epa05440294 The Syrian delegation chair remains empty during the 27th session for the Arab League summit, Nouakchott, Mauritania, 25 July 2016. Mauritania hosts the Arab League summit for the first time after Morocco, the original host, apologized earlier this year. A special tent was erect to hold the summit as there is no hall spacious enough to hold the main meeting in the country's capital. The summit discussed methods to fight terrorism, and the situation in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine. EPA/STR