Cairo, Rajab 27, 1437, May 4, 2016, SPA -- The Arab League Council, at the level of Permanent Representatives, started here today its emergency meeting chaired by Bahrain's Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League, Rashid bin Abdurrahman Al Khalifa, in the presence of Arab League Secretary General Dr. Nabil Elaraby. Saudi Ambassador to Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the Arab League and the Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps Ahmed Abdulaziz Qattan headed the Kingdom's delegation to the meeting. The meeting is set to discuss the serious and deteriorating situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo due to its continued shelling by Syrian regime forces, led to the killing and injury of hundreds of civilians. --SPA 14:10 LOCAL TIME 11:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w