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| Arab League summit | |
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| Host country | Syria |
| Date | March 29, 2008 (2008-03-29) |
| Cities | Damascus |
| Follows | 2009 Arab League summit |
| Precedes | 2007 Arab League summit |
The 2008 Arab League summit was held in Damascus on March 29, 2008. The summit was marred by inter-Arab differences, mainly over the political deadlock in Lebanon, with relations between Syria and the Saudi-Egypt coalition reaching an all-time low. Saudi Arabia and Egypt snubbed the summit by sending low-level representatives. Lebanon's majority government boycotted the summit
References
- Al Jazeera English – Middle East – Saudi king snubs Damascus summit Archived May 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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