Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is delivering its keynote speech at the Arab Summit, saying Arab countries are facing unprecedented threats to their stability and identity.
He also mentions that Egypt has accepted a proposal by the Arab foreign ministers to form a joint Arab military force.
The 26th annual Arab League Summit has started on Saturday in Sharm El-Sheikh.
The headline agenda of the Arab Summit, opening today in Sharm El-Sheikh, is almost entirely focused on Iran’s growing regional influence amid grave developments in Yemen and Saudi fears.
The delegations at the summit which are led by heads of states are Saudi King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Jordanian King Abullah II, Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Iraqi President Fouad Masum, Tunisian President Caid Essebsi, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh.
The Omani delegation is led by Asaad bin Tarek Al-Said, personal envoy of the Omani sultan, the Emirati delegation by Shaikh Hamad ben Mohamed Al-Sharqi, ruler of Fujairah Emirate in the United Arab Emirates, the Libyan delegation by the speaker of the House of Representatives Aqila Saleh, the Lebanese delegation by premier Tammam Salam, the Algerian delegation by the president of the nation’s council Abdel-Qader bin Saleh, the Comoros delegation by Vice-President Nour El-Din Borhani, and the Moroccan delegation by head of the Moroccan government Abdelilah Benkirane.
Syria’s seat is empty, as the Arab summit decided to suspend Syria in 2011.
