For Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the Arab League summit in Baghdad also offers an opportunity to shore up his position after he emerged from the country's worst political crisis in a year. (File photo)
Iraq Hosts Arab Summit Amid Regional, Internal Tensions -- Voice of America
As Iraq prepares to host a summit this week of Arab leaders in Baghdad, tensions over the conflict in Syria and Iraq's internal problems threaten to deepen divisions rather than promote accord.
Iraq is hosting the Arab League summit for the first time since 1990, just months before Iraq's Saddam Hussein invaded neighboring Kuwait. It is also the first league summit since the Arab Spring movement swept the region last year and comes amid continuing tensions over Syria. The main gathering of the Arab leaders is planned for Thursday.
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More News On Iraq Hosting The Arab League Summit
Iraq tests regional muscle with Arab summit -- Reuters
Economic talks open Arab League meeting in Iraq -- Boston.com/AP
Syria to Top agenda at Summit in Baghdad -- Time/AP
Iraq hosts Arab League summit, sees it as sign of re-emergence -- Seattle Times/Washington Post
Iraq takes pride in 'Arab Spring summit' -- The National
Iraq Is Neither Sovereign, Stable nor Self-Reliant -- Bernhard Zand, Spiegel Online
Iraq's ominous trendline of violence. Terrorism is up in Iraq, as are political tensions. -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
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