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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Egypt to host emergency Arab summit to discuss ‘serious’ developments for Palestinians
Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on February 27 to discuss what it described as “serious” developments for Palestinians, according to a statement from the Egyptian foreign ministry.
The summit comes amid regional and global condemnation of US President Donald Trump’s suggestion to “take over the Gaza Strip” from Israel and create a “Riviera of the Middle East” after resettling Palestinians elsewhere.
The statement says the gathering was called “after extensive consultations by Egypt at the highest levels with Arab countries in recent days, including Palestine, which requested the summit, to address the latest serious developments regarding the Palestinian cause.”
That included coordination with Bahrain, which currently chairs the Arab League, the statement says.
