Arab League welcomes Egypt's call for summit on Syria

The Arab League welcomed Sunday Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's call for holding a summit on Syria, official news agency MENA reported. "The Arab League welcomes any Arab gathering or Islamic meeting, especially because the Arab world faces many challenges," said Deputy Secretary General Ahmed Bin Heli in a press statement. "We haven't yet received an official request from Egypt to hold the summit... when Egypt officially requests, consultations will be held on the matter," he added. Morsi on Saturday urged Arab and Islamic states for an emergency summit to discuss the latest developments in the Syrian conflict, after he decided to cut ties with Syria, shut down the Syrian embassy in Cairo and withdraw the Egyptian charge d' affaires from Damascus.