Leaders from the 22 member states of the Arab League gather in Jordan’s Dead Sea region for the 28th annual summit, amid raging wars from Yemen to Syria, and Iraq to Libya.
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United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres, front row left, and the European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, front row 3rd left, sit with Arab leaders during the 28th Arab Summit. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters -
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is among the 22 leaders at the meeting. Speaking at the Arab summit, King Salman said the Syrian people were subjected to ‘killing and displacement’, and said his country endorsed a political settlement to the bloody six year conflict in Syria based on UN Security Council resolutions. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters -
Kuwait emir Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah at the Dead Sea summit. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters -
Jordan's King Abdullah II is hosting 21 other Arab leaders at the Arab League summit in the Jordanian Dead Sea resort of Sweimeh. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP -
Leaders who are attending the one day summit on Wednesday will be seeking common ground to reaffirm their commitment to a Palestinian state. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP -
Jordan’s King Abdullah II greets Sudan’s president Omar Al Bashir, right. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters -
Jordan’s King Abdullah II, second from right, talking to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, with Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi, right, standing behind them. Khalil Mazraawi / AFP -
European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters -
Yemen’s president Abdrabu Mansur Hadi at the summit. Mohammad Hamed / Reuters
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid and Arab leaders gather at Jordan summit — in pictures
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