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Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit emphasized on Saturday that by international law and the United Nations and Security Council resolutions, East Jerusalem is an “occupied land” and should not be treated otherwise. On his Twitter page, Aboul Gheit said “those who brandish respect for international laws must not have…

The current crises in the Arab region have raised questions whether the upcoming Arab summit in Algeria will be able to reach solutions, even if temporary, to them. Arab officials have stressed that their countries are facing “major challenges” and that the “reunion” summit is being held in “difficult circumstances”.…

Members of the Arab Peace Initiative Committee met in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly. The roundtable meeting was convened at the invitation of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. It marked…

Morocco's King Mohammed VI will participate in the Arab League Summit to be held in Algeria early next November, senior diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. The sources said that the Moroccan authorities spoke with several Gulf countries to inform them of the King’s participation in the Arab Algiers…

The Arab League at the level of Foreign Ministers approved the appointment of Saudi candidate Khalid bin Mohammed Manzlawi, as Assistant Secretary-General for a five-year term. The Council also approved the nomination of Qatar’s candidate, Ambassador Ali bin Ibrahim al-Malki, as Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs, replacing Ambassador Mubarak al-Hajri.…

Egypt received on Tuesday an official invitation to attend the upcoming Arab League summit in Algeria in November. Algeria has been preparing to host the 31st summit since 2019. It will be the first in-person summit for Arab leaders since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Egyptian…

An ordinary session for Arab League foreign ministers kickstarted on Tuesday in Cairo with Libya heading the meeting after taking over from Lebanon to chair the talks. The session is being led by Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush, who indicated in a tweet that she is “the first woman to…

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit announced on Tuesday that the upcoming League summit would be held in Algeria on November 1 and 2, ending the controversy about the meeting. He denied claims that the summit will be postponed or held in another country. He stressed that Arab foreign ministers,…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Cairo on Tuesday. Their discussions focused on the bilateral relations between the kingdoms and ways to bolster them to meet their interests. The ministers were in Cairo to attend an Arab League…

Egypt’s foreign minister withdrew Tuesday from an Arab League session chaired by the chief diplomat of one of Libya’s two rival governments. The move was an apparent protest against her representing Libya at the pan-Arab summit. Egypt supports her administration’s rival. The seats of the Egyptian delegation were seen empty…

Egypt’s foreign minister has exited an Arab League session chaired by the chief diplomat of one of Libya’s two rival governments, in an apparent protest against her administration