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Egypt to host emergency Arab summit on 27 February to discuss 'serious' Palestinian developments
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Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on 27 February to discuss what it described as "serious" developments for Palestinians, according to a statement from the Egyptian foreign ministry on Sunday.
The summit is expected to take place in Cairo © Mena Today
Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit on 27 February to discuss what it described as "serious" developments for Palestinians, according to a statement from the Egyptian foreign ministry on Sunday.
The summit comes amid regional and global condemnation of U.S. 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.
Reporting by Menna Alaa El-Din and Muhammed Al Gebaly
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