The 17th Arab League summit is expected to open in the Algerian capital of Algiers on Tuesday.About 12 Arab heads of state along

with a number of world leaders will attend the gathering to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 22-member league's foundation.

A list follows:

Algeria: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika

Bahrain: Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad

Comoros: Foreign Minister Soues Mohammed Elamine

Djibouti: Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah

Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak

Iraq: Interim President Ghazi al-Yawar

Jordan: Prime Minister Faisal al-Fayez

Kuwait: Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah

Lebanon: Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud

Libya: leader Muammar Ghaddafi

Mauritania: President Maaoya Sid Ahmed Taya

Morocco: King Mohammed VI

Oman: Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Saeed, deputy prime minister for cabinet affairs

Palestinian National Authority: Chairman Mahmoud Abbas

Qatar: Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani

Saudi Arabia: Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal

Somalia: President Abdullahi Yusuf

Sudan: President Omar el-Bashir

Syria: President Bashar Assad

Tunisia: President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali

UAE: Fujairah ruler Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammad al-Sharqi

Yemen: Prime Minister Abdel-Qader Bajamal

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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Source: Xinhua