By Michael Peel and Camilla Hall in Abu Dhabi
Iraq has launched a spree of commercial and political deals across the Middle East to try to end festering Saddam Hussein-era disputes and build needed alliances as it prepares to host its first Arab League summit for 20 years.
Despite deepening internal tensions, outbreaks of deadly violence and its precarious position between Iran and Gulf Arab states, analysts say Baghdad sees the conference next week as the moment to declare itself politically viable and open for business now the US military occupation has ended.
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