Ties with Damascus are being normalised, as the bloc hopes for an ‘Arab-led political path’ to solve the Syrian crisis. The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension, consolidating [ More … ]
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday Qatar Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al Thani at the Qatari Foreign Ministry in Doha. The official talks session began between Egyptian [ More … ]
The first outcome of the peace corridor in northern Syria, agreed upon between Turkey and the U.S., is expected to be the formation of a safe zone for the people of Syria. By: Yasin AKTAY* [ More … ]
European leaders are off to Sharm el Sheikh, where they will continue to endorse the worst dictator Egypt has seen in modern times Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been busy on the international circuit. [ More … ]
Playing host to an Arab economic summit, Lebanon also proposed creating an Arab bank to finance reconstruction in war-torn nations Lebanon urged world powers to step up efforts for Syrian refugees to return home regardless [ More … ]
The Arab League called Thursday on the UN to open an international inquiry into “violations” against Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as some inmates enter their third week of hunger strikes. The pan-Arab body “invites [ More … ]
The 28th session of the Arab League’s annual ordinary summit started Wednesday morning at the Dead Sea in Jordan, in which the Arab leaders discussed the current crisis in various Arab states and the needed [ More … ]
The 28th session of the Arab League’s annual ordinary summit started Wednesday morning at the Dead Sea in Jordan. The one-day summit is attended by 18 Arab leaders, while King Mohamed VI of Morocco was [ More … ]
Arab league summit urged Arab governments on Monday to do more to resolve the conflict in Syria, calling for a political solution to end the six-year crisis in the country. Meetings of the Arab League [ More … ]
Jordan said Monday that it welcomes the participation of all Arab countries in the 28th Arab Summit, including Sudan. “According to the Arab League charter, all member states have access to all Arab League activities [ More … ]
The crisis in Syria, the Palestinian issue and Iran’s claimed interference in the region will be key issues at this week’s Arab League summit. King Salman of Saudi Arabia and other Arab leaders and diplomats [ More … ]
The Arab Affairs Committee of Egypt’s post-coup parliament has announced in an exciting development that the Al-Assad regime’s vacant seat at the Arab League is no longer “acceptable”. Syria’s absence and “the continuation of its vacant [ More … ]
The Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have slammed the Israeli latest bill to ban Adhan (calling for Muslim prayers in occuped territories). The Arab League strongly condemned on Wednesday the [ More … ]
– Netanyahu’s vow to partake in excavation under Al-Aqsa Mosque draws criticism from Arab states – The Arab league on Monday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks on personally taking part in excavations under [ More … ]
– The Arab League has called on Libya’s rivals to pursue dialogue for resolving the conflict in the war-torn country, reported Anadolu Agency. Last week, the Tobruk-based parliament refused to give confidence to the UN-backed [ More … ]
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