(L-R): Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, King Hassan II of Morocco, Algerian President Chadli Bendjedid, Mauritanian President Maaouya Ould sid’ Ahmed Taya, and Libyan head of state Muammar al-Qaddafi gather at the close of the Algiers Summit, during which Arab leaders pledged major cash contributions of $10 million per month, to be administered by the Palestine Liberation Organization, to the Palestinian uprising. The summit initially convened to decide handing leadership of the AMU to Qaddafi and amending the constitution to make it possible for decisions to be taken by majority vote in order to avoid the deadlock. The Algiers Summit was the first North African summit to include political leaders from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania. (Photo by Patrick ROBERT/Sygma via Getty Images)
