GCC LEADERS MEET  (From L to R) Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sheik Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a picture during a meeting of Gulf foreign ministers on December 7 in the Saudi capital Riyadh, a few days ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. The GCC summit is due to be held on December 9 and expected to focus on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen. AFP PHOTO
GCC LEADERS MEET
(From L to R) Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah, Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, Omani Foreign Minister Yussef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sheik Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa, and Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a picture during a meeting of Gulf foreign ministers on December 7 in the Saudi capital Riyadh, a few days ahead of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. The GCC summit is due to be held on December 9 and expected to focus on the conflicts in Syria and Yemen. AFP PHOTO

RIYADH: Gulf monarchs met Wednesday for an annual summit in the face of plunging oil revenues, the war in Yemen, pressure for peace in Syria and signs of regional divisions.

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