The 1976 Arab League summit was held on October 25 in Cairo, Egypt less than two weeks after the Riyadh summit. The summit had a wider Arab participation and was dedicated to following up on the deteriorating situation in Lebanon. The outcome of the summit was the formation and deployment of an Arab peacekeeping force in Lebanon. See also 1976 Arab League summit (Riyadh) 1976 Arab League summit (Cairo) Arab–Israeli conflict 1976 in Egypt Diplomatic conferences in Egypt 20th-century diplomatic conferences Arab League Arab League 1970s in Cairo October 1976 events in Africa