His Majesty King Abdullah II on Tuesday departed for Cairo to head Jordan’s delegation at the Extraordinary Arab Summit, which is being hosted by Egypt to discuss the dangerous developments in Gaza and the West Bank.

The Jordanian delegation includes Prime Minister Jafar Hassan, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Director of the Office of His Majesty Alaa Batayneh, and Jordan’s Permanent Representative at the Arab League Amjad Adaileh.

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II was sworn in as Regent, in the presence of Cabinet members.