The 2008 Arab League summit was held in

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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.

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and

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snubbed the summit by sending low-level representatives.Al Jazeera English – Middle East – Saudi king snubs Damascus summit

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's majority government boycotted the summit

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External links

Official Website of the Summit (Arabic)
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