Arab summit opens in Damascus
03-29-2008, 08h54
DAMASCUS (AFP)
A boycott-hit Arab summit opened in Damascus on Saturday in the absence of half of the region's leaders, notably US allies who blame Syria for the political crisis in Lebanon.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is hosting the leaders of Algeria, the Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Saudi, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders stayed away after Washington urged its allies to think twice before attending the summit of the 22-member Arab League, accusing Syria of blocking the election of a new president in Lebanon.
AFP
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