No one enjoysArab League meetings. Morocco was scheduled to host a summit in 2016 but decided not to bother, calling the event a waste of time. Muhammad bin Salman, theSaudi crown prince, procured a doctor’s note to skip last year’s gathering in Algeria. Heads of state are sometimes spotted falling asleep.
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