The Arab League is a regional organisation of 22 Arab nations - established with the main goal of fostering closer relations between them.<br /><br />But this week's Arab league summit set to be hosted by Libya is being overshadowed by serious political rows between Muammer Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, and other key Arab leaders.<br /><br />The long list of absentees for the summit is said to include Saudi Arabia's king, the presidents of Egypt, Yemen, Lebanon, and the sultan of Oman. <br /><br />Mike Hanna reports from Sirte, Libya, where the issue of Palestine among others is shedding light on growing divisions between between the bloc. <br /><br />[March 25, 2010]
