Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has left for Saudi Arabia, leading the country's delegation to the 29th Arab Summit.

The summit is due to start on Sunday in the Saudi city of Dammam.

Shaikh Mohammed is accompanied by Shaikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future; Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy; Dr. Anwar Bin Mohammad Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Reem bint ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation; Shaikh Shakhbout Bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director General of Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department; and Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi, UAE Permanent Representative at the Arab League.