Senior Western and Arab officials are expected to meet next week in Riyadh to discuss the months-long war in the Gaza Strip on the sidelines of an economic forum in Saudi Arabia, according to diplomatic sources. Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan will meet Monday in Riyadh with their US, German, British, French and Italian counterparts, the sources said. The Arab officials, joined by a Palestinian Authority representative, will meet on Saturday to formulate a “unified Arab stance” ahead of the Monday meeting, the sources told dpa on condition o…