Description1964 Arab League Summit, Alexandria.jpg
English: Some of the heads of state attending the second Arab League Summit in Alexandria; From left to right: King Hussein of Jordan, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt, President Abdul Salam Arif of Iraq, President Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia and King Hassan II of Morocco
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