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KUALA LUMPUR: When an Egyptian man moved to Serian, Sarawak, and opened a restaurant, local folks were puzzled. The town, some 65km from Kuching and only a 45-minute drive to the Kalimantan border, has little to no Arab population.

European and Arab leaders gather Sunday for their first summit aimed at stepping up cooperation on trade, security and migration while the EU-Brexit stalemate looms on the sidelines.

Public debt has rapidly increased in many Arab countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, due to persistently high budget deficits, the International Monetary Fund warned Saturday.

The Arab coalition launched a major military and humanitarian aid operation in Western Yemen in mid-June. The objective is to ensure the unimpeded supply of humanitarian aid to the Yemeni people by liberating the Red Sea port city of Hodeida from the Houthi rebels.