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Arab leaders attending the Arab summit in Amman, pose for a group picture 27 March 2001. Arab leaders are holding their first ordinary annual summit since the Gulf War. The Summit will focus on the Palestinian uprising, the lifting of international sanctions against Iraq and its relation with Kuwait. From L to R, first row: Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, Saudi Defence Minister Sutan bin Abdel Aziz, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Jordan King Abdullah, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Tunisian Pesident Zine al-Abidine bin Ali, Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat, Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa. Top row: Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa, Arab League outgoing Secretary General Esmat Abdel Meguid, Iraqi Vice president Ezzat Ibrahim, Mauritanian Prime Minister Sheikh al-Afia Ould Mohamed Khouna, UAE Vice president Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashed al-Maktoum, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Algerian resident Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Djibouti President Ismael Omar Guelleh, Somali President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, Comorian President Azali Assoumani, Kuwaiti F oreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah, Omani Deputy Minister for Cabinet Affairs Sayed Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said. (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) (Photo by KHALIL MAZRAAWI/AFP via Getty Images)