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Saudi Arabia to host extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday - statement

Saudi Arabia will host an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry said late on Friday.

Saudi Arabia was scheduled to host two extraordinary summits, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit and the Arab League summit, on Saturday.

"The joint Islamic-Arab summit comes in response to the exceptional circumstances taking place in Gaza," the ministry said.