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Arab League Postpones Arab-African Summit

Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
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Arab League Postpones Arab-African Summit

Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)
Leaders pose for a family photo before the opening session of the 4th Arab-African Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in November 2016. (Egyptian Presidency)

The Arab League on Monday announced the postponement of the fifth Arab-African summit, which was scheduled for Riyadh on November 25.

Asharq Al-Awsat learned that the main reason for postponement was the presence of African leaders in Berlin to attend the G20-Initiative Compact with Africa (CwA).

An official source at the General Secretariat of the Arab League said that Saudi Arabia informed both the Arab League and the African Union Commission (AUC) about the decision.

The summit will be scheduled for early 2020, said the source.

The first Arab-African summit was held in 1977 in Cairo, the second in Sirte in Libya in 2010, the third in Kuwait and fourth in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.

The summit aims to build joint strategies and employ Arab and African resources in service of the people. It underlines the solidarity among the people as they seek stability, security and development.

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Displaced Palestinians stand in front of tents along an inundated passage, following heavy rainfall north of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
Displaced Palestinians stand in front of tents along an inundated passage, following heavy rainfall north of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
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Palestinian Families in Tents Endure Harsh Conditions on Gaza’s Windswept Coast

Displaced Palestinians stand in front of tents along an inundated passage, following heavy rainfall north of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)
Displaced Palestinians stand in front of tents along an inundated passage, following heavy rainfall north of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on November 24, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Displaced Palestinian families living in makeshift tent camps along the desolate beach in Deir al-Balah say there's no way to stay warm as winter hits the Gaza Strip.
Wind from the sea whips through shelters of torn tarps and bedsheets, held together with rope and wooden frames. They offer little insulation to Muhammad al-Sous, his wife and their five kids. Their tent is right on the beach beside a sandy bluff, just meters (yards) from the waves, and he says high seas washed away most of their belongings, The Associated Press said.
“These children, I swear to God, their mother and I cover ourselves with one blanket and we cover them with three blankets that we got from neighbors,” he said. The kids collect plastic bottles to burn for warmth in front of their tent.
“Everyone has nothing but what they are wearing. When my wife bathes them, she washes their clothes and hangs them up to dry while they stay here under the covers until their clothes are dry,” said al-Sous, who was displaced from Beit Lahiya.
At least three babies died from the cold this week while sleeping in tents, according to doctors at Nasser Hospital. A nurse who worked at the European Hospital also died of exposure in a tent. Overnight temperatures have dipped as low as 9 degrees Celsius (48 degrees Fahrenheit) in the territory.
Meanwhile, Atta al-Hassoumi, another man displaced from Beit Lahiya along with eight family members, said they pray for mild weather without rain or storms.
“We are shivering from the cold and from the situation that we are in. ... I'm unable to work or do anything in war, and I am unable to do anything for them,” he said.