The fact is that Iraq is closer to Iran than other states. The summit ostensibly supports the “the unity of Syria, Yemen, and Sudan, their sovereignty over their national soil, the prevention of the bloodshed of the people of one nation, and the end of the internal division in Libya.”

BAGHDAD (AP) — Regional leaders were to meet in Baghdad on Saturday at the annual summit of the Arab League, with the war in Gaza expected to once again loom large. In March, at an emergency summit in Cairo, Arab leaders endorsed a proposed plan for reconstruction of the Gaza Strip without displacing its roughly 2 million residents.

The meeting addressed key themes and expected outcomes of the summit, including proposed resolutions aimed at fostering peace, unity, and prosperity across the Arab world.