The summit focused mostly on Yemen, as well as discussing the Arab Military Joint Coalition and having a bigger role in the region.
[1] The summit that held the motto of "hope", was a message to Syria, Libya, Yemen and most importantly Palestine.
Egypt's Prime minister, was one of the first of the 21 leaders to speak and blamed foreign intervention in the region for the rise of groups such as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) and for the radicalization of young people.
Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi foreign minister, addressed the conflict in Syria, saying there could be no solution while President Bashar al-Assad was still in power.
[3] Arab leaders also voiced support for a new French initiative aimed at relaunching Israeli-Palestinian talks and holding an international conference for peace by year end.