sharaf Al Hashimi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain. EPA
    Mohammed Sharaf Al Hashimi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain. EPA

The Arab Economic and Social Development Summit - in pictures

Arab ministers gather in Beirut to discuss poverty, the role of women, food security and trade

The National

January 19, 2019

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