Arab leaders will meet today, Tuesday, in a summit hosted by Algeria, the first in 3 years, with the continuing divisions over the conflicts in the region, especially in Syria and Libya, as well as the normalization of some countries' relations with Israel.

Algeria prepared to host the Arab summit by tightening security measures, raising the flags of countries and displaying the historical monuments of the participating countries.

According to Algerian media, 17 Arab leaders are expected to participate in the summit that will be held in Algeria on the first and second of November, which will be held under the slogan "Reunion".

"Palestine and Arab Unity Summit"

In the same context, the Palestinian presidency said, on Monday, that the Arab summit in Algeria on Tuesday and Wednesday is the summit of Palestine and Arab unity.

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh added, in a statement, that the summit will send a clear message to the world that Palestine and its cause is the central issue of the Arab nation, which always stands by the Palestinian right and supports it by all means, according to the official Palestinian News Agency.

He stated that this summit represents a strong message of support for the Palestinian people in defending their rights and sanctities.

A banner welcoming the participants in the Arab Summit in Algeria (Reuters)

The League of Arab States, which includes 22 countries, held its last summit in March 2019 in Tunisia, before the outbreak of the “Covid-19” epidemic, and since then, several member states of the Arab League, which historically put support for the Palestinian cause and condemnation of Israel, have Its top priority is the remarkable normalization with Israel.

The UAE normalized its relations with Israel in 2020 within the framework of a series of agreements negotiated by Washington, then Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan followed suit.

Arab Food Security Strategy

The Algerian News Agency said that the work of the Arab foreign ministers' meeting was concluded with a discussion of a draft resolution on Arab national food security and a draft resolution on the work emanating from the meeting of the Economic and Social Council.

In the same vein, the Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Hossam Zaki, confirmed that the Arab foreign ministers reached, during their preparatory meeting, "agreements" on the issues on the summit's agenda, which he considered "indicators that herald a successful summit in Algeria."

According to the Algerian News Agency.

Earlier, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, expressed his hope that "the summit will witness the inauguration of the Arab food security strategy... at a time when there is an urgent need for integrated and collective action to confront the dangerous food gap that the Arab world suffers from," he said.

Egyptian Jordanian Iraqi meeting

On the other hand, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq affirmed the continuation of cooperation and coordination within the framework of tripartite cooperation to serve the common interests of the three countries.

This came during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein, on Monday, on the sidelines of the preparatory meetings for the Arab Summit in Algeria, according to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman.

It is noteworthy that the three countries held several meetings at the level of leaders and prime ministers within the framework of the tripartite mechanism, to enhance cooperation and strategic integration in the economic, political and security fields.