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Egypt: Gov’t plans to send junior minister to Arab summit Thu. March 27, 2008 05:20 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) In what effectively snubs a meeting which is usually attended by heads of state, Egypt plans to send a junior minister to the upcoming Arab summit in Damascus, officials and media said on Wednesday. Minister of State for Legal and Assembly Affairs Moufid Shehab would represent Egypt at the March 29-30 summit, an Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman in Damascus said. In Cairo, an official said Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit would not attend. The Egyptian decision came a day after Lebanon's anti-Syrian government said it would boycott the meeting. Saudi Arabia, an ally of the Lebanese government, has decided to send its permanent Arab League representative to the summit. The Beirut government blames Syria and its Lebanese allies, led by guerrilla and political movement Hezbollah, for a crisis that has paralysed government and left the country without a president for the first time since the 1975-1990 civil war. Lebanon is at the heart of a conflict between Syria and Saudi Arabia, which supports Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's cabinet and also blames Damascus for the crisis. An Algerian official in Damascus said Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will go to the summit.-Reuters News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Eritrea: Gov’t denies Djibouti war claim Somalia: 17 villagers killed in clashes -witnesses<... Ugandan rebels have one more chance to discuss ... Sudan: Darfur rebels plotting to attack capita... Malawi: Free anti-HIV drugs cut AIDS death toll by 1... Benin: Electoral commission delays poll results Kenya: Gunmen kill UN official in northern Keny... South Africa president expected in Zimbabwe to discu... Kenya launches new strategy to fight increasing... Somalia: Heavy fighting between Ethiopian troops, I... More News...